Target recalls baby wipes after FDA testing finds potentially deadly bacteria
Two types of store brand baby wipes have been recalled by Target after FDA testing found bacteria that “may result in serious and life-threatening infections.”
If you have Up & Up’s Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes or Fragrance Free Baby Wipes, check below to see whether or not you’re wipes have been recalled.
Target’s recall notice says customers have contacted Target and wipes manufacturer Sapro Temizlik Urunleri — ”Turkey’s largest wet wipes exporter” according to its website — with reports of “product discoloration and symptoms such as skin irritation, eye irritation, and infections potentially associated with the use of the product.”
The recall notice, also posted to the FDA website, says FDA testing found Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria and Burkholderia gladioli in product samples and using those products might have deadly consequences.
“The products are predominantly used on newborns, infants, and young children, who are particularly vulnerable to opportunistic infection due to their immature immune systems,” the recall notice explained. “In healthy individuals, use of the product on skin with minor lesions will more likely result in local infections, whereas in immunocompromised individuals, newborns, infants and young children, the infection is more likely to spread into the bloodstream, potentially leading to life-threatening sepsis or pneumonia.”
What baby wipes have been recalled?
Recalled Up & Up Frangrance Free Baby Wipes are sold in packs of 20, 72 and 100 with expiration dates from May 10 2028 (shown as “100528”) through Nov. 5, 2028 (051128) and manufacturing date codes from Nov. 7, 2025 (071125X/XX) to May 5, 2026 (050526X/XXX). The packs of 20 and 72 are sold individually. The 72-count packs are also sold in three-pack bundles. The 100-count packs are in boxes of 800 and 1,200.
Recalled Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes are sold in packs of 72 or 100 with expiration dates from June 29, 2028 (290628) through June 30, 2028 (300628) and manufacturing date codes from Dec. 29, 2025 (291225X/XX) to Dec. 30, 2025 (301225X/XX). The 72-count packs were sold individually and three-pack bundles. The packs of 100 were sold in boxes of 800.
Return recalled wipes to any Target for a full refund. If you have questions, call Target at 800-440-0680, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Eastern time.
This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Target recalls baby wipes after FDA testing finds potentially deadly bacteria."
