In June 2010, 12 million cadmium-tainted "Shrek" drinking glasses sold by McDonald's were being recalled. Similar cheap products raise many questions about the products being manufactured for Americans. "It could have been any glass company," said Ron Biagi, an executive with Arc International, which made the glasses. "We all do the same thing using materials from the same suppliers." McDonald’s stated that their glasses met the federal guidelines with the cadmium levels permitted to make the product. Scott Wolfson, a spokesman of a CPSC-testing lab, said that the glasses do not meet the standards of the toxic mental of what they contain. The CPSP issued a major announcement telling consumers to stop using the dangerous glasses. "We believe the Shrek glassware is safe for consumer use," McDonald's USA spokesman Bill Whitman said. "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."
Cadmium can cause bone softening, kidney problems, hinder brain development in young people and long term exposure can cause “adverse health effects.” The Shrek-glassware would cause long term exposure with low levels, and would enter a child body if the child puts their unwashed hand into their mouths.
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