Any past was not always better, especially if it is reviewed in the history of big goofs companies that cost millions to their shareholders and the occasional scare to consumers.
One of the most outstanding cases of recent times is that of the Shrek Forever After glasses marketed by the gigantic McDonald’s back in the 2010s, which the company ordered to withdraw due to cadmium levels present in the glass paint due to its potential toxicity to children.
Within the framework of a promotional launch of a new installment of the Skrek saga, McDonald’s sold four cup designs painted. Specifically, they represented the characters from Shrek, Princess Fiona, Puss in Boots and Donkey.
After accompanying the consumption of its hamburger menus with these monographic glasses, the North American multinational had to recommend its withdrawal and return to obtain the two dollars that cost more (regarding the menu) with instructions through a website created specifically.
In a statement 13 years ago, the company reluctantly announced the recall of all these items as precautionary measure in view of the evolution in the assessment of the levels of cadmium admitted in consumer products.
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However, he stressed that the crystal glasses had been tested by an independent laboratory recognized by the public agency Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and that these tests had shown that the cups complied with all federal and state regulations.
However, the withdrawal was caused by the levels of this substance, which in the long term can cause adverse health effects. This component is used to create colors red and yellow in some paints and that it is a carcinogen that can cause softening of the bones and kidney problems.
McDonald’s: Behind The Arches
In drinking cups, this material could leach from the paint onto children’s hands and enter the body when children put hand in mouth, explained the agency then. Fortunately, this party was removed and the glasses were out of the reach of children.
Photos | McDonald’s.
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