The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2578-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Cranberry Orange Quick Bread Mix Recalled for E. coli O121

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Cranberry Orange Quick 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 source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling 30 bags of Cranberry Orange Quick Bread Mix, net weight 17 ounces, UPC 010749008403. The product is packaged in a plastic bag placed in a cardboard box. 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 product was distributed nationwide to specialty shops. Some products were also sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. The product is available under the Rabbit Creek Products brand and the Somersvillage brand, both with a best-by date of February 2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, 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
Cranberry Orange Quick Bread Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 17oz, UPC 010749008403
Affected units
30

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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