Bindle recalls water bottles that could pose risk of lead poisoning

Bindle, a preferred model of water bottle on Instagram, has recalled its insulated bottles after Client Studies discovered they pose a threat of lead poisoning.

Bindle issued a voluntary recall of its dual-compartment water bottles, acknowledging that the dry storage container on the backside accommodates a dot of ending solder which can include extra quantities of lead. 

“This probably poses an publicity threat to steer if unpackaged meals is positioned within the dry storage compartment,” the corporate mentioned. 

All Bindle bottle sizes and colours are affected. Bindle is telling customers to cease utilizing the dry storage compartment of the bottles instantly and to register to obtain a free restore package.

In its assessments of the product, Client Studies found that the Bindle bottle might expose customers to “extraordinarily excessive” ranges of lead. The advocacy group additionally mentioned some bottles contained bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical identified to trigger fertility issues and a few sorts of cancers. Bindle markets the product as BPA-free. 

Bindle calls its water jug a “sip and stash” bottle, with an higher compartment that holds a liquid and a backside part appropriate for storing snacks, keys or different private gadgets. 

Client Studies mentioned it discovered lead on the bottle’s “sealing dot,” a small, round piece of metallic on the bottle’s base, within the decrease storage compartment. The half is about 10% lead and accommodates lead ranges which can be roughly 1,100 instances greater than what’s typically thought-about secure, in accordance with the publication, noting that something that comes into contact with the dot is liable to lead contamination. 

Client Studies is looking on the general public to right away cease utilizing Bindle merchandise. It additionally has requested the federal Client Product Security Fee to research. 

Following the report, Bindle issued a shopper security alert acknowledging a “potential lead problem” in its merchandise. 

“Latest testing has proven that this soldering dot accommodates lead,” the corporate mentioned in a press release on its web site. “Whereas we consider the small space of lead poses negligible threat to the well being and security of customers, we’re taking this very critically and are engaged on steps to make sure we resolve this problem as shortly as doable.”

The corporate claims it is ready to retrofit current merchandise to remove the danger of lead publicity. Bindle can also be providing full refunds on all merchandise to prospects who request them. 

Nonetheless, Bindle maintains that the liquid compartment of each bottle is “fully secure to make use of and drink from.”

“The well being and wellbeing of our prospects continues to be our prime precedence,” Bindle co-founder Houston Max mentioned in a press release to CBS MoneyWatch. He added that the corporate is “within the strategy of rolling out an answer that may assist treatment any lingering issues.”

Youngster well being advocate and activist Tamara Rubin, who runs a small enterprise for shopper items security in addition to a weblog known as “Lead Safe Mama,” first alerted Client Studies to the potential well being hazard. In January, she urged customers to right away cease utilizing Bindle bottles after claiming to have discovered “important lead contamination” within the merchandise’ backside storage chamber. 

On the time, she posted a letter to the corporate encouraging its homeowners to alert customers of the doable presence of lead in its bottles and to cease promoting them. 

Bindle, which was based in 2017 and which raised greater than $40,000 in a Kickstarter marketing campaign, obtained a giant enhance the next 12 months when its merchandise have been featured on Oprah’s “Favourite Issues” listing.