CPSC: Shrek Glasses Hazardous To Kids When Touched Just 8 Times

"Federal regulators leaned on McDonald's to quickly recall 12 million 'Shrek'-themed drinking glasses this spring because they concluded that a typical 6-year-old could be exposed to hazardous levels of the metal cadmium by touching one of the glasses just eight times in a day, according to documents obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act.

Of the four collectibles in the series tied to the hit movie 'Shrek Forever After,' the glass depicting the character Puss in Boots, with a predominantly orange design, prompted the recall push."

Justin Pritchard reports for the Associated Press Times October 6, 2010.

Source: AP, 10/07/2010