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Mon Nov 28, 2022, 07:24 AM Nov 2022

Thousands of toddler sippy cups and bottles are recalled over lead poisoning risk

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/28/1139345301/green-sprouts-sippy-cups-recall-lead-poisoning

Thousands of toddler sippy cups and bottles are recalled over lead poisoning risk

November 28, 2022 5:00 AM ET
Emma Bowman

Green Sprouts, a maker of reusable baby products sold at chain retailers including Whole Foods and Bed Bath & Beyond, is recalling its stainless-steel cups and bottles over a lead poisoning hazard.

The voluntary recall, issued last week, affects about 10,500 units, according to an alert on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's website. The recall applies to the Green Sprouts 6-ounce Stainless Steel Sippy Cup, Sip & Straw Cup and its 8-ounce Stainless Steel Straw Bottle.

The bottom base of the products can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains lead, according to the CPSC. Lead is a toxic metal that can cause poisoning if ingested by children.

The CPSC said it had received seven reports of incidents of the base detaching and exposing the solder dot, but that no injuries have been reported.

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Thousands of toddler sippy cups and bottles are recalled over lead poisoning risk (Original Post) sl8 Nov 2022 OP
I thought lead solder went out years ago, decades in fact bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #1
Lead exposure in childhood results in lowered IQ. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #2

Irish_Dem

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2. Lead exposure in childhood results in lowered IQ.
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 12:25 PM
Nov 2022

From the company website GREENSPROUTS:

Our products are designed in Asheville, North Carolina and are responsibly manufactured in China. Green Sprouts partners with manufacturers who are in alignment with our goals. Green Sprouts® provides healthy and natural baby products for baby's well-being and whole development, along with resources for natural parenting.

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