McDonald's recalls Shrek glasses 'tainted with cadmium'

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Source: bbc

Fast food chain McDonald's has recalled 12m drinking glasses promoting the new Shrek movie because painted designs on them contain the toxic metal cadmium, US media reports say.

The 16oz (454g) glasses have been sold for about $2 each and are available in four designs depicting the animated film's main characters.
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McDonald's said it was asking customers to stop using the glasses "out of an abundance of caution".

"We believe the Shrek glassware is safe for consumer use," said McDonald's USA spokesman Bill Whitman.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10235075.stm

[truthisfreedom]

1. Good move. Hope nobody gets poisoned.

[amandabeech]

2. Wasn't there something about cadmium replacing lead in Chinese paints?

Nothing in the article mentions China as the source of the paint or the glassware itself, though.

[Poll_Blind]

7. Yeah. But I think the threat can come not just from China. n/t

PB

[customerserviceguy]

9. I'm betting on a Chinese connection

It's getting difficult to avoid them. I was at my local dollar store yesterday, and in place of the USA-made Barbisol shave cream, they had some other stuff that was made in China.

No thanks.

[abqmufc]

3. McD's we make it the way you would (but with toxic metals added in)

Can they be next please? We've got enough proof at what they've done to the world's health and now toxic toys.

[cheneyschernobyl]

4. McDonald's pulls 12M cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses

Source: Yahoo

"Cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the burger giant to recall 12 million of the cheap U.S.-made collectibles while dramatically expanding contamination concerns about the toxic metal beyond imported children's jewelry."




Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/McDonalds-pulls-12M-apf-4164098491.html?x=0

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Great. Just what we need.

[marmar]

5. Can't blame China this time.

nt

[liberal N proud]

6. Creating cheap Chinese shit right here in the US

What's next, killing the oceans with pollutants? Oh wait!

[onehandle]

8. The movie is poisonous too, I understand. nt

[seafan]

10. Carcinogen found in McDonald's Shrek drinking glasses. Recall underway.

McDonald's recalls 12m Shrek glasses after toxic paint found in probe ordered following tip-off, Daily Mail, UK

June 4, 2010

McDonald’s today recalled 12million Shrek-themed children’s drinking glasses across the U.S. because the painted designs contain a toxic metal.
Paint on the collectibles promoting the new movie Shrek Forever After was found tainted with cadmium after a congresswoman demanded an investigation.

Representative Jackie Speier, a Democrat from California, handed samples to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission following an ‘anonymous tip’.

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Cadmium, used to create reds and yellows in the paint, is a known cancer-causing agent that can also lead to bone softening and severe kidney problems.
Even though the levels of the metal involved are low, there was a long-term risk because children could easily rub off the substance and put unwashed hands in their mouths.

‘A very small amount of cadmium can come to the surface of the glass, and in order to be as protective as possible of children, CPSC and McDonald's worked together on this recall,’ said CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson.
He would not specify the amounts of cadmium that leached from the paint in tests, but said the amounts were ‘slightly above the protective level currently being developed by the agency.’

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Manufactured by ARC International of Millville, New Jersey, the glasses were to be sold from May 21 into June.

Roughly seven million of the glasses had been sold, while another approximately five million are in stores or have not yet been shipped.

ARC International are yet to respond to requests for comments.

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ARC INTERNATIONAL is present in five continents with production sites (France,
UK, Spain, USA, Italy, China, UAE, Russia), distribution subsidiaries (France, UK,
Spain, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Italy), liaison offices and a network of fully
owned retail outlets, Mikasa stores (USA and Canada), outlet stores, Salviati jewel
stores, Arc Decoration and Arc International retail stores.

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[CRK7376]

11. Rats

We have two of the glasses and of course, one depicts my favorite Shrek character, Donkey. Kids will be upset, but better mad than sick....Amazing where the Shrek movies have gone from William Steig's version. My kids love both, as do I, the book and the movies....

[felinetta]

12. Who the hell would ever eat at McD's or any other fast food chain. Their food is vile.