Target recalls – Target has recalled Up & Up baby wipes sold nationwide after the Food and Drug Administration warned the products may be contaminated with potentially infectious Burkholderia species. Customers are told to stop using affected lots and return them for a full re
By the time many parents notice the irritation, the routine is already underway: wiping, cleaning, moving on. Now Target is asking families to pause that habit after a recall tied to baby wipes sold nationwide.
The Food and Drug Administration said Target issued the recall for baby wipes sold under its Up & Up label because the products may be contaminated with Burholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioli.
The warning is blunt. The FDA wrote that use of products contaminated with Burholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioli may result in serious and life-threatening infections. The concern is sharper because the wipes are predominantly used on newborns. infants. and young children—groups the FDA described as particularly vulnerable to opportunistic infection due to immature immune systems.
In healthy individuals. the FDA said use of the product on skin with minor lesions will more likely result in local infections. For immunocompromised individuals. newborns. infants and young children. it said the infection is more likely to spread into the bloodstream. potentially leading to life-threatening sepsis or pneumonia.
The affected products cover multiple varieties and time ranges based on manufacturing code and expiration dates. The recall includes Up & Up Fragrance Free Baby Wipes with manufacturing date code of November 07. 2025 (071125X/XX) to May 5. 2026 (050526X/XXX). with expiration dates between May 10. 2028 (100528) through November 5. 2028 (051128). The listed counts and UPCs are:.
20 Count: UPC 08523926595672
Count: UPC 08523926594921
Count: UPC 08523926596380
Count: UPC 08523926613712
Count: UPC 085239266090
It also includes Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes with a manufacturing code of December 29, 2025 (291225X/XX) to December 30, 2025 (301225X/XX), with expiration dates between June 29, 2028 (290628) through June 30, 2028 (300628). The UPCs listed are:
72 Count: UPC 08523926597021
Count: UPC 08523926599480
Count: UPC 085239265987
Families who have the affected products were advised to stop using them immediately and to return the recalled items to any Target store for a full refund.
Target said it received “a number of consumer complaints and adverse event reports alleging product discoloration and symptoms such as skin irritation, eye irritation, and infections potentially associated with the use of the product.”
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So glad I use the wipes my cousin recommended… Target wipes are probably cursed or something.
Wait is this the cucumber ones or the fragrance free ones? I swear they sell like 10 different “Up & Up” styles and the codes are gonna be impossible to check.
My baby got red from wipes a month ago but I didn’t think it was this serious. The article says life-threatening infections and sepsis like???? How are wipes even getting bacteria like that, did someone mess with manufacturing or water or something. Also why “pause the habit” like I’m just wiping for fun.
Burkholderia cepacia… ok but doesn’t that sound like a hospital thing? I feel like this is being blown up because Target already had other issues. I’ll just keep using whatever lot I have until I see the exact UPC, but good luck with that because my pack’s almost empty. Refund though, sure, but who’s gonna cover the diaper rash we already got?