These Stanley travel mugs are recalled due to burn risks [Video]

VERIFY readers often send us questions about product recalls and how they can protect themselves. 

On Thursday, posts circulating across social media claimed that the popular drinkware brand Stanley recalled millions of its products due to burn risks. 

THE QUESTION

Is there a Stanley mug recall due to burn risks?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

Yes, there is a Stanley mug recall due to burn risks. 

WHAT WE FOUND

Stanley is recalling all of its Switchback and Trigger Action stainless steel travel mugs sold in the United States due to burn risks, according to the company and the U.S. Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall affects about 2.6 million mugs, the CPSC says. 

Threads on the Stanley mugs’ lids can shrink when they are exposed to heat and torque – like screwing or unscrewing the lid – causing the …