Millville, N.J. is not our friend

[glatt]

A CPSC spokesman said the agency is working to establish a "highly protective" level of cadmium. These glass products were slightly above that level, he said, even though the agency has not yet established an acceptable cadmium standard.

The products being recalled don't pose a toxic risk to consumers, he added.

A statement from McDonald's said the glassware was evaluated by an independent third-party lab that is accredited by the CPSC, and the products were "in compliance" with state and federal law.

So to recap, McDonald's got a company to make glasses that meet the standards of state and local laws, those glasses passed inspection by a lab accredited by a consumer safety group, the same consumer safety group says the glasses don't pose any toxic risk, the same consumer group doesn't have standards for cadmium levels, but it's thinking that maybe it will set a particular standard sometime in the future, and these glasses are just slightly above that proposed standard. Oh, and that proposed standard is "highly protective."

So why are the glasses being recalled? What a boondoggle!

[Spexxvet]

It'd probably be healthier to let the kids keep the glasses, but not let them eat the food.