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TOPIC: FDA Advises Consumers Not to Buy or Serve Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars. Consumers Should Not Buy or Serve Once Upon a Farm Tractor Wheels, Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars Due to a Potentially Fatal Choking Hazard: FDA Safety Communication
AUDIENCE: Consumer, Patient, Health Care Professional, Pediatric
ISSUE: The FDA has received several reports that describe toddlers (ages 1.5–2.5 years) suffering complete airway obstruction with the inability to breathe after consuming the product. When chewed, the product reportedly forms a dry, sticky mass that standard choking interventions — including back blows and the Heimlich maneuver — may fail to dislodge. Some reported choking incidents have required emergency response intervention and hospital observation.
Stores affected: This product is sold nationwide online and at stores, including Costco, Target, and Walmart. This product may be sold elsewhere, such as Amazon.com and other third-party vendors. FDA will update this advisory as more information becomes available.
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BACKGROUND: The product included in this alert is sold as organic toddler soft-baked bars.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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Consumers who have symptoms should contact their health care provider to report their symptoms and receive care.
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Consumers should not buy or serve this product and should immediately throw it away.
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Retailers should not sell this product.
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Call 9-1-1 in the event that someone is choking and other first aid measures to dislodge the obstruction have failed.
[Posted 10/30/2026 - FDA Safety Communication]
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