Shrek Glasses In
Costa Rica Not
Toxic, Local
McDonalds
Operator Says
The McDonald’s
Shrek glass
recall because
the paint on the
cups contains
cadmium, a toxic
metal, will not
affect Costa
Rica, says the
country's
operator of the
McDonalds chain
of restaurants.
This week over
10 million
drinking glasses
that were sold
at McDonald’s
were found to
have cadmium in
the paint that
creates the
“Shrek” designs
on the glasses.
As a promotion
for the new
“Shrek Forever
After” movie,
McDonald’s began
selling the
glasses in the
United States
for about $2
each. The
glasses were to
be highly
popular as a
collectible
since this Shrek
movie is
advertised as
being the final
movie being made
about the
character by
DreamWorks. Now
with the recall,
these glasses
could become
even more highly
collectible
since they will
no longer be
sold at
McDonald’s.
Although no
glasses were
sold in Latin
America because
the Shrek movie
premieres at the
end of the
month, they are
avaialble in
Costa Rica, but
not manufactured
by the same
process as the
glasses sold in
the U.S.
Edgar Muñoz,
general manger
of Arcos Dorados
Costa Rica, made
the announcement
on Friday.
María Luisa
Ávila, ministra
de Salud, said
that she has not
received any
warning and the
glasses are not
comupulsory
registratrion
with the Health
ministry, but in
an irregular
situation, her
officials would
act and
confiscate if
necessary for
public health
concerns.
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