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Health Canada has recalled certain children’s cups after lead was found in them.

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[–] semi_sentient@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Man, fuck this planet. Whether it’s plastic or lead, you can’t seem to fucking avoid shit.

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hey now, it's not the planet's fault. It's not the one refusing to invest in safety testing.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not like there is a god damned hand held gun that will tell you the metal content of almost any alloy: https://alloytester.com/s1-titan

[–] nsfw_alt_2023@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

From my understanding, the lead content is on the inside of the vacuum flask. Which is why it passed testing several times before someone cut it open and actually tested the inner material.

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