Millennial and Gen Z shoppers love Stanley Tumblers – if you’ve been hiding under a rock, these are reusable drinking cups that are known for selling out in minutes. Social media users have begun testing the cups for lead after people realized the popular drinkware is made with lead, according to Stanley’s website.
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00:00Millennial and Gen Z shoppers love Stanley tumblers.
00:04If you've been hiding under a rock, these are reusable drinking cups that are known for selling out in minutes.
00:10Social media users have begun testing the cups for lead after people realized the popular drinkware is made with lead, according to Stanley's website.
00:18Even though experts say the amount of lead found in these products is miniscule and not banned by the FDA,
00:24public health officials argue that the products people use for eating or drinking shouldn't contain any lead at all.
00:30HuffPost notes that the consensus among environmental health experts is that zero lead would be the ideal amount in any item you're drinking with.
00:39The medical director of the National Capital Poison Center told HuffPost that being exposed to small amounts of lead is unlikely to cause any immediate health issues.
00:48But in severe cases, it can trigger seizures, brain swelling or even death.
00:53A medical professor at the University of Colorado said,
00:56People do not have to be concerned about using these products, though if the cup is severely damaged and the lead is accessible, throw it out.