McDonald's recalls Shrek glasses 'tainted with cadmium'

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[release][B]Fast food chain McDonald's has recalled 12 million drinking glasses promoting the new Shrek movie because painted designs on them contain the toxic metal cadmium.[/B]

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[I]McDonald's said customers should stop using the glasses[/I][/quote]

The 16oz (454g) glasses have been sold in the US for about $2 each and are available in four designs depicting the animated film's main characters.

Cadmium can damage the liver, kidneys, lungs, nervous system and brain. In the case of the Shrek glasses, there are concerns about long-term exposure to low levels.

The metal, it says, could leach from the paint onto a child's hands, and then enter the body if the child put an unwashed hand to his or her mouth.

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.

"However, again to ensure that our customers receive safe products from us, we made the decision to stop selling them and voluntarily recall these products, effective immediately."

Shrek Forever After, the fourth and final film in the Shrek series, was released last month in the United States.[/release]
Who would have seen this coming??

[Mr Flexi]

Pretty stupid, do these companies not test their toys and products at all? Fuck me...

[|FlapJack|]

Rated clock.

[Jzzb]

Let me guess, they were made in China

[Redskins1234]

Fuck. I'm drinking out of these right now :(

[Mokkan13]

Good thing I left my cup in the back of a mate's car..

[altthe6th]

can we get a picture of the glass in question instead of a McDonald store?

[Arsonist]

[img]http://static.product-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/mcdonalds-pulls-12m-cadmium-tainted-shrek-glasses-recall.jpg[/img]

There yah go

[altthe6th]

[QUOTE=Arsonist;22366025][IMG]http://static.product-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/mcdonalds-pulls-12m-cadmium-tainted-shrek-glasses-recall.jpg[/IMG]

There yah go[/QUOTE]

thanks brohan I hearted you

[Pretiacruento]

[QUOTE=|FlapJack|;22365060]Rated clock.[/QUOTE]

Hey, I'm not late, I posted this first, [url=http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=948209]this guy[/url] is late!! :argh:

[dutchy]

[QUOTE=Redskins1234;22365821]Fuck. I'm drinking out of these right now :([/QUOTE] i laughed, you mustve been like "OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK"