The parent company behind Stanley's viral tumblers is being sued over concerns the drinkware items contain lead. Credit - Justin Sullivan Getty Images A…
Stanley tumblers are displayed on a shelf at a Dick s Sporting Goods store, Feb. 2, 2024, in Daly City, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) The trendy oversized Stanley thermos that reached viral fame on social media and became a must-have item is facing new criticism from customers.The parent company of the viral tumblers is facing two lawsuits after Stanley acknowledged that part of the insulation at the bottom of the bottle which people do not come into contact with contains some lead.In one of the lawsuits filed last week, Mariana Franzetti alleges the company, Pacific Market International, "engaged in a campaign of deceiving customers by failing to disclose the presence of lead in its tumbler products."The lawsuit also claims the company "knew or reasonably should have known about this lead issue for years but chose to conceal it from the public presumably to avoid losing sales."The cups are still available for sale online.Pacific Market Inter
Pedal to the Lead-al The Stanley cup lead drama continues apace — and now, legal proceedings are underway. As HuffPost reports, there are at least three lawsuits targeting Pacific Market International (PMI), the company that's owned Stanley since 2002, related to recent revelations about the lead contents in the mug-maker's viral Quencher tumblers, which sell for […]