McDonald's pulls 'Shrek' glasses.....U.S. made

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LOS ANGELES - Toxic cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the fast food company to recall 12 million of the U.S.-made collectibles.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the voluntary recall early Friday, warned consumers to immediately stop using the glasses; McDonald's said it would post instructions on its website next week regarding refunds.

The 16-ounce glasses, being sold for about $2 each as part of a promotional campaign for the movie "Shrek Forever After," were available in four designs depicting the characters Shrek, Princess Fiona, Puss in Boots and Donkey.
In the case of the Shrek-themed glassware, the potential danger would be long-term exposure to low levels of cadmium, which could leach from the paint onto a child's hand, then enter the body if the child puts that unwashed hand to his or her mouth.

Manufactured by ARC International of Millville, N.J., the glasses were to be sold from May 21 into June. Roughly seven million of the glasses had been sold; another approximately five million are in stores or have not yet been shipped, said Whitman.



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37504287/ns/health-food_safety/

[Coyote_Bandit]

1. That's the kind of stupidity I'd expect

from a third world manufacturer. Cadmium in the paint that is.

Of course, I also think we are becoming a third world country.

Further proof I guess.

[hedgehog]

2. Years ago the standard used to be that the paint could even

contain lead, provided that the paint ended well below the lip edge. The thinking then was that as long as the paint wasn't in your mouth, it was OK.

[FarCenter]

3. Arc International appears to be a French company

http://uk.arc-intl.com/home.aspx