The 8 ounce and 12 ounce children’s Cupkin double-walled stainless steel cups were the subject of a July 20 recall, the company said. “After recently receiving feedback from consumer advocates and additional follow-up testing, we discovered that the double walled vacuum 8oz and 12oz cups may pose an unacceptable exposure to lead if the cup bottoms are mistreated,” the company said in the release. The cups, which are primarily sold on Amazon, have since been removed from the site. “We are going to be as transparent and proactive as possible to resolve this ASAP,” the company said in the release. “ Cups may have been purchased in 12 different color combinations, including blue and green, pink and purple, blue and gray, peach and teal, black and white, coral and yellow, green and pink, polignac and potpourri, brown and peach, rust and salmon, aqua and periwinkle and cobalt and mint, according to the CPSC. Lead poisoning and long-term exposure can cause damage to a child’s brain and nervous system leading to learning, behavioral and speech problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    • breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Extreme? Like paint never chips off a cup?

      Why is there any lead in the first place? Even if its coated? Especially in a product designed for food?

      Surely checking what materials are even going into the product in the first place.

      Given how toxic lead is, and the product is designed for children to use to drink from, why is any lead in the product at all?

      Not tested because it shouldn’t be exposed during normal use

      They’re childrens cups. They will be dropped at some point which will damage the base and coatings. So that is a dumb take.

      Overall this entire case is bonkers. Children’s products shouldn’t contain lead. Children breaking stuff should be considered “normal use”.

      I can’t believe how many people are justifying this behaviour

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        Why is there any lead in the first place?

        If you have a metal double-walled mug, chances are that there is lead in it. I think I recall a small amount of it being used for sealant which is then usually covered up with another layer of metal that effectively hides the lead.