Consumers have been warned not to buy or serve a toddler snack bar due to fatal choking hazards.
Once Upon a Farm announced the recall of its Tractor Wheel Organic Toddler Soft-Baked Bars on Oct. 30, including all flavors, varieties, quantities, and lot codes.
The Food and Drug Administration said in a Nov. 3 update that it received three consumer complaints about choking before the recall. The company said no injuries have been reported so far.
Toddlers, aged 1.5–2.5 years, suffered “complete airway obstruction with the inability to breathe after consuming the product,” the FDA said.
“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.”…