10,500 Toddler Bottles and Cups Recalled Over Lead Poisoning Danger

An organization has recalled about 10,500 bottles and cups for toddlers over lead poisoning issues to kids if part of the product breaks off, the U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee mentioned.

The bottom of those bottles and cups, manufactured by Inexperienced Sprouts, can come off and expose a solder dot that comprises lead, posing a possible poison hazard to kids, the fee mentioned in a put up dated Wednesday.

No accidents have been reported, the fee mentioned, however the firm is conscious of seven incidents by which the bottom broke.

“Lead is poisonous if ingested by younger kids, and might trigger antagonistic well being results,” the fee mentioned.

Customers ought to take the bottles and cups away from kids instantly and discard them, the fee mentioned.

In an announcement on its web site, Inexperienced Sprouts mentioned: “There’s negligible danger to the well being and security of customers. We’re endeavor the prices and challenges of this recall voluntarily as a result of our prospects’ well being and security should come first.”

The solder dot, which comprises lead, is meant to be inaccessible underneath regular use, so this portion was not examined by a security lab, the corporate mentioned.

“As we method the redesign of those merchandise, whose advantages for holding drinks chilly safely have made them a preferred alternative for fogeys, we are going to be certain that lead shouldn’t be used as a soldering materials, regardless of whether or not it will be accessible,” Inexperienced Sprouts mentioned.

The plant-plastic and silicone lid and spout might be reused with different Inexperienced Sprouts cups and bottles, the corporate mentioned.

The recalled merchandise, which had been offered in aqua, inexperienced, navy and pink, are available 6- and 8-ounce sizes. They had been obtainable at Purchase Purchase Child and Complete Meals shops, and on-line at Amazon, Purchase Purchase Child and Mattress Bathtub & Past from January 2020 via September 2022, the fee mentioned.

The fee mentioned Inexperienced Sprouts is “contacting all identified purchasers straight.” Those that purchased the merchandise can contact the corporate for refunds.

Excessive ranges of lead publicity in kids may cause comas, convulsions and even demise, in response to the World Well being Group. Neurological and behavioral results are believed to be irreversible.

“Kids who survive extreme lead poisoning could also be left with mental incapacity and behavioral issues,” a W.H.O. assertion mentioned.