The pervasive and ubiquitous Stanley Tumbler is now being questioned for its potentially dangerous use of lead in its products.
Social media posts showing Stanley’s testing positive for lead are all over social media. There is no safe level of lead contamination in blood according to the WHO. The posts are finding a lead at the bottom of the Stanley Tumbler underneath the “button” The makers of Stanley confirmed the existence of a lead pallet.
“Our manufacturing process currently employs the use of an industry standard pellet to seal the vacuum insulation at the base of our products; the sealing material includes some lead,” said a Stanley Spokesperson in an emailed statement. “Once sealed, this area is covered with a durable stainless steel layer, making it inaccessible to consumers.”
Though Stanley Cups do contain lead, it is unlikely users will be exposed through drinking the cups.
“The risk of these cups is infinitesimally small,” said Dr. Andrew Monte, an emergency medicine and medical toxicology professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center to the Huffington Post.
Liquid stored inside a Stanley does not come in contact with the lead pallet However, some users have reported the button coming off.
“Though some people say [the] protective disc doesn’t come off easily, I’ve heard from many people who say that for them it has,” said lead poisoning activist Tamara Rubin to the Today Show.
Despite concerns, Stanley owners at Rancocas Valley are not worried about getting lead poisoning from their trendy water bottles.
“No [I’m] not really [worried], just because everyone has them, [so] it can’t be that bad,” said RV senior Kayla Pastor. “Nothing has happened to anybody yet. Hopefully it doesn’t happen to me.”
