The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall for an estimated 346,000 stainless steel children’s cups last week after it was discovered that they contain “levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban.”
The items affected in the recall include 8- and 12-ounce cups sold on Amazon.com and Cupkin.com from January 2018 through March 2023, the recall notice shared. The cups sold for around $20 and were manufactured in China.
Consumers who purchased one of the cups are advised to take them from their kids and stop using them immediately.
“With a few limited exceptions… all children’s products manufactured in or imported into the United States must not contain more than 100 parts per million (ppm) of total lead content in accessible parts,” the CPSC said.
When it comes to receiving a refund for the items, the commission recommends contacting the company that makes the cups, Soojimus. It also shared that Amazon is contacting “all known purchasers directly.”
So far, no injuries have been reported as a result of the lead level in the cups, though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that there is no known safe level of lead exposure in children.
“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,” Cupkin said on its website.
The company continued, notifying that liquids in the cups were “not exposed to lead due to the double walled construction of our cups.”
“We will take this opportunity to completely redesign our cups to make them even better,” the company shared.
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