BPI Certified straw drinking straws
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 7, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 7, 2026the latest report was made
- Sep 7, 2026the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- BPI Certified straw
- Maker
- Starbucks Coffee CompanyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Drinking strawsCPSC’s product type: Drinking Straws (code 443), in Kitchen: Gadgets & Utensils
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Sep 7, 2026, sent to the company Sep 10, 2026, published by CPSC Sep 24, 2026
The product, in the report: Product Name: [Insert Brand Name/Exact Product Name, e.g., Biodegradable Straws]Manufacturer/Corporation: [Insert Corporation Name, e.g., Starbucks Coffee Company]Description of the Defect and Incident:This report concerns a severe and widespread manufacturing and material safety defect in a consumer product used daily by millions of consumers.The product is prominently marketed to the public as “biodegradable.” However, due to structural defects or premature material degradation, the product routinely fractures and breaks apart during ordinary, intended consumer use. When the product fails, it leaves behind incredibly sharp, jagged, and rigid edges.This structural failure creates a multi-layered hazard:Laceration Risk: The fractured edges are sharp enough to cause immediate physical lacerations to the mouth, tongue, and hands during use.Hidden Ingestion Hazard: Because the material breaks apart silently during standard use, fragments can easily detach and create an extreme risk of unintentional ingestion. Swallowing these sharp, rigid fragments poses a severe risk of choking, internal punctures, and hidden gastrointestinal lacerations before a consumer realizes the product has failed.The manufacturing corporation has been aware of this recurring product failure across multiple locations for months but has failed to issue a voluntary nationwide recall, modify the material to ensure public safety, or adequately warn consumers of the risk.I have personally suffered physical injury as a direct result of this defect and have successfully preserved multiple unaltered physical samples of the fractured product. These samples are securely stored in sealed containers and are ready for official chain-of-custody transfer to a federal investigator. Immediate regulatory intervention is requested to force this dangerous material off the market and protect the general public.
Cut my tongue on a straw
- Where
- Monroe, Washington: Other
- Who was involved
- Age 67, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand BPI Certified straw, made or sold by Starbucks Coffee Company
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.