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Alert: 12 Million McDonald’s Shrek Forever After Glasses Recalled for Cadmium

by on June 4, 2010 in Cadmium, Kids Cups, Dishes and Utensils

Today the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of promotional Shrek Forever After glasses sold by McDonald’s.   Jennifer Taggart, a.k.a. The Smart Mama, submitted information to the CPSC using her XRF analyzer to test all of the current glasses – Donkey, Shrek, Fiona and Puss in Boots.   She found levels of cadmium [...]

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Toxic Cadmium Used in Kid’s Jewelry as a Substitute for Lead

by on January 11, 2010 in Cadmium

I was surprised to read a story in the Associated Press about an investigation involving testing of 103 pieces children’s jewelry done by chemistry professor Jeff Weidenhamer of Ashland University in Ohio.  Most were purchased in November and December 2009 and of the products tested, 12 contained at least 10% cadmium (or more than 10,000 [...]

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