this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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Health Canada has recalled certain children’s cups after lead was found in them.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where were these even sold? I don't think Health Canada monitors the millions of other similar products with names like ZJDINY on Amazon that probably have similar or worse issues.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here it is from another bastion of ethical products - Shein.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They've also been recalled in the States, so it may have been identified as an issue there, or in another jurisdiction. With only 12 units sold in Canada, it seems likely.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least a bunch of investors made some money!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Only a dozen sold over between 2018 and 2023

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, fuck this planet. Whether it’s plastic or lead, you can’t seem to fucking avoid shit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey now, it's not the planet's fault. It's not the one refusing to invest in safety testing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Or proper waste disposal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not like there is a god damned hand held gun that will tell you the metal content of almost any alloy: https://alloytester.com/s1-titan

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

From my understanding, the lead content is on the inside of the vacuum flask. Which is why it passed testing several times before someone cut it open and actually tested the inner material.