The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2597-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Pumpkin Bread Mix Recalled for E. coli Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Flower Pot Pumpkin & Cream Cheese 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 identifies the recall as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling three bags of Flower Pot Pumpkin & Cream Cheese Quick Bread Mix. The product is packaged in a plastic bag placed in a clay pot, with a net weight of 20oz and UPC 010749850484. The specific lot affected has a best-by date of March 2017.

The recall was initiated because the bread mix may have been manufactured with flour contaminated with E. coli O121. This is a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The product was distributed nationwide to specialty shops and some products were sold online through the firm's website as well as Amazon. Consumers who have this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the company for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Flower Pot Pumpkin & Cream Cheese Quick Bread Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in clay pot, net wt. 20oz, UPC 010749850484
Affected units
3

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Rabbit Creek Products brand: best by March 2017

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.

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