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Green Sprouts recalls bottles, cups for toddlers due to possibility of lead poisoning

The recalled Green Sprouts stainless-steel sippy cups.(Courtesy U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Green Sprouts has and cups after finding out the base could break off and expose a piece containing lead.

If a child keeps drinking from the broken bottle, the exposure could cause lead poisoning, which is .



“Supporting the health & wellbeing of families & the natural world has been the top priority at Green Sprouts since 1982. In keeping with our mission we submit the materials we use and our products to the most stringent international testing standards available,” Green Sprouts said .

The recalled Green Sprouts stainless-steel sippy cups.

 

“We are constantly learning & growing, & hope that you will continue to share in this process with us.”

No injuries have been reported since the recall on Nov. 23, but Green Sprouts received seven reports of bases breaking off, said the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recalled bottles were sold between January 2020 and September 2022. They were available at Buy Buy Baby and Whole Foods stores nationwide and online on and and .

Consumers are urged to take the recalled stainless steel bottles and cups away from their kids. They can contact Green Sprouts for a full refund.

Tadiwos Abedje

Tadi Abedje is a freelance digital writer/editor for Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia. Journalism has been his No. 1 passion since he was a kid and he is blessed to be around people, telling their stories and sharing them with the world.

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