Baby wipes are a staple of almost any nursery, and Target is asking parents to check their pantries for a particular brand that could host a potentially dangerous bacteria.
The Food and Drug Administration confirmed the voluntary recall in a recent statement.
Here’s a report from Breitbart:
Target issued a recall of Up & Up Fragrance Free and Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes after complaints from customers about product discoloration and after the FDA tested the products and found Burkholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioli.
ADVERTISEMENT“Use of products contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioi may result in serious and life-threatening infections. The products are predominantly used on newborns, infants, and young children, who are particularly vulnerable to opportunistic infection due to their immature immune systems,” the FDA said in its announcement.
“In healthy individuals, use of the product on skin with minor lesions will more likely result in local infections, whereas in immunocompromised individuals, newborns, infants and young children, the infection is more likely to spread into the bloodstream, potentially leading to life-threatening sepsis or pneumonia,” the agency continued.
While food recalls have long been commonplace in the news, this announcement fueled its own social media narrative:
How does this keep happening in baby items wipes and formula this shit has got to stop. They’re purposefully trying to poison us
— Captain07 (@Captain2426) June 6, 2026
Target pulling baby wipes over bacteria contamination.
Not what parents want to hear. Stay safe with the little ones. 👶⚠️— GATEWAY XCHANGE (@Gatewayxchange_) June 6, 2026
Where are they made?
— Maddie L (@maddie9556) June 6, 2026
The New York Post provided details about the affected products:
The impacted baby wipes are packaged in plastic pouches.
- Up & Up Fragrance Free Baby Wipes
- 20 Count: UPC 085239265956
- 72 Count: UPC 085239265949
- 216 Count: UPC 085239265963
- 800 Count: UPC 085239266137
- 1200 Count: UPC 085239266090
- Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes
- 72 Count: UPC 085239265970
- 216 Count: UPC 085239265994
- 800 Count: UPC 085239265987
The Fragrance Free Baby Wipes have a manufacturing date code of Nov. 07, 2025 to May 5, 2026 and expiration dates between May 10, 2028 through Nov. 5, 2028.
The Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes have a manufacturing code from Dec. 29, 2025 to Dec. 30, 2025, and expiration dates from June 29, 2028 through June 30, 2028.
ADVERTISEMENTConsumers are advised to immediately stop using the product and return it to any Target store for a full refund.
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