Which lululemon bags have lead

Within minutes, frantic comments began popping up, with emotionals ranging from the frustrated "People with influence spreading pseudoscience and misinformation are the worst" to the incredibly annoyed "Jesus Christ, lululemon; chill the fuck out and stick to manufacturing overpriced spandex" , with the overall sentiment of the thread best summed up in a word: ugh.

Considering the fact that one in five people will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and one person dies of melanoma every 54 minutes, you can't really blame someone—especially dermatologist someones—for getting pissed off at this unsubstantiated advice from a major wellness brand.

Sure, going outside and getting some fresh air to prevent yourself from becoming a cave person is important, but it shouldn't be done without some sunscreen. So just in case you were planning to get all of your life's advice from a Lululemon tote bag which, I might add, also incorrectly states that "stress is related to percent of all illnesses" before it suggests you should "visualize your eventual demise" maybe, like, don't? Glad we had this talk.

Now go put on your sunscreen. Founder Chip Wilson reportedly first read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged when he was 18 and since then has had an affinity for the philosophies set forth in the book.

The problem? The primary philosophy in the book, Objectivism , has been criticized for being based on selfishness. For many, this is contrary to what a yoga-based company should stand for and sparked outrage among some. While the original Lululemon blog post "Who is John Galt? It notes that Wilson realized "the impact the book's ideology had on his quest to elevate the world from mediocrity to greatness it is not coincidental that this is Lululemon's company vision " and that the bags "are visual reminders for ourselves to live a life we love and conquer the epidemic of mediocrity.

We all have a John Galt inside of us cheering us on. In addition to the outcry that Objectivism does not mesh with what yoga stands for, other yoga devotees have called questioned Lululemon's claim that they sell "yoga-inspired athletic apparel" while many of their products have nothing to do with yoga. Others reported in the same article have criticized the positive messaging of the Lululemon manifesto as being vague, unrelated to yoga, and as a slogan for selling rather than actual yoga ideology they claim the brand is built on.

Former employees have been critical as well. In an anonymous Jezebel article, one former employee said, "Immediately after I started work at Lululemon, I realized that almost all their talk about empowerment and happiness was empty. In January , a woman named Heather Albert posted a heartbreaking story on Facebook detailing her traumatic body-shaming experience while shopping at Lululemon in Park City, UT.

I'm pretty proud of myself! I was the only customer in the store. I knew it was directed at me. I was mortified," she wrote. I had a work function to go to that night, when I got back to my hotel I cried in the shower.

I'm not even close to maxing out on size there! Albert's post received supportive comments including, "I wear the same size and have always been treated this way in Lululemon. It's an unfortunate brand issue," and "I wouldn't spend another dime there if I were you! And Lulu should definitely make this situation right!

In the comments section, you can see the brand responding with a sincere apology and asking Albert to reach out directly. A list of all affected shoppers and more information will be provided at www.

News Lululemon recalls bags over lead concerns Canadian yoga retailer Lululemon Athletica is voluntarily withdrawing certain reusable bags from its stores over concern they may contain lead.

I was just trying to throw some "dangerous" everyday items out there. I would just rather see people concerned for the right reasons I tried to provide some clarfication to my point anon and it was deleted almost immediately. It is part of my career, no specific concentration of lead is mentioned, but lead is particularly dangerous and should not be taken lightly!!!

Your reply comes across as a brush-off, stating that chemicals are everywhere.. We are made of chemicals and we even produce GH growth hormone. Anything and everything could be classified as such, and yes there is plenty that is toxic, but there are certain chemicals that are really dangerous - lead is one of them.

There are so many lulu apologists out there. I like their clothing, but I give them a hard time because I find them very hypocritical, pretending they care about the environment and health when all they really care about is share holders.

They hid them because they didn't want to destroy their reputation built on perceived exceptional quality. Sound familiar?!!? Its all about perception. Lululemon is not any different, and if you think so, you are being naive or ignorant - or both.

I believe the quality has dwindled so low, this recall is just more proof. You really have to be a defensive consumer these days. I've switched to buying organic milk and produce. I'm trying to convince my husband to switch to grass fed beef and organic meats.

Our environment is slowly killing us and nobody cares because it's all about stock price and who greases who's palm in the government. As someone who's spent literally thousands upon thousands at lulu, it annoys me to recognize you may preach all this "feel good" mumbo jumbo but, in reality, you're just Nike in sheep's clothing and you'll do whatever it takes to make more money.

I'm all for making money, but don't pretend to be something you're not. Bring the manufacturing back to Canada or the United States and I'd doubt you'd have this problem and you'd actually be practicing what you ardently preach. Anon You're making incorrect assumptions about me. I have also been one to speak up about issues with quality, poor customer service etc.

Just because I think there are people being critical about this just for the sake of being critical due to the media hype, doesn't generate the widespread generalizations that you seem to be applying. I didn't say this was a positive thing at all, I said it's great they're taking action and offering options.

But it's not as severe as some people are picking up on that see "lead" "recall" "lululemon bags" and think they should be causing posion control because they used it as a lunch bag. Could it turn out to be somethign bigger? We can be as jaded as we'd like about businesses but sometimes things need to be taken at face value too.