McDonald’s Recalls Movie Themed Drinking Glasses Due to Potential Cadmium Risk
Home product recall 10-257. Announced by CPSC on Jun 4, 2010.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 4, 2010. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 12 million units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The designs on the glasses contain cadmium. Long term exposure to cadmium can cause adverse health effects.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
McDonald’s is asking consumers to immediately stop using the glasses out of an abundance of caution and return the glasses to any McDonald’s for a refund of $3 each.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact McDonald’s toll-free at (800) 244-6227 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.mcdonalds.com
Which ones are recalled?
The “Shrek Forever After 3D” collectable drinking glass are 16-ounce glasses that came in four designs, Shrek, Fiona, Puss n’ Boots, and Donkey.
About 12 million units, as CPSC gives them.
Shrek Forever After 3D Collectable Drinking Glasses.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by ARC International, Millville, NJ.
- Distributed by McDonald’s Corp., Oakbrook, Ill..
- McDonald’s restaurants nationwide from May 2010 into June 2010 for about $2.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.