McDonald's, Cadmium, and Thermo Electron Niton Guns 206
An anonymous reader writes, snipping from a story at NPR: "'How did the Consumer Products Safety Commission find out that cadmium, a toxic metal, was present on millions of Shrek drinking glasses now being recalled by McDonald's? Well, an anonymous person with access to some pretty slick testing equipment tipped off Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) about the problem. Her office confirmed that somebody using a Thermo Electron Niton XRF testing gun found a lot of cadmium, sometimes used in yellow pigments, on the surface of the glasses. The source overnighted glasses to Speier's office last week, which then turned over the test results and specimens to the CPSC. ... By law, no more than 75 parts per million of cadmium is supposed to be present in paint on kids toys. Speier's office said the amount found on the glasses was quite a bit higher than that.' Seems like the answer to a previous question about at-home science — this blogger seems to have been one of the anonymous sources."
The answer, for the source, is simple... (Score:5, Funny)
people forget that a Thermo Electron Niton XRF testing gun now comes in every Happy Meal.
Re:I'm betting (Score:5, Funny)
It had to be China or New Jersey
Re:I'm betting (Score:2, Funny)
The glasses were made in China.
I'd take that bet. Because they were made in New Jersey. (ARC International, based in Millville, N.J.)
ahhhhh... new jersey. the china of the west.
Re:I'm betting (Score:5, Funny)
Large low cost runs with plenty of lead time, like McDonalds would want, would likely be produced in China.
I misread that as "low cost runs with plenty of lead" - which would also likely be produced in China.
Re:How did the US government miss this? (Score:5, Funny)
What color is the sky in your world?
Red white or blue depending on what the chemical manufacturing plant next to my house is making.
Re:Thermo Electron Nixon Gun? (Score:3, Funny)
Our children can't repel cadmium of that magnitude!
Cease and Desist (Score:3, Funny)
feeding them shit for food and turning them into future fatasses
Our food is only 5% shit by weight, and it takes more than just food to turn them into greasy, overweight nerds - specifically, you need WOW and a good internet connection.
a stupid clown and a dinky playground
Yeah? Let's see your clown and playground! From what your girlfriend says, you're the clown, and calling your "playground" dinky would be a compliment.
"i'm just big boned" or "its genetic"
Hey, your Mom liked my big bone, and that kind of thing is genetic. Sorry the "enhancement" ads lied to you, little anonymous coward.
- McDonalds
Re:Home Labs? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So since when are glasses toys? (Score:3, Funny)
OK, I actually read some of the linked articles. (I know, it's crazy.)
The recall now makes a lot more sense to me.
Re:Yay science! (Score:3, Funny)
Yep, saving the world...until the LHC and pressurized oil destroy it.
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