Starbuck’s is recalling about 2.5 million stainless steel straws in the United States and about 301,000 in Canada.
The stainless steel straws are rigid and can poke children in the mouth, posing a risk of injury, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The firm has received three reports of mouth lacerations to young children while drinking.
This recall involves reusable stainless steel Cold-to-Go food grade drinking straws in two sizes. The straws were packaged and sold in sets of three and were also sold with two sizes of stainless steel beverage cups: Grande 16-ounce cups and Venti 24-ounce cups.
The straws feature a ridge at the bottom that keeps the straw attached to the lid. The Grande straws measure about 9.5 inches and the Venti straws measure about 10.4 inches.
The straws were sold at Starbucks stores nationwide and online at Starbucks.com from June 2012 through June 2016 for about $6 for a set of three straws. The beverage cups with straws were sold for between $11 and $30.
Consumers shouldn’t allow children to handle or use the stainless steel straws, the company and commission said.
For more information, call Starbucks at 800-782-7282 from 3 a.m. to Midnight PT daily or visit https://news.starbucks.com and click on “stainless steel straw warnings.”
