Target is voluntarily recalling certain kinds of Up & Up baby wipes due to potential microbial contamination and customer complaints about product discoloration, a June 5 notice on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website said.
FDA testing identified, in product samples, Burkholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioi, bacteria that may potentially result in serious and life-threatening infections, the notice said.
Target and the wipes’ maker, Sapro Temizlik Urunleri, have received consumer complaints and adverse event reports “alleging product discoloration and symptoms such as skin irritation, eye irritation, and infections potentially associated with using the product,” the notice said. The reports remain under investigation.
Target is voluntarily recalling certain lots of the Up & Up Fragrance Free and Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes.
Newborns, infants, and young children are “particularly vulnerable to opportunistic infection due to their immature immune systems,” the notice said.
Where are Target stores in the Lower Hudson Valley?
Target has several Westchester and Rockland stores, including Mount Kisco, Spring Valley, Mount Vernon, West Nyack, White Plains, and Yonkers .
People should stop using the recalled items and return them to any Target store for full refund, the notice said. Consumers can call Target guest relations at 1-800-440-0680 for information.
What could happen if you use the recalled baby wipes?
In healthy people, using the wipes on skin with minor lesions will more likely result in local infections, the notice said. In immunocompromised people, newborns, infants and young children, the infection is more likely to spread into the bloodstream, “potentially leading to life-threatening sepsis or pneumonia.”
The recalled wipes were made by a supplier and sold at Target stores nationwide and at target.com, the notice said.
Which products are being recalled?
According to the notice, Target said that, out of abundance of caution, it is recalling:
Up & Up Fragrance Free Baby Wipes:
The Fragrance Free Baby Wipes are packaged in plastic pouches with each pouch containing 20, 72 or 100 wipes. The wipes were sold individually in 20- and 72-count pouches, a bundle of three 72 count pouches (216 wipes) and 100 count pouches packaged in 800 count and 1200 count boxes, the notice said.
Fragrance Free Baby Wipes with a manufacturing date code of Nov. 07, 2025 (071125X/XX) to May 5, 2026 (050526X/XXX) and expiration dates of May 10, 2028, (100528) through Nov. 5, 2028 (051128).
Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes:
The Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes are packaged in plastic pouches with each pouch containing 72 or 100 wipes, according to the notice. The wipes were sold individually in 72 count pouches, a bundle of three 72 count pouches (216 wipes) and 100 count pouches packaged in 800 count boxes. The Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes are packaged in plastic pouches with each pouch containing 72 or 100 wipes. The wipes were sold individually in 72 count pouches, a bundle of three 72 count pouches (216 wipes) and 100 count pouches packaged in 800 count boxes.
Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes with a manufacturing code of Dec. 29, 2025, (291225X/XX) to Dec. 30, 2025, (301225X/XX) and expiration dates between June 29, 2028, (290628) through June 30, 2028 (300628).
Target is coordinating with the manufacturer and continues to investigate.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: What Hudson Valley shoppers should know about Target baby wipes recall
Reporting by Michael P. McKinney, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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