Green Sprouts Recalls Toddler's Stainless Steel Bottles and Cups Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

The Stainless Steel Straw Bottles, Sippy Cups, and Sip & Straw Cups distributed mainly by Green Sprouts Inc. in Asheville, North Carolina, is subject to a recall, per the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The importer announced that the stainless-steel bottles and cups' bottom bases could break off and eventually expose children to a solder dot containing lead, making it a lead-poisoning hazard.

Lead is poisonous if consumed by little kids and can cause adverse health effects.

This product recall covers "6 oz and 8 oz Green Sprouts Stainless Steel cups and bottles with tracking numbers 29218V06985, 35719V06985, and 33020V06985." The tracking numbers can be found underneath the base.

The distributor has taken action and immediately contacted all known purchasers directly to advise them to keep the stainless steel bottles and cups away from kids and discard all the products related and similarly imported by the Green Sprouts.

You can contact Green Sprouts for a full refund or store credit.

The firm has already received seven reports of incidents where the bottles' base broke off and exposed the solder dot.

Fortunately, no injuries have been reported to the firm.

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Lead can harm the brain and nervous system

Lead exposure happens when a child swallows, touches, or inhales lead or lead dust, which can profoundly impact a child's health. It can also cause well-documented adverse effects, such as harming the brain and nervous system and slowing growth and development.

Lead can affect children in many ways, from reduced educational attainment and intelligence quotient (IQ) to increased antisocial behavior and behavioral changes such as reduced attention span.

Moreover, exposure to increased levels of lead may soon cause weakness in the child, anemia, and kidney damage. Severely high lead exposure can cause death. Pregnant moms who come in contact with lead also expose their unborn children.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that lead exposure could impair a developing unborn's nervous system.

How can kids get exposed to lead?

Parents must be watchful of their children as they can get exposed to lead just from chipping paint or house dust. Juveniles can also sustain lead exposure through water that flows via old lead pipes, lead solder, and food stored in bowls glazed or painted with lead.

Kids are more vulnerable than adults to the impacts of lead for several reasons, as they are commonly exposed to hand-mouth behavior and spend most of their time on dusty floors. Children absorb lead more from the gastrointestinal tract or 40 percent vs. 5 percent to 15 percent for adults.

To protect your child from lead exposure, make it a habit to always wash your kid's hands and toys with water and soap. You can also use duct tape to sheathe peeling or chipping paint.

Also, feed your child healthy meals with cheese, milk, green leafy vegetables, beans, oranges, peanut butter, and peppers. These foods may help keep lead out of the body, ensuring your child is always safe, per NCHH.

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