Bed Bath and Beyond Recalls Radioactive Tissue Holders

Before you freak out too much, the recall states, "There is no threat to anyone’s health from these tissue holders."

Go ahead and drink that 'kool-aid' if you want.

But, the 'Dual Ridge Metal Boutique Tissue Holder' is supposedly contaminated with low levels of cobalt-60.

According to The Consumerist, the radiation is the equivalent of a few chest x-rays over the course of a year if you happened to keep it in your bathroom, and they aren't a threat to consumers.

Safe or not, extra radiation isn't good for anyone. If you bought one of these you should probably take it back...now. (We are all exposed to numerous forms of radiation every day.)

Sadly, as of this morning there are still at least six stores selling these very tissue holders through Google Shopper. For shame!

Read the full recall info from Bed Bath and Beyond:

Dual Ridge Metal Boutique Tissue Holder

We have been notified by regulatory agencies that a product we have carried since July, 2011, in approximately 200 of our 1000 stores in the U.S. and Canada, as well as on our website, the Dual Ridge Metal boutique tissue holder (see photo below), contains a material which emits low levels of radiation. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), although any unnecessary radiation exposure is not desirable, there is no threat to anyone’s health from these tissue holders. The NRC has also informed us that the material is believed to be in the tissue holder itself and cannot be inhaled, nor can it contaminate other objects (such as tissues).

Out of an abundance of caution, we have pulled the product off of our sales floor and removed it from our website.

Customers who have purchased this product should bring it to their nearest Bed Bath & Beyond store for a full refund. If any customer has a question, they are encouraged to call 1-800-462-3966.

[Bed Bath and Beyond]