FDA Warns Against Once Upon A Farm Toddler Snacks After Choking Reports

The FDA has warned consumers to stop buying and discard all lots of Once Upon A Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars after several reports of infants suffering complete airway obstruction.

The warning covers every flavor, quantity, lot code and expiration date of the product. It is not a recall. The FDA said it informed the company of the adverse event reports and recommended a voluntary recall. The firm has not, according to the information released, acted on that recommendation.

What do the reports actually describe?

The agency has received several reports involving infants between 1.5 and 2.5 years old. In each case, the child experienced complete airway obstruction and could not breathe after consuming the product.

The mechanism matters here. When chewed, the bars reportedly form a dry, sticky mass that standard choking interventions may fail to dislodge. The FDA specifically named back blows and the Heimlich maneuver as interventions that may not work. Some reported incidents required emergency response intervention and hospital observation.

That detail separates this warning from ordinary choking advisories. A product that defeats first-aid measures leaves caregivers with fewer options once an obstruction occurs. The FDA did not say how many reports it has received. "Several" is the only count provided.

Where is the product sold?

The bars are sold nationwide, both online and in stores. The FDA named three specific retailers:

• Costco
• Target
• Walmart

The agency added that the product may also appear on Amazon.com and through other third-party vendors. That phrasing suggests the FDA cannot confirm the full distribution footprint. Parents who bought the bars through marketplace sellers should not assume their lot is unaffected.

What should consumers do now?

The FDA's guidance is blunt. Consumers should not buy or serve any flavor of Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars and should immediately throw the product away. The advice applies to all flavors, quantities and varieties, including all lot codes and expiration dates.

There is no safe subset of the product line under this advisory. A parent checking a package date against a recall list will find nothing to check against, because no recall exists. Disposal is the only recommended action.

What happens next?

The ball is now with the company. The FDA has recommended a recall but has not ordered one, and the agency did not state whether enforcement action would follow if the firm declines. Watch for a voluntary recall announcement, expanded adverse event counts, or a formal FDA recall order in the coming days.