Fri Jun 04 11:39:00 -0400 2010

The Wall Street Journal (New York)

- McDonald’s Corp. is recalling 12 million glasses sold as a promotional tie-in to the latest “Shrek” movie because they contain the toxic metal cadmium.

The recall, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, may do some damage to McDonald’s image in the eyes of families, Telsey Advisory Group analyst Tom Forte said Friday in an interview. “The risk would be that there would be the perception that McDonald’s selling unsafe items,” he said.

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