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Green Sprouts Silicone Child’s Cup: Lead Free!
When tested with an XRF instrument the Green Sprouts brand soft silicone toddler cup pictured below (a 2015 cup that was tested in March of 2017) had the following readings:
- Lead (Pb): Non-Detect [ND] / negative
- Arsenic (As): Non-Detect [ND] / negative
- Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect [ND] / negative
- Cadmium (Cd): 20 +/- 6 ppm
This particular item was positive for trace Cadmium (at a level that is considered safe by all standards.) For context: the State of Washington considers anything 40 ppm Cadmium (or higher) unsafe, and the Country of Denmark considers anything 75 ppm Cadmium (or higher) unsafe. There is currently no federal standard regulating total Cadmium content (vs. leachable Cadmium) in dishes or children’s items.
I have been finding trace cadmium in many silicone items (both those intended for children and those intended for adults) Please check out these posts for more information about #CadmiumConcerns.)
Personally I don’t like this brand at all and would never recommend their products. I think they are trying to be “Green” but in the meantime have shown a history of being irresponsible and not trustworthy as a company when it comes to the presence of unsafe levels of toxicants in their product. To read more about my issues with Green Sprouts (and the letters I received from their lawyers after finding Lead paint on their glass sippy cups) click here.
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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
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Hi! There is a PINK version of this cup. What to do if we have that color? I have several of the pink ones.
I haven’t tested that version although it likely has similar test results.
T
Thank you! I assumed you would say that. I’ll toss all my green sprouts items …
I have one of these. My son didn’t use it much as he didn’t like it, but I recently found it in my cupboard. Sadly I liked this brand. I no longer have littles but this is so disappointing.
Hi! I just donated $10 – thank you for all your research/testing. I have been following your greensprouts saga – unfortunately AFTER I purchased a bunch of teethers and their glass straw/sippy cup. Am I able to ship you some teethers for testing? My baby has been using them and then i found your posts on them and have been avoiding their use. I try to steer my baby toward his Moonjax.
Hi Tonya!
Thank you so much for commenting. Unfortunately I am not accepting items to test right now (November 2023) as I will be on the road for several months through the winter and will not be able to test items sent to me until at least late-June. That said – most silicone items will test positive for trace levels of Cadmium, so I do recommend avoiding silicone when possible (and limiting it to essential uses – like baby bottle nipples IF your baby will not take a natural rubber nipple.)