The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2569-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Bread Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products is recalling specific bread mixes because they may contain flour contaminated with E. coli O121. Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the store.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I. According to the severity rubric, an FDA Class I recall mandates a score of 5 (Critical).

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling 28 bags of Rosemary & Parmesan Reggiano Olive Oil Bread Mix. The product is packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box, with a net weight of 15.75oz and UPC 010749009141. The recall is being conducted because the bread, muffin, and brownie mixes may have been manufactured with flour contaminated with E. coli O121.

The affected products were distributed nationwide to specialty shops and sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. The recall includes items sold under the Rabbit Creek Products, Lake George Olive Oil Co., and Three 3 Sisters brands, all with a best-by date of January 2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Rosemary & Parmesan Reggiano Olive Oil Bread Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 15.75oz, UPC 010749009141
Affected units
28

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 114 recalled by Rabbit Creek Products Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 114 products in this recall →

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