The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2570-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Tuscan Herb Olive Oil Bread Mix Recalled for E. coli O121

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Tuscan Herb Olive Oil Bread Mix because it may contain flour contaminated with E. coli O121.

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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall and meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling 9 bags of Tuscan Herb Olive Oil Bread Mix, net wt. 15oz, UPC 010749009121. The product is packaged in a plastic bag placed in a cardboard box. The recall is being conducted because the bread mix may have been manufactured with flour contaminated with E. coli O121.

The affected product was distributed nationwide to specialty shops and some products were sold online through the firm's website as well as Amazon. The recall includes products with a best by date of Jan 2017 under the Rabbit Creek Products brand and the Lake George Olive Oil Co. brand.

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 recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Tuscan Herb Olive Oil Bread Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 15oz, UPC 010749009121
Affected units
9

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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