The glassware may exceed federal guidance levels for leachable lead and cadmium
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Charles Products is recalling the following shot and pint glasses sold exclusively through M&M’S World retail stores in New York, Las Vegas, Orlando and London:
- Glasses with an image of the Red M&M’S character and the words “Hard on the outside, soft on the inside;”
- Glasses with an image of the Blue M&M’S character and the words “Who’s your candy?;” and
- Glasses with an image of the Green M&M’S character and the words “Eye candy.
The glassware may exceed the Food and Drug Administration’s guidance levels for leachable lead and cadmium. Both lead and cadmium are heavy metals found in the environment that accumulate in human bodies, and can cause serious health complications at high levels.
No illness related to this product has been reported to date
The glasses should not be used for the consumption of beverages, alcoholic or otherwise.
1,202 pint glasses and 6,335 shot glasses were sold between January 8, 2014, and April 16, 2014. No illness related to this product has been reported to date. The recall only applies to the SKU #s below:
Material | SKU | Description |
|---|---|---|
2000835986 | 835986 | SHOT GLASS RED |
2000835989 | 835989 | SHOT GLASS BLUE |
2000835990 | 835990 | SHOT GLASS GREEN |
2000835993 | 835993 | PINT GASS GREEN |
2000835991 | 835991 | PINT GLASS RED |
2000835992 | 835992 | PINT GLASS BLUE |
Consumers who purchased the recalled shot and pint glasses may return them for a full refund to one of the four stores where the items were purchased:
M&M’S World New York City
1600 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
M&M’S World Las Vegas
3785 South Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
M&M’S World Orlando
8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Suite 1132
Orlando, FL 32809
M&M’S World London
1 Swiss Court
London
W1D 6AP