'Natural' baby product company recalls toddler cups over lead poisoning hazard
A self-described "natural" baby product company is recalling 10,500 of its stainless steel bottles and cups for toddlers that pose a risk of lead poisoning, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday. Three of Green Sprouts' products are subject to the recall: its 6 ounce stainless steel sippy cup, its 8 ounce stainless steel straw bottle, which have the tracking numbers 29218V06985 or 35719V06985, and its 6 ounce stainless steel sip and straw cup, which has the tracking number 33020V06985, according to the recall notice. The tracking numbers are printed on the bottom of the bottles, which were sold in aqua, pink, green and navy colors, according to the notice. The bottom bases of the product s can break off and expose kids to a solder dot — a type of metal used to join metallic surfaces — that contains lead, it says. "Lead is toxic if ingested by young children, and can cause adverse health effects," the recall notice said. So far, there h...