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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Public Records Show ... Recalled Kids' Glasses Toxic

The Associated Press writes this story about the recall of "Shrek" glasses provided in McDonald's Happy Meals. Apparently, it only takes eight touches on the glass in one day for a child to get a toxic dose of cadmium.

We knew that the glasses had been recalled, but how did we know just how toxic they were? "[A]ccording to documents obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act."