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| - Some social media posts about the recall included video clips supposedly showing burn incidents involving the recalled products. We were unable to determine the authenticity of that footage.
A rumor that cup manufacturer Stanley recalled millions of its products due to them posing a burn hazard circulated online in December 2024.
One Instagram post (archived) making the claim was captioned "Stanley Cup Defect" and featured a video with text reading,"BREAKING NEWS! STANLEY RECALLS APPROXIMATELY 2.6
That post, which showed clips of alleged burn incidents involving Stanley cups, amassed more than 286,000 likes as of this writing.
Other examples of the rumor appeared on X (archived), elsewhere on Instagram (archived) and on TikTok (archived).
Generally speaking, the posts reflected a genuine product recall.
On Dec. 12, 2024, Stanley announced it was recalling its "Switchback" and "Trigger Action" travel mugs because their lids could detachand cause users to spill hot liquids, posing a burn risk. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the recall affected about 2.6 million products.
The recalled cups. (Stanley/Snopes)
According to the cup manufacturer, the recall covered these specific sizes: the Switchback mugs measuring 12 ounces and 16 ounces and the Trigger Action mugs measuring 12 ounces, 16 ounces and 20 ounces. Users can identify affected cups with product numbers on Stanley's recall notice, which reads in part:
Stanley 1913 is voluntarily recalling the Switchback [12 oz and 16 oz] and Trigger Action [12 oz, 16 oz and 20 oz] Travel Mugs in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), because the lid threads can shrink when exposed to heat and torque, causing the lid to detach during use, posing a burn hazard.
We ask all our customers currently in possession of the Switchback or Trigger Action travel mugs to immediately stop use of these products and complete a registration for a free replacement lid.
The Switchback and Trigger Action cups were not available for purchase on Stanley's U.S. website at the time of this writing.
However, it was not possible to verify that all videos featured in the above social media posts showed burn incidents involving the recalled Stanley cups. For example, the first clip in the above-mentioned Instagram post shows a thermos lid detaching, though it was not possible to see whether the cup was manufactured by Stanley, much less one of the recalled products.
Snopes has previously investigated whether Stanley cups contain dangerous levels of lead and whether the company's products were originally designed for WWII pilots.
Lots of websites and social media accounts call their content "news," but their quality and reliability vary enormously. Snopes urges caution before sharing information that hasn't been independently verified by a trusted news or fact-checking outlet, such as Snopes, The Associated Press, Reuters, BBC, Politico, The Washington Post, The New York Times and so on.
If you come across questionable rumors related to product recalls, send them our way. We'll do our best to look into them.
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