Laceration Injuries to Children Prompt Starbucks to recall
Laceration Injuries to Children Prompt Starbucks to Recall Stainless Steel Beverage Straws to Provide New Warnings
Why was Laceration Injuries to Children Prompt Starbucks to recalled?
The stainless steel straws are rigid and can poke children in the mouth, posing a risk of injury.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should not allow children to handle or use the stainless steel straws. Contact: Starbucks at 800-782-7282 from 3 a.m. to Midnight PT daily or online at https://news.starbucks.com com and click on "stainless steel straw warnings" for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Stainless Steel Straws
- Company
- Starbucks Corp., of Seattle, Wash.
- Quantity
- About 2.5 million in the U.S. (in addition, about 301,000 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Starbucks stores nationwide and online at Starbucks.com from June 2012 through June 2016 for about $6 for a set of three straws. The beverage cups with straws were sold for between $11 and $30.
- Recall date
- August 2, 2016
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received three reports of mouth lacerations to young children while drinking.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves reusable stainless steel Cold-to-Go food grade drinking straws in two sizes. The straws were packaged and sold in sets of three and were also sold as a component of two sizes of stainless steel beverage cups: Grande 16-ounce cups and Venti 24-ounce cups. The straws feature a ridge at the bottom that keeps the straw attached to the lid. The Grande straws measure approximately 9.5 inches and the Venti straws measure approximately 10.4 inches.