WeeSprout glass bottles and jars, kind not given

The reports, as CPSC published them

1. Seen by a doctor or nurse

   Made Aug 26, 2023 · , sent to the company Oct 11, 2023 · , published by CPSC Nov 1, 2023

   The product, in the report: Glass reusable baby food jars (in various sizes) painted with logo and measurement markings using high-Lead-content paint with Lead levels far in excess of current CPSIA regulatory limits for Lead in the paint, glaze or coating of items intended for use by children. These are clear glass jars with white painted logo and measurement markings and colorful plastic caps (in various colors) available for purchase by consumers (from various vendors) through at least early 2023.

   Multiple infants and toddlers tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead in their blood following the use of WeeSprout (aka Wee Sprout) glass baby food storage jars with white Lead-painted logos on the outside of the jar. [REDACTED] received multiple reports of these incidents following our June 2022 discovery and reporting (on social media) of high-Lead content paint on these products. We discovered this issue during a home consultation with a family in Washington State who had an unexplained elevated blood lead level in an infant (under 1 year old). This family lived in a new construction home with no apparent structure-related potential contributors to the child’s elevated blood lead level. After sharing about this issue with the public (and the readership on our website) we received several additional reports of families with a similar situation. XRF test results for the painted area of the products in question came in at 3,234 parts per million Lead - far in excess of the CPSIA limit of 90 ppm for the paint, glaze or coating of any component of any item intended for use by children. On March 10, 2023 we published a comprehensive detailed report of the issue on our website - which you can read on this link: [REDACTED] - We subsequently purchased several new products from this company WeeSprout - and (in combination with reports from our community and readers of our website) determined that WeeSprout was (by this time - March of 2023) aware of the Lead paint on their products (likely in response to our June 2022 reporting) and that they since switched to embossed logos on their glass jars - with no painted components. While their new products are not painted with high-Lead paint (with illegal and unsafe levels of Lead) [REDACTED] readers reported purchasing the painted versions of the product (from Amazon and other vendors) as late as early-2023. - In response to our reporting, several parents have submitted violation reports to the CPSC and were able to locate these on your website by searching for both “WeeSprout” with no space and by “Wee Sprout” with a space. These reports appear to have been filed with your agency between March of 2023 and May of 2023. - Fundamentally the issue at hand is that it is now August of 2023. This is fourteen months after we initially reported on the issue. This is more than 5 months after you received violation reports from consumers, yet there has still been no public (highly visible) CPSC supported recall for these Lead-contaminated glass baby feeding products. On behalf of the [REDACTED] parent advocacy community we are herewith demanding an immediate highly visible CPSC supported recall for these illegal, unsafe Lead-contaminated baby feeding products. Separately we would like to encourage you to levy appropriate civil and criminal penalties against the company as they both sold their product as “Lead-free” - and continued to communicate with customers insisting that they were Lead-free (apparently after they were made aware of the issue, see images of communications with customers) and then silently removed the Lead-paint from their products with no public notification of the concern for (and illegal nature of) the previous iteration of their products - and no recall of their known lead-contaminated products. Given the CPSC’s published statement that ““If you are a manufacturer, importer, distributor, and/or retailer of consumer products, you have a legal obligation to immediately report (this) type of information to the CPSC” and “when in doubt, report” combined with WeeSprout’s inaction in this matter - we hope the penalties levied will be commensurate with the crime perpetrated against their customers (especially in light of the false advertising associated with these products). Only through holding these companies accountable with appropriate fines, penalties, recalls and other swift and aggressive actions will we (as a nation and a planet) see a cessation of the manufacture and sale of Lead-contaminated child feeding products. Thank you. Absent a highly visible pubic recall these unsafe and illegal products will continue to be in use by children across the United States.

   UPDATED ON 8/28/2023: [Here is the link with full documentation for the WeeSprout baby feeding jars issue: [REDACTED]

   I also published this violation report on my website (in case you have any issues accessing the images, etc.). Here’s that direct link: [REDACTED]

   A second update for report no. 20230826-FE26F-2147345546

   We are basing our request to have the CPSC expedite a recall for the WeeSprout Lead-painted glass baby feeding products on the precedent that you previously recalled a Lead-painted child-feeding product that we reported - the [REDACTED] painted (using high-Leadcontent paint) with a gray and white star pattern and logo markings ([REDACTED] recall) Here’s the link to that precedent setting recall: [REDACTED]

   The testing instrument we use for XRF testing (to determine the Lead levels for items we test) is a [REDACTED] (tube-based) instrument that tests in “Consumer Goods Mode” with readings in parts per million (ppm). I understand the CPSC uses the same (or similar) instrumentation to screen consumer goods for the presence of Lead in the paint or substrate.]

   Model

   Glass Baby Food Jars - All Sizes

   Where

   Seattle, Washington: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 1, Unspecified

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Unspecified

   As this report names them

   Brand WeeSprout (aka Wee Sprout), made or sold by Weesprout

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

2. Seen by a doctor or nurse

   Made Mar 28, 2023 · , sent to the company Apr 14, 2023 · , published by CPSC Apr 28, 2023

   The product, in the report: WeeSprout Glass BabyFood Storage Containers with ounce labels up to 5oz with 8oz capacity, brightly colored lids.

   Child had lead detected in blood test prompting me to purchase a few at home lead tests. I began testing toys and did not find a positive result. Then I tested our WeeSprout Glass Baby Food Storage Containers and received a positive result for lead when testing the paint on the outside of the jar. We were using these containers to store my breast milk, then would warm the container in our milk warmer and transfer to our babies bottle. My hand would be touching the outside of the glass where the lead paint is/was (chipping off) then I would use that same hand to put on the nipple of the bottle. I believe this product is how our child was exposed to lead. We bought these products in June 2022 and began using them immediately and discounted use on March 26th after receiving a positive test.

   Model

   WeeSprout Glass Baby Food Storage Jars - 8 Set

   Serial number

   Amazon Number B08LYNK75M

   Bought from

   Amazon

   Bought

   Jun 12, 2022

   Where

   Bloomington, Indiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Unknown

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand WeeSprout, made or sold by Weesprout

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

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