Food Recall Watch

Soft-Cheese Listeria and a Tippy Toes Baby Food Recall

Thursday, June 18, 2026 · 7 min

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FDA listeria soft cheese outbreak investigators are focused on soft cheeses, while Initiative Foods recalls one lot of Tippy Toes Apple Pear Banana Fruit Puree over elevated patulin found in testing; shoppers are told to avoid recalled products and follow return-or-discard instructions.

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FDA listeria soft cheese outbreak investigators are focused on soft cheeses, while Initiative Foods recalls one lot of Tippy Toes Apple Pear Banana Fruit Puree over elevated patulin found in testing; shoppers are told to avoid recalled products and follow return-or-discard instructions.

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