FDA details choking hazard in recalled Tractor Wheels toddler bars
The November 3 advisory covers all varieties within the stated expiration range. The FDA says some reported incidents required emergency response and hospital observation.
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Source event: 2026-11-03. Published: 2026-11-03T20:48:57.577Z. Updated: 2026-11-03T20:48:57.577Z.
What happened
Primary-source statement · In a November 3 update, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers against buying or serving recalled Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars. The FDA says the company recalled all three flavors on October 30 because of a potentially fatal choking hazard. The advisory covers every flavor, quantity and variety, including all lot codes with expiration dates through August 26, 2027. The agency advises returning the recalled bars to the place of purchase for a refund or throwing them away. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
Why it matters
Primary-source statement · The FDA says it received several reports of children ages 18 months to 2½ years who could not breathe after eating the bars because their airways were completely blocked. The agency says the chewed product reportedly forms a dry, sticky mass that can be difficult to dislodge. Some reported incidents required emergency response and hospital observation. The advisory says the bars were sold nationwide and in Puerto Rico, in stores and online. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
What remains unknown
Evidence limits · The FDA advisory does not give a total number of incidents or say whether any were fatal. It names some retailers and says the bars may have been sold by other vendors. The notice identifies the covered bars by product name and expiration range across retailers. The FDA says it will update the advisory as more information becomes available. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
This report attributes recall instructions and incident reports to the FDA’s written advisory. The agency provides no complete incident or fatality count in the reviewed notice.
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What happened. In a November 3 update, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers against buying or serving recalled Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars. The FDA says the company recalled all three flavors on October 30 because of a potentially fatal choking hazard. The advisory covers every flavor, quantity and variety, including all lot codes with expiration dates through August 26, 2027. The agency advises returning the recalled bars to the place of purchase for a refund or throwing them away.
Why it matters. The FDA says it received several reports of children ages 18 months to 2½ years who could not breathe after eating the bars because their airways were completely blocked. The agency says the chewed product reportedly forms a dry, sticky mass that can be difficult to dislodge. Some reported incidents required emergency response and hospital observation. The advisory says the bars were sold nationwide and in Puerto Rico, in stores and online.
What remains unknown. The FDA advisory does not give a total number of incidents or say whether any were fatal. It names some retailers and says the bars may have been sold by other vendors. The notice identifies the covered bars by product name and expiration range across retailers. The FDA says it will update the advisory as more information becomes available.
Graphic sources: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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2026-11-03T20:48:57.577Z · Initial report on the November 3 FDA advisory update, the recalled product and expiration cutoff, and the limits of the reported choking incidents.
FDA details choking hazard in recalled Tractor Wheels toddler bars
The November 3 advisory covers all varieties within the stated expiration range. The FDA says some reported incidents required emergency response and hospital observation.
What happened
In a November 3 update, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers against buying or serving recalled Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars. The FDA says the company recalled all three flavors on October 30 because of a potentially fatal choking hazard. The advisory covers every flavor, quantity and variety, including all lot codes with expiration dates through August 26, 2027. The agency advises returning the recalled bars to the place of purchase for a refund or throwing them away. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
Why it matters
The FDA says it received several reports of children ages 18 months to 2½ years who could not breathe after eating the bars because their airways were completely blocked. The agency says the chewed product reportedly forms a dry, sticky mass that can be difficult to dislodge. Some reported incidents required emergency response and hospital observation. The advisory says the bars were sold nationwide and in Puerto Rico, in stores and online. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
What remains unknown
The FDA advisory does not give a total number of incidents or say whether any were fatal. It names some retailers and says the bars may have been sold by other vendors. The notice identifies the covered bars by product name and expiration range across retailers. The FDA says it will update the advisory as more information becomes available. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
Read the infographic as text
What happened. In a November 3 update, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers against buying or serving recalled Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars. The FDA says the company recalled all three flavors on October 30 because of a potentially fatal choking hazard. The advisory covers every flavor, quantity and variety, including all lot codes with expiration dates through August 26, 2027. The agency advises returning the recalled bars to the place of purchase for a refund or throwing them away.
Why it matters. The FDA says it received several reports of children ages 18 months to 2½ years who could not breathe after eating the bars because their airways were completely blocked. The agency says the chewed product reportedly forms a dry, sticky mass that can be difficult to dislodge. Some reported incidents required emergency response and hospital observation. The advisory says the bars were sold nationwide and in Puerto Rico, in stores and online.
What remains unknown. The FDA advisory does not give a total number of incidents or say whether any were fatal. It names some retailers and says the bars may have been sold by other vendors. The notice identifies the covered bars by product name and expiration range across retailers. The FDA says it will update the advisory as more information becomes available.
Graphic sources: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Original sources
FDA Advises Consumers Not to Buy or Serve Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars · Issuer: U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Updated 2026-11-03
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