The McDonald's Glass Scandal

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  • @fern-tv
    @fern-tv  Рік тому +2489

    This comment section is officially open for Shrek memes.

    • @ed8586
      @ed8586 Рік тому +84

      Get outta my comment section!

    • @realDave1337
      @realDave1337 Рік тому +54

      Shrek is love, Shrek is life

    • @l2_linksklix
      @l2_linksklix Рік тому

      ​@@realDave1337👈🗣HE LIKES YOUNG BOYS

    • @Resuone
      @Resuone Рік тому +22

      This is why you don't intrude Shrek's swamp.

    • @Resuone
      @Resuone Рік тому +3

      ​@@realDave1337young boys fan zie ik!

  • @HumansMakeAIArt
    @HumansMakeAIArt 11 місяців тому +2113

    I majored in art in college and did a lot of oil painting. The professors were VERY clear to us about the risks of cadmium and insisted we never directly touch paints made from cadmium. Putting it in drinking glasses is horrifying!

    • @john-ic5pz
      @john-ic5pz 11 місяців тому +90

      👍🏻
      meanwhile in the chemistry dept...
      the Merck Manual (a book of commonly used chemicals and their properties) includes the taste of _many_ of the chemicals including many dangerous ones.

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj 11 місяців тому +53

      @@john-ic5pz I wonder how in heck they determine the smell and taste of some substances that kill you near instantly. Like Diborane that is all sorts of unstable and highly reactive, and still has it's smell described as "sweet and repulsive".

    • @DaTimmeh
      @DaTimmeh 10 місяців тому +93

      ​@@KalvinjjI have heard of one guy who basically dedicated his scientific career to just tasting metals and recording the findings. Reminds you that the difference between f'ing around and science is just writing it down.

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 10 місяців тому +17

      ​@@DaTimmehAnd the guy that measured sting pain?

    • @you-nh8xo
      @you-nh8xo 9 місяців тому

      You're an art major. Shut up.

  • @masterofdesaster4902
    @masterofdesaster4902 Рік тому +5893

    The questions “did McDonalds poison millions of kids” is very sarcastic and I love it.

    • @fern-tv
      @fern-tv  Рік тому +515

      😏

    • @coobk
      @coobk Рік тому +511

      dont you mean
      "and I'm lovin' it"

    • @masterofdesaster4902
      @masterofdesaster4902 Рік тому +46

      @@coobk
      I’m trying to do my best English is not my first language. I genuinely want to know if my sentence is grammatically incorrect or if it is a style issue.

    • @coobk
      @coobk Рік тому +178

      @@masterofdesaster4902 i did not mean to correct you, your sentence was completely gramatically correct, i was referencing mcdo's famous "I'm lovin' it" slogan, wich you could have inserted for a pun.

    • @reverse_dns2043
      @reverse_dns2043 Рік тому +16

      ​@@masterofdesaster4902dont you know the slogan "i'm lovin it"?

  • @imcoorey
    @imcoorey 10 місяців тому +2371

    blaming my low IQ on tainted shrek glasses.

    • @legitbeans9078
      @legitbeans9078 5 місяців тому +29

      At least now you know

    • @FunnyChannel-g
      @FunnyChannel-g 5 місяців тому +9

      Feed him medication

    • @quaktoons331
      @quaktoons331 3 місяці тому

      ​@@FunnyChannel-gIf you've got smart pills that raise your IQ, I'll take some

    • @DystopianOverture
      @DystopianOverture 3 місяці тому +14

      Yessssssss! It's not my genetics that gave me 3 learning disabilities it's the Shrek glasses! 😂😂

    • @ContactsNfilters
      @ContactsNfilters 2 місяці тому

      ​@@DystopianOverturethe two are intrinsically connected. Check out epigenetics, it's fascinating stuff. It's why I get so aggravated with the nature vs nurture debate. I have a suspicion that a lot of this also has to do with mthfr genetic mutations that affects about 40% of the population and keeps you from being able to convert folic acid into usable folate. That also affects how one's body deals with heavy metals.

  • @HistoryNerd129
    @HistoryNerd129 Місяць тому +98

    Shrek to McDonalds to mom-with-an-xray-gun to Jonestown is a crazy video progression

    • @ruthie8785
      @ruthie8785 24 дні тому +10

      And he doesn’t even say Jonestown lol like come on you gotta mention THAT!

  • @ImNotGouda
    @ImNotGouda 9 місяців тому +1259

    idk why but the whole bit with the mom and the xray gun killed me

    • @ASMRGRATITUDE
      @ASMRGRATITUDE 5 місяців тому +54

      Well, the rest of us are sitting here wondering how much of our glassware is affected... and she decided to buy the tool and find out.

    • @Lunk42
      @Lunk42 4 місяці тому +27

      I didn't even know an xray gun was a thing lmao.

    • @LAyersFur
      @LAyersFur 3 місяці тому +7

      ​@@Lunk42 Me too

    • @akpokemon
      @akpokemon 3 місяці тому +2

      Maybe because that was the entire point--it was a bit.

    • @TheSoftestGirlYouKnow
      @TheSoftestGirlYouKnow 3 місяці тому

      I want to be her when I grow up

  • @paulbangert6005
    @paulbangert6005 Рік тому +3022

    Shrek is love, Shrek is life, and now Shrek is also death.

    • @Kindasus25
      @Kindasus25 11 місяців тому +63

      Shrek is eternal

    • @olibo1149
      @olibo1149 11 місяців тому +64

      Shrek has become Death, Destroyer of Worlds -Robert Oppenheimer

    • @goobah1389
      @goobah1389 11 місяців тому +8

      The snake eats its own tail again

    • @johnbash-on-ger
      @johnbash-on-ger 10 місяців тому +14

      @@olibo1149 Don't you mean Robert Shrek-kenheimer?

    • @IVI4R1U5
      @IVI4R1U5 10 місяців тому +11

      Shrek giveth, and Shrek taketh away.

  • @ettaz
    @ettaz Рік тому +1541

    Coming from a painting background, I was not surprised at all when the video mentioned cadmium, and I completely expected the worst offender to be puss in boots. Cadmium yellow is a very pretty shade and nowadays it's made with different chemicals and pigments, but it used to be made with cadmium, and lots of it (see also lead white). Its one of things used to authenticate old paintings.

    • @JorenVaes
      @JorenVaes Рік тому +77

      Many artists still use cadmium and lead paints today. Heck, I have some that I bought less than a year ago that contains both.

    • @BryceLynch838
      @BryceLynch838 Рік тому +69

      People say Cad Yellow is what gave Bob Ross cancer. He used it in every single painting he did. Today his paints are non-toxic.

    • @sadjunk5861
      @sadjunk5861 11 місяців тому +7

      i was wondering what happends if the pain washes away after years of use? can cadmium still be found on the glass?

    • @ZacksRockingLifestyle
      @ZacksRockingLifestyle 11 місяців тому

      ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@BryceLynch838cancer is a mitochondrial, metabolic disease, primarily characterized by failures of apoptosis (pre-programmed cellular breakdown) and oxidative phosphorylation (cellular breathing).
      Bob Ross was, by all accounts, a very nice person. He should not be shamed for not knowing how cancer works, nor for not knowing what has been learned about cancer since his passing. Cancer comes from what we eat, and/or are fed in the womb, though.
      Cells need energy to function. Human cells are intended to be primarily fueled by ketones, which are produced from fats. Human cells are also able to metabolize carbohydrates in the form of glucose. Cells can only prioritize metabolizing one type of energy at a time. The ability to switch between ketone synthesis and glucose synthesis is known as “metabolic flexibility.” When a cell loses its flexibility, that’s step one for the formation of cancer.
      Cancer cells, unlike properly functioning human cells, ferment fuels in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment. Cancer cells are unable to ferment ketones as fuel, thus meaning it is imperative that ketone synthesis remains functional. However, cancer cells are able to ferment lactic acid, instead, which is the compound that builds up in our muscles as we use them (“feel the burn” …of lactic acid build-up). Cancer cells also ferment glucose. The fermentation of glucose and lactic acid by cancer cells is known as the Warburg Effect. Current studies show that glutamine, which is a protein, is also capable of being fermented by cancer cells, thus helping explain why cancer cells are so hard to nail down & terminate.
      Or, yk, “iT wAs ThE yElLoW pAiNt.”

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 11 місяців тому +15

      @@sadjunk5861it would obviously go with the paint. The cadmium is what makes it yellow, so if you take all the yellow paint off, where is the cadmium?
      But if the pain comes off, you'll get much more of the cadmium than just a surface rub.

  • @gyrozeppeli4862
    @gyrozeppeli4862 11 місяців тому +110

    I had every single one of these, and when my parents threw them away in front of me, I bawled

    • @chairmanm7686
      @chairmanm7686 2 місяці тому +4

      Core memory

    • @teddine7366
      @teddine7366 9 днів тому

      That kinda sucks. If I had them I would have saved but not used them. Imagine their value today?

  • @shokasemoney
    @shokasemoney 4 місяці тому +216

    I was in McDonald’s today, THEY ARE SELLING SHREK CUPS AGAIN!! Plastic this time but I think it’s funny that they brought these back

    • @tallula5164
      @tallula5164 3 місяці тому

      omg!!

    • @spazzinvader9083
      @spazzinvader9083 3 місяці тому

      That's wild

    • @orange6538
      @orange6538 2 місяці тому +1

      I have a few of them. They're good now I doubt they would make the same mistake again.

    • @OkamiRose
      @OkamiRose Місяць тому +4

      @orange6538 …They used lead and cadmium paint on their cups since the 1970s with articles even back them calling them out of it. That’s 30+ years hun. Of course they’ll do it again lmfao

    • @orange6538
      @orange6538 Місяць тому

      @@OkamiRose if you even thought about it for a second, they obviously wouldn't do it again lmao. Why risk the lawsuits when they can just make safe cups this time? (And the new cups are safe btw hun)

  • @Kyrikrliy
    @Kyrikrliy Рік тому +2305

    Thanks to that one mom who had an XRF scanner and was worried about some shrek-themed glass, who knows how long it would have taken to notice the danger otherwise

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +1

      After Jennifer discovered the Lead in the Shrek glasses she actually gave me her XRF instrument (one of my first instruments!) I wish they were more accessible. The ones we use cost about $35,000 new and the new model costs about $50,000 new. I have over 4,000 test results of items / consumer goods (including lots of cartoon character glasses) on my website (not behind a paywall) so families everywhere can look up their consumer goods (or ones similar) and evaluate whether or not they are safe for their children.

    • @bradsanders407
      @bradsanders407 Рік тому +101

      The danger is everything from McDonald's that is edible.

    • @silverXnoise
      @silverXnoise Рік тому +119

      @@bradsanders407This is a pretty crucial point that seems overlooked-their _edible_ products are addictive poison.

    • @zerocalvin
      @zerocalvin 11 місяців тому +35

      as an artist that deal with cadmium paint, i can tell you that the fear is overblown... there is no real danger unless you are allergic to cadmium which it'll only give you contact allergy... if that glass is like most painted glass, than the design is painted on the outside of the glass, which pose no danger of cadmium leeching into drink...

    • @GreenAppelPie
      @GreenAppelPie 11 місяців тому +3

      I want one of those now.

  • @floschy_1
    @floschy_1 Рік тому +2200

    God damit, how can one meme this hard while still delivering high quality and interesting content plus this regularay. Impressive

    • @C_rrptd
      @C_rrptd Рік тому +33

      "It's Ogre now"

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou Рік тому +16

      Life-changing TV specials like “Scared Shrekless” changed my life

    • @clementpoon120
      @clementpoon120 Рік тому +2

      i think there's going to be a massive increase in sales of XRF just because of this video

    • @Bryanbobber
      @Bryanbobber 11 місяців тому +3

      Shrek is an insufferable character.

    • @FLPhotoCatcher
      @FLPhotoCatcher 11 місяців тому +1

      I love Mickey Disease! Or is it SickDonald's?

  • @iamadrianlol
    @iamadrianlol Рік тому +896

    the real controversy is how CRIMINALLY underrated this channel is

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +24

      It really is so good. I was super thankful to be invited to interview and my kids got a kick of seeing me in a video like this on youtube! (especially that little opening sequence "A Mom With An XRF Gun" - my 15 year old [who has significant disabilities from Lead poisoning] really lit up when he saw that!]

    • @GiovanniKody100
      @GiovanniKody100 Рік тому +5

      overrated*

    • @olafp.3673
      @olafp.3673 Рік тому +17

      Its made by well known youtuber of gernany, they just started their english channel :)

    • @iamadrianlol
      @iamadrianlol Рік тому

      @@olafp.3673 ja klar, simpli kennt man doch ;) :p

    • @M2356U
      @M2356U Рік тому +8

      @@GiovanniKody100 🧢

  • @chromylon6244
    @chromylon6244 10 місяців тому +52

    I know so many middle aged adults who refuse to get rid of them and still use them today.

    • @titanisback1
      @titanisback1 3 місяці тому +9

      I guarantee if I go over and dig through my grandparents house I can find every single painted glass McDonalds has ever sold. Wouldn't be surprised if I drank out of a few when I was younger too.

  • @TheOnlyMissing
    @TheOnlyMissing 7 місяців тому +95

    6:05 "Naturally as any responsible parent..."

    • @ZeeAzman
      @ZeeAzman 4 місяці тому +5

      Best mom ever… this is Helen Parr as a mom 😅

  • @JUEKx
    @JUEKx Рік тому +308

    Insanely good mix of humor, quality and a thrilling story told

  • @pepper4169
    @pepper4169 Рік тому +279

    I used one of these glasses for years until my mom broke it, and while buying a new one I found out that they were toxic. Anyway, I have one sitting right next to me as I write this as decor.

    • @toidIllorTAmI
      @toidIllorTAmI 11 місяців тому +11

      Do you have those Burger King Batman glasses? My mom collected the whole set and I used to mess around with them.

    • @surlyGir
      @surlyGir 5 місяців тому +7

      I still have my shrek glass. I broke one and then bought the same one second hand. Oh well 🤷‍♀️

    • @Heather-lg4gq
      @Heather-lg4gq 5 місяців тому +17

      ​@@surlyGir I have 4 I still drink out of! I'm just finding out about this now 😂

    • @ACEfromVisa559
      @ACEfromVisa559 Місяць тому

      Symptoms include "permanent loss in IQ" so yeah that checks out.

    • @RayesCloset
      @RayesCloset 8 днів тому

      @@Heather-lg4gq let us know if you start feeling any side effects from drinking out of toxic glasses 😅

  • @party4lifedude
    @party4lifedude 11 місяців тому +389

    I'm surprised that Mcdonalds immediately recalled them and offered a refund, and they didn't just deny it and fight it or try to deflect blame or sue the mother for libel or say that what she did was "stealing corporate secrets" and try to charge her for corporate espionage or libel or something ridiculous. A corporation as big as McDoald's could easily afford the lawyers to get away with it.

    • @Aubreykun
      @Aubreykun 10 місяців тому +25

      Plenty of companies have done that to Tamara Rubin over the years but usually realize they can't win and either relent or quietly try to let it go to obscurity.

    • @Kass401
      @Kass401 10 місяців тому

      I bet if this had happened today that's exactly what would happen, after their smear campaign of the woman with the hot coffee went so successfully they'd be emboldened to do anything

    • @bend8353
      @bend8353 8 місяців тому

      This was before republicans made that acceptable.

    • @TahtahmesDiary
      @TahtahmesDiary 3 місяці тому +6

      Even now, without playgrounds, they are one of the top toy distributers in the world via Happy Meals. Kids and pretending to care about them is one of their biggest selling points and source of semi-redemption.

    • @F_the_G
      @F_the_G 3 місяці тому

      No chance. This was damage control. Can't blame this on anyone. Same if you're a truck driver for example. If your load isn't secured properly you can't blame the guy that loaded it. You're responsible for your load/product. Can't just sell stuff and be like "didn't know" or whatever. "I thought I was selling Oregano"

  • @MarshmallowAlien
    @MarshmallowAlien 10 місяців тому +28

    Thank you so much for this video! Because of it I found out that the McDonalds 2000s Mickey glasses my dad and grandma own also contain Cadmium. I sent them both the readings from Tamara Rubin's website along with an OSHA article about Cadmium. I really hope they listen to me and at least stop using them.

  • @Catsith78
    @Catsith78 7 місяців тому +19

    fern-tv is my new addiction. I absolutely love this channel. Thank you for your content!!!
    Also, describing Shrek 4 as Mortuus Equus Syndrome is brilliant! Mortuus equus is latin for dead horse. It's an expression used to describe something as useless or ineffective, although it has been previously valuable. Also, syndrome in medical terminology, is a disease or disorder caused by set of medical signs and symptoms, which are correlated with each other, while often remaining unknown. Mortuus equus syndrome meaning that for a set of reasons, shrek used to be great but now it just doesn't work anymore. Bravo to that rotten tomatoes user. Excellent choice of words!

  • @TheRealDoctorBonkus
    @TheRealDoctorBonkus Рік тому +392

    “Her husband died but her name is also Karen” brutally unhinged but amazing journalism and production value none the less

    • @NeilMalthus
      @NeilMalthus 11 місяців тому +15

      I had to have a little laugh when I heard that! :D

    • @catlover2223
      @catlover2223 4 місяці тому +3

      She uses her Karen Powers for good!

  • @orangy57
    @orangy57 11 місяців тому +175

    I learned about these cups in a chemistry class, my buddy was shocked since it turns out he had those exact glasses over a decade later. I didn't believe him at first but nope he was right I went over his place a few weeks later and he had 2 of those exact Shrek glasses in a cabinet with all of his other decorative cups and the Shrek cups had most of their paint worn off from time. Makes me wonder how much of it they ended up ingesting or if it was just from dishwashers and stuff

    • @TheSoftestGirlYouKnow
      @TheSoftestGirlYouKnow 3 місяці тому

      If the cadmium didn't kill me, the anxiety from realizing that would 💀

    • @wh0_am_152
      @wh0_am_152 Місяць тому

      If that's a concern tell him to stay away from printed ceramics in general, virtually all of them contain lead and other harmful elements

    • @epicaddictions17
      @epicaddictions17 Місяць тому +7

      @@wh0_am_152not true at all. I’m a ceramicist and we are now taught the extreme dangers of the materials we work with. If a functional piece is going to be used with food we have to use food safe glaze. This doesn’t stand true to everyone especially less experienced artists and historical vintage pieces as this knowledge was uncommon not that long ago. Most ceramics today are completely safe ❤ I’d be cautious with other countries ceramics as these issues are also not that known. Mexico pottery usually contains lead for various reasons and there are lead testers if you’re extra worried

  • @Aceshigh451
    @Aceshigh451 Рік тому +538

    Like any respectable parent she is in hand of an X-ray gun

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +44

      It's fun to be the "cool mom" with the x-ray gun. The kids get to do fun science projects for school too! 🤣

    • @Aceshigh451
      @Aceshigh451 Рік тому +9

      @@LeadSafeMama not like it’s extremely radioactive ☢️ or anyhting 😂🤣🤣

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +31

      @@Aceshigh451 I actually use a non-radioactive source tube-based instrument, which is why my instrument costs about $35,000 new (for the old model) and $50,000 new (fully loaded with all software options) for the current model. My mrem (hourly) is 0.078 at 10 cm - which is negligible and registers "non-detect" on dosimetry badges and rings! #ScienceIsFun :-)

    • @Aceshigh451
      @Aceshigh451 Рік тому +4

      @@LeadSafeMama nice 👍 👌

    • @bradsanders407
      @bradsanders407 Рік тому +7

      ​@@Aceshigh451I think something more along the lines of "Sorry for running my ignorant mouth" or a backhanded "I stand corrected" would have been a much better apology than "nice".

  • @shinimegami42
    @shinimegami42 10 місяців тому +19

    I remember wanting the puss in boots one, and stopping by mcdonalds on the way home from work one day. On the front door was a sign saying they were no longer for sale and could be returned for free fries or money or something. I was pretty disappointed. Cue the news later that night saying theyre toxic.
    Jokes on them i found one brand new for two bucks at a thrift store still in the box and it lives in a glass cabinet.
    I grew up drinking out of the garfield and peanuts glasses in the 80s and 90s, along with literally everyone i knew and several younger people I know now, and i still see them at thrift stores from time to time.

    • @PatSayliss
      @PatSayliss 2 місяці тому

      I use to drink out of the Garfield ones constantly.

  • @holy1407
    @holy1407 День тому +1

    Getting a McDonald’s ad in the middle of this video was peak hilarity for me

  • @Carlosmdna
    @Carlosmdna Рік тому +237

    all of a sudden im gonna put our family Shrek glass into the display case, through the years the paint has faded and I thought that was normal. We had no idea it was toxic

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +89

      yea - the paint "fading" means the cadmium was washing off into your kitchen environment or wearing off onto your hands as you held the glass.

    • @AgentOffice
      @AgentOffice 11 місяців тому +25

      Absorbed not faded

    • @nesman1927
      @nesman1927 11 місяців тому +31

      One of my moms friends gave her a set of these a few years back, I had vaguely known about poisonous McDonald’s cups from something I had seen years ago but thought it was about lead paint chipping and being eaten so we would just joke about it. Never even considered it leaching into the dishwasher and covering the other dishes, def smashing those things lel

    • @floriduhgeorgia
      @floriduhgeorgia 10 місяців тому +4

      How ya feelin

    • @monus782
      @monus782 10 місяців тому +6

      When the recall happened my mom refused to get rid of the glasses for some reason (I checked and we do indeed have the orange one), however we never use them so the paint is still there and I really hope they haven’t contaminated the surrounding glassware after all these years

  • @Gizzmo112
    @Gizzmo112 Рік тому +366

    Did you know there is almost always Cadmium in chocolate? I worked for a cacao importer in the Amsterdam harbour. There is a maximum amount, but im sure there is almost always cadmium in your chocolatebar maybe some lead also.

    • @fern-tv
      @fern-tv  Рік тому +102

      thats so interesting!

    • @Steamrick
      @Steamrick Рік тому +32

      What kind of concentration of Cadmium is normal for chocolate?

    • @Gizzmo112
      @Gizzmo112 Рік тому

      around 8 microgram of cadmium per 80g of pure chocolate. Also there is often lead found. And the problem will only get worse. We imported a lot of cacoa from Congo and the levels are higher every year. This is because a tree is like a pump, sucking nutrients out of the ground. Farmers have to remove the leafs falling down to make sure there is less reabsorbed. farmers in Congo fail to do this, also in other countries though.
      Remember: Cadmium and lead are NEVER save to ingest
      @@Steamrick

    • @Steamrick
      @Steamrick Рік тому +73

      @@Gizzmo112 As a chocolate addict, that's scary...

    • @Gizzmo112
      @Gizzmo112 Рік тому +46

      I wouldnt worry about it too much. Only for pregnant women and small children it is probably not a good idea to eat dark chocolate. Who wants to reach 100 years without chocolate :)? @@Steamrick

  • @ash_j_williams
    @ash_j_williams 10 місяців тому +16

    My mother collected all of these and still has them in her collection cabinet

    • @KaliDwu
      @KaliDwu 10 місяців тому +1

      Same lol

  • @AprilToy-z2l
    @AprilToy-z2l 11 місяців тому +6

    It only took McDonald’s for the Shrek cups to truly learn their lesson about painted glass cups.

  • @godi3263
    @godi3263 Рік тому +131

    Thank you so much for this video,
    Here in France we have mustard pots with often Pokemon,Marvel,Disney painting on them.
    Lots of people (including me) uses these pots as glasses to "recycle" them after the video i did some research about it to see if they would be toxic or not,
    It turns out that they are.
    They also contain lead and cadmium which can fall into small particles after cycles in the dishwasher..
    I had never heard of it before, no warning on the products or elsewhere.
    Great video like always!

    • @mkesenheimer
      @mkesenheimer Рік тому +10

      Can you point me to the articles or evidences? We too have these glasses at home, and I wonder, if I have to get rid of these now.

    • @yodukenukem
      @yodukenukem Рік тому +3

      Wait you are from France and speak English?
      I am officially curious if we’ve found a one in a million

    • @kyralindsey5885
      @kyralindsey5885 Рік тому +22

      ​@@yodukenukempeople can be bilingual

    • @71lizgoeshardt
      @71lizgoeshardt Рік тому +1

      I am also in France and would be interested in your sources ! We have a cabinet full of these glasses...

    • @sanpellegrinolimonata
      @sanpellegrinolimonata Рік тому +2

      Oh no, are the small nutella pots (e.g. the small christmas ones) also bad?!????

  • @SoyLuciano
    @SoyLuciano Рік тому +431

    This also ocurred with Garfield-themed mugs from the same restaurant franchise, albeit with the deadly chemicals only being discovered after 40-ish years.

    • @mandararomness3932
      @mandararomness3932 Рік тому +21

      Yeah, I still have one thar my mom bought from a thrift store in the 90s to use as a paint water holder lmao

    • @soogymoogi
      @soogymoogi 11 місяців тому +35

      I drank out of those constantly. Might be why I'm so fucked up, though it's probably the autism

    • @samuelseidel6148
      @samuelseidel6148 11 місяців тому +3

      @@soogymoogi yo

    • @darthmaltodextrin1899
      @darthmaltodextrin1899 11 місяців тому +12

      This is actually the reason I read the comments. I was curious if my garfield mugs had bad paint too.

    • @maxjones2546
      @maxjones2546 11 місяців тому

      the real kicker is that they found the SAME FUCKING CHEMICALS

  • @ouwyukha
    @ouwyukha Рік тому +264

    Now i'm questioning every souvenir glasses in my house. No way my country has stricter regulation than US to prevent this to happening

    • @bradsanders407
      @bradsanders407 Рік тому +48

      The us really doesn't have that strict of regulations. Only in very specific areas does the us give a damn. Drugs that you can snort or eat is a big time hell no. But if you can drink them the us doesnt care so much. Sure someone at some point might have wrote on a piece of paper that you can't do this or that but so long as your product isn't killing people upon contact no one is going around enforcing the "no cadmium in kids drinking glasses" regulation.

    • @estherstreet4582
      @estherstreet4582 Рік тому +23

      Cadmium is a big risk, but so is lead. Lead didn't stop being used in ceramics until very recently, if you have any old mugs from before like, the 90s, it's worth retiring them.

    • @Aubreykun
      @Aubreykun 10 місяців тому +1

      A lot of painted glass has cadmium and lead in the paint, including ones STILL being produced. It's not regulated. The woman mentioned in the video description - Tamara Ruben - has tested so many items.

    • @Tyomak-ov
      @Tyomak-ov 6 місяців тому

      Your country might have more regulations compare to US. Many foods US has is illegal in other countries because they are toxic

    • @jordy9606
      @jordy9606 6 місяців тому

      LOL, the US regulations are horrible

  • @TheZombifiedGuy
    @TheZombifiedGuy 6 місяців тому +7

    The whole sequence with the x-ray gun brought me so much joy. Indeed, Jennifer is no ordinary parent.

  • @harlech2
    @harlech2 11 місяців тому +12

    "Her name is also Karen"
    I had to struggle to keep my water off my keyboard and monitor.....

  • @iluminattipa
    @iluminattipa Рік тому +92

    Fun fact, when the development on prince of egypt, underperfoming animators were moved to shrek's team as they thought the prince of egypt would earn more. The workers called this move "getting shreked"
    I find it so funny to think that these kids were shreked

  • @Silver0Crow
    @Silver0Crow 11 місяців тому +57

    Love the quip about Happy Meal being first loot box for kids, u got my chuckle!
    FYI: Kinder Surprises were the first loot boxes, tho, Ferrero introduced them in 1974, whereas McDonald started Happy Meal in 1979

    • @VertisSidus
      @VertisSidus 2 місяці тому

      i'd hesitate to call anyone the first. wikipedia says cracker jack started doing theirs in 1912

  • @StanislavUtikeev
    @StanislavUtikeev Рік тому +49

    God I wish it was Farquaad, so they'd call them "Farquaadmium Glasses".

  • @dj-chemicalz811
    @dj-chemicalz811 3 місяці тому +7

    Oh hey I remember these little things. My mom went out of her way to collect every single one and refused to turn them in when the recall was ordered

  • @Enzo187
    @Enzo187 11 місяців тому +27

    when these came out my mom got all 4 and we used them for dinner until the recall, my mom didnt want to throw them away so she put them in boxes with the other like 40 character glasses she has but doesnt use because shed be heartbroken if they broke. essentially a cartoon china collection.

  • @isohora
    @isohora Рік тому +1153

    It's so surreal having a top tier visual and audio quality of delivering educational information interweaved with an unstoppable onslaught of earnest memes, that doesnt feel overly forced.

    • @hypez1819
      @hypez1819 Рік тому +4

      Bro wtf

    • @SyntaxErr19287
      @SyntaxErr19287 Рік тому +20

      @@Joe-sg9llthese type of comments feel so AI generated

    • @dxrk81
      @dxrk81 11 місяців тому +7

      your comment feels overly forced

    • @erlendvageskar3356
      @erlendvageskar3356 8 місяців тому +1

      Which is why I love fern. I recently discovered them and subbed.

    • @tomekk.1889
      @tomekk.1889 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@dxrk81The fact that this even got 5 likes is so sad

  • @SouthPeter98
    @SouthPeter98 Рік тому +64

    Crazy that since that Mcdonnalds email and now this channel grew by 100k. This super high quality format you came up with for this and Hoog is crazy good, the 'youtube essay' market will be short work

    • @Jaangraphyt
      @Jaangraphyt Рік тому +4

      its the second channel of 2 UA-camrs. No surprise.

    • @MrLegendra
      @MrLegendra Рік тому

      @@Jaangraphytwhat UA-camrs?

    • @Canleaf08
      @Canleaf08 Рік тому +12

      @@MrLegendra Simplicissimus or Bored2Guys from Germany.... fern is their 2nd English channel.

    • @zekiz774
      @zekiz774 Рік тому +10

      ​@@Canleaf08and Hoog

    • @ab7319
      @ab7319 Рік тому +6

      ​@@MrLegendrasimplicissimus and hoog. Hoog makes Videos in english and simplicissimus in german

  • @Airbourne92
    @Airbourne92 Рік тому +652

    Isn't McDonald's poisoning their customers regardless of Shrek glasses?

    • @akteno2796
      @akteno2796 Рік тому +49

      Its a Trick question, the awnser is yes regardless of the topic discussed in the video, this question was intentionally like that.

    • @DaRadicalCavy
      @DaRadicalCavy Рік тому

      Given meat is a proven carcinogen and a bad one at that absolutely the are. Nevermind anything in drinks or other products.

    • @livinginsidegemses
      @livinginsidegemses Рік тому +11

      @@commygames bro probably has 8 chins and is 400lb from eating a million big macs per day

    • @Lau2856.
      @Lau2856. Рік тому +1

      ​@@commygamesthis is bull§hit.

    • @turok4714
      @turok4714 Рік тому +15

      @@livinginsidegemses, @Lau2856. It depends on where you live, in Europe (especially in the EU) McD has to comply with all strict health laws.
      and the ingredients are regularly controlled by the Ministry of Health. In addition, genetically modified foods are completely banned.
      But even in Europe it is generally considered unhealthy fatty food and therefore you rarely indulge in it unless you want to gain weight quickly.

  • @UnluckySadBoi
    @UnluckySadBoi Рік тому +262

    Bruh. I drank out of this as a kid all the time. it was my favorite cup. In fact, I still have it in my childhood home's cupboard.

    • @theoneandonlysnoopcat
      @theoneandonlysnoopcat Рік тому +54

      I actually still have the same garfield cup they showed in the video. It was my favorite as a kid. Fuck

    • @KomradeCPU
      @KomradeCPU Рік тому

      got some cadmium in the brain brah, that's rad @@LeticiaFerreira-zg9gt

    • @DogDogGodFog
      @DogDogGodFog Рік тому +22

      Did you do an IQ test? (To see whether it damaged you)

    • @bradsanders407
      @bradsanders407 Рік тому

      ​@@DogDogGodFoghe started his comment with a letter grouping in this order, b r u h. What do you think his iq is going to be? Clearly sub 100.

    • @BrianRRenfro
      @BrianRRenfro 11 місяців тому +59

      @@DogDogGodFog He started his comment with "Bruh." I think we have our answer.

  • @Trikovioz
    @Trikovioz 25 днів тому +1

    I had one of these growing up. We all heard about the recall but my mom was just like "don't lick the design then, keep your mouth on the rim of the cup and you'll be fine."
    We kept those cups for years and 10+ years later I'm still alive so.

  • @salsifi836
    @salsifi836 10 місяців тому +2

    Average people : Shrek on glasses
    Intellectuals : Shrek in a jar

  • @danielsantorski5270
    @danielsantorski5270 Рік тому +73

    4:14 - wait, you couldn't choose the Happy Meal toys in the US? What the heck where the displays with numbered toys in them for? When I was a kid, my parents always asked which one I wanted when they bought me a Happy Meal, and at worst they were out, so I had to pick another one.

    • @asdfgidji879
      @asdfgidji879 Рік тому +25

      its not like a rule that you can pick your toy but most employees will give the one asked for, as a kid id exchange them like if i got one i already had i just wouldnt ipen it and id ask for a different one. No one seemed to mind but i was like 8 so i mightve just not noticed how annoying i was

    • @bradsanders407
      @bradsanders407 Рік тому +2

      File this under making a big deal out of nothing at all. About like this whole video.

    • @Alyhias
      @Alyhias 6 місяців тому +3

      You can ask for a certain one, but at the time many kids just didn’t asked and hope they got what they wanted. Still relevant now

    • @ASMRGRATITUDE
      @ASMRGRATITUDE 5 місяців тому +2

      Back in the 1980s, my McDonald's never let us pick. Easy to get stuck with duplicates. If you didn't have siblings it was pretty hard to trade so you would end up with many duplicates.

    • @BlackcapCoder
      @BlackcapCoder 5 місяців тому

      This was a thing in Norway too. They also had a little staircase up to the counter, a ball pit and a balloon tree. Those are all gone now and has been replaced by touch screen displays you can order from so you don't have to interact with humans

  • @LeadSafeMama
    @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +51

    Thank you so much for this! I will share some links here to several Lead Safe Mama articles with more specifics on several of the glasses in question.

  • @GreenAppelPie
    @GreenAppelPie 11 місяців тому +36

    I remember my parents refusing to purchase themed glasses at McDonald’s because of the lead scare, and admittedly because they were frugal to a fault. We did however always have those printed jelly jars that because juice glasses.

  • @sjayne27
    @sjayne27 10 місяців тому +7

    I only found out about these glasses being toxic about a month ago. I had been using them EVERY DAY for the past six years! Hopefully it did not damage me. 🤞

  • @samuraivader3814
    @samuraivader3814 10 місяців тому +7

    All I remember from this is the recall sticker on the McDonald's drive thru window that was there until it got remodeled

  • @daleshirley8083
    @daleshirley8083 Рік тому +98

    We have and use the entire set! It's my wife's favorite, so glad I'm subscribed to your channel and seen this video! Getting rid of these IMMIDIETELY! Bought the whole set at a yard sale about 5 years ago!

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +21

      Good choice! I still haven't gotten my hands on an original set to test to report the exact levels on each glass. I was surprised that the video said only the cat was positive for Cadmium - but I think that must have been that only the cat was positive for cadmium when a dust wipe sample was taken. The Mickey Mouse ones I tested from Y2k are also positive for high levels of Cadmium - higher than the shrek ones.

    • @el4689
      @el4689 Рік тому +24

      maybe just put them on display instead. i’ve got some similar old painted cups, and although knowing this i will never use them again, they are still very precious to me. your wife might appreciate not tossing them out

    • @bene9354
      @bene9354 Рік тому

      RIP

    • @Limelaz23
      @Limelaz23 Рік тому +14

      you may want to hold onto them! Since many got recalled, they are pretty rare to get and might be worth alot in a few years! Just don't use them please ^^"

    • @ztac_dex
      @ztac_dex Рік тому +6

      put it on display and dont used it instead

  • @lego_minifig
    @lego_minifig Рік тому +79

    I remember my grandma collected these. She flat out refused to get rid of them when the recall happened but she did retire them from the cabinet in favor of McDonalds limited release Coke glasses.

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому

      Hi - I had commented on this earlier but I don't think they allow links in comments.I have test results for the coke glasses on my website - so you can show them to her (and hopefully convince her to stop using them). Just put the words "Coca-Cola Glass" in the search bar at the top of any page of my website and the article should pop right up.

    • @Zanoab
      @Zanoab Рік тому +4

      My mom did the same. After getting the full set, she tried to get more as extras and got upset when they refused to sell any. There wasn’t much concern about exposure because they only allowed adults to use glassware.

    • @GoodOlTazzy
      @GoodOlTazzy 5 місяців тому

      I've been collecting limited release coca cola glasses from Mc Donald's for a few years now.

    • @lego_minifig
      @lego_minifig 5 місяців тому

      @@GoodOlTazzy they are nice glasses

  • @kniivves
    @kniivves Рік тому +78

    "Her first name.. was also Karen" This had me ROLLING

  • @LoWsDominios
    @LoWsDominios 10 місяців тому +5

    Goddamn that intro was intense for a fucking glass. *grabs popcorn*

  • @LuxAudio389
    @LuxAudio389 3 місяці тому +6

    "Not selling saturated fats to kids is not an Option!" Lol I would love to buy a shirt with the McDonald's logo or Happy meal inage with that quote. 🤣

    • @LycanFerret
      @LycanFerret Місяць тому

      It's also out dated. Saturated fat and cholesterol are essential building blocks of your cells. The brain is 30% cholesterol, your skin uses cholesterol to make vitamin D, insulin, testosterone, and estrogen are made up of mostly cholesterol, saturated fat is the most stable and least oxidizing edible fat.
      The vilification of cholesterol and saturated fat is the worst crime ever committed on the human race.

  • @cup0cakeyz
    @cup0cakeyz Рік тому +97

    The shrek glass is connected to jonestown?? Did not expect that 😭

    • @bhatkat
      @bhatkat 11 місяців тому +5

      Very weak link, not impressed they mention it.

    • @longiusaescius2537
      @longiusaescius2537 11 місяців тому +2

      Huh not surprised

  • @Volkowitsch
    @Volkowitsch Рік тому +22

    "Her first name is also Karen" ~ this made my evening a better one. Thanks!

  • @andremaines
    @andremaines Рік тому +34

    The amount of Shrek puns you managed to fit into the script as well as comparing that lady to a political version of 50 cent. Great writing guys! 😂

  • @roflewafe47
    @roflewafe47 3 місяці тому +2

    I still have one of these. We used it all the way to 2020 without knowing. The entire thing blew right past us

  • @Tenticklez
    @Tenticklez 5 місяців тому +1

    My family had a few of these in a cabinet until 2018. We knew they were toxic and did not use them.
    Scary part? The older they got the more faded the paint became and when we finally got rid of them.... the paint flaked off.

  • @ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman
    @ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman Рік тому +15

    I always suspected that the reason people remember shrek so fondly might be led poisoning. Now shrek 2 on the other hand, that is where it is at

  • @patricks.3822
    @patricks.3822 Рік тому +18

    Did you know there is almost always Cadmium in food?
    Sometimes more sometimes less (also depending from where):
    Chocolate: ~150 μg/kg
    Grain (wheat): ~35 μg/kg
    vegetables: ~5-30 μg/kg
    WHO: Tolerable weekly intake for cadmium at 7 μg/kg body weight/week (EFSA: 2.5)
    Example: 100kg body weight -> ~ 6x 100g-bars of chocolate per day are ok according to WHO

  • @marshallmade
    @marshallmade Рік тому +11

    The subtle jokes in your videos r killing me u do it for shrek💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

  • @Launionracing
    @Launionracing Місяць тому +2

    Me watching this video as I’m drinking milk in my Shrek glass..

  • @1009JesusFreak
    @1009JesusFreak Місяць тому +3

    7:16 casually mentions Jonestown without even using the name of the tragedy

  • @RexyRonin
    @RexyRonin Рік тому +10

    Love the presentation script! Great attention to detail too! Didn't think the rabbithole ran that deep!

  • @stebansan
    @stebansan Рік тому +37

    SHREK IS LOVE SHREK IS LIFE

    • @lemonleader8504
      @lemonleader8504 Рік тому +5

      Shrek is Cadmium

    • @stebansan
      @stebansan Рік тому +1

      @@lemonleader8504 no, puss in boots is cadmium. SHREK though, shrek is love, shrek is life

  • @brileevoices
    @brileevoices 11 місяців тому +18

    Back in 2007 we had the painted McDonalds glasses from Shrek the Third. Not the same ones that were recalled but I can imagine it had the same stuff in it because it was basically the same exact cups just with different designs. I drank out of that thing for years. It was the only glass I drank out of (besides the McD's Flintstone mug once in a while but I assume those were ok because they weren't painted?). I remember the designs getting kinda scratched up over the years too and I still drank out of it. It was my favorite glass. Crazy to think about now. I never even knew the other glasses were recalled until recently!

    • @Mar-pe9kx
      @Mar-pe9kx 3 місяці тому +1

      We also had the Shrek the third glasses! I remember when the story broke about the shrek 4 glasses and my mom made us throw them away out of caution. I kinda wish we kept them just for decoration because they were pretty cool. I was obsessed with drinking out of them too.

    • @annasewalson4537
      @annasewalson4537 Місяць тому

      @@Mar-pe9kxwe had some at my house growing up, and my mom threw them out too 😢

  • @DrawciaGleam02
    @DrawciaGleam02 4 місяці тому +1

    I remember these glasses! I remember an AD where the characters were being moved around as people used the glasses. One character is literally CRYING for it to stop.

  • @oshykopope8100
    @oshykopope8100 8 місяців тому +5

    Glad I came across this channel. Great content. Almost a million subs earned. Within this video you mentioned discovering an investigation about a “mom with a ray gun” (reference 0:31 ). I searched your videos and couldn’t come across anything. I tried searching for this investigation on youtube but to no avail, nothing. It would be greatly appreciated if you provided me with the link to the youtube video (if that’s where you found it) on this topic. If not found on youtube, then where? Thank you in advance.

    • @boposrioun8395
      @boposrioun8395 3 місяці тому +3

      The mom with the ray gun is in this video at 5:32

  • @Fettsaeure
    @Fettsaeure Рік тому +9

    4:26 shrek should never be taken out of his swamp 😂

  • @oskar7962
    @oskar7962 Рік тому +16

    0:39 I almost choked on my food because that was very unexpected.

  • @arsinclair
    @arsinclair Рік тому +16

    1 minute into the video and things finally started making sense. They are not talking about spectacles, but about drinking glasses. I guess I need to take a day off. 🚬🙄

  • @Ostralucia
    @Ostralucia 7 місяців тому +2

    this is such a high quality documentary but it’s so funny as well omg

  • @GreyKid2015
    @GreyKid2015 Місяць тому +1

    This sounds like one of those bizarre clickbait articles. "Woman shoots glass cup, calls police when she sees what's inside"

  • @bluecoke6828
    @bluecoke6828 Рік тому +23

    Sounds crazy to me that there stil is no good legislation for those types of glasses

  • @1daboi100
    @1daboi100 Рік тому +28

    I truly love your content! Could you please do more of crime related videos like the one of that dark web king? Either way thanks for these videos man!

  • @ninjacats200
    @ninjacats200 4 місяці тому +5

    Mcdonalds has new glasses coming out here soon. I'll have to keep an eye out for someone testing them. I'm curious if they changed their ways or if they are just gonna do it again expecting that people have forgotten.

  • @xaharxeruji3441
    @xaharxeruji3441 17 днів тому +1

    "You know, average parenting device..." LOL

  • @secondnature87
    @secondnature87 11 місяців тому +18

    Wasn't expecting Jonestown to be involved in this video

    • @punchdrunkassassin
      @punchdrunkassassin 3 місяці тому

      I can't believe how far I had to scroll to find mention of Jonestown!

    • @Am3r1Kan0
      @Am3r1Kan0 2 місяці тому +3

      That specific detail surprised me as well.

  • @thomasschmidt8544
    @thomasschmidt8544 Рік тому +19

    My kids like their modern drinking glasses with soft-colored painting on them but they adore my 30 years old glasses with sparkling (although fainting) disney figures painted onto them. I fear the latter ones or even all of them have to miraculously disappear overnight.

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому +1

      The main thing to realize is that it just takes a microscopic amount of Lead or Cadmium to poison a human. I have full test results for lots of these glassware items on my website if you need additional supporting evidence to convince you to stop using them. Lead exposure in kids causes permanent brain damage (which my kiddo has from being lead poisoned and is why I do what I do), learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, headaches, GI issues and more. Lead exposure in adults causes an increased risk of heart disease, early onset dementia, fertility (and "performance") issues - and lots of other impacts that are being more widely studied and reported on. I personally recommend people throw them in the trash so they break so no one might use them in the future.

    • @JesusLoverV
      @JesusLoverV 11 місяців тому

      I’m seeing a comment under yours but it’s not showing it when I click it

    • @thomasschmidt8544
      @thomasschmidt8544 11 місяців тому

      @@JesusLoverV same here. It often happens.

  • @evan
    @evan Рік тому +22

    The puns in this one 😂

  • @Borbo3560
    @Borbo3560 10 місяців тому +3

    why does my family still have these toxic glasses bro😭😭

  • @locomotive9400
    @locomotive9400 7 місяців тому +4

    imagine the shrek glass being the what takes you out lmao

  • @trueberryless
    @trueberryless Рік тому +8

    Great sponsorship transition ❤

  • @yomomma6633
    @yomomma6633 11 місяців тому +5

    It’s honestly funny, my aunt actually still has those glasses in her cabinet to be used by anyone who walks in

  • @Fosi94
    @Fosi94 Рік тому +8

    4:42 Atlantis is extremely underrated and I don't know why.

  • @basedokadaizo
    @basedokadaizo 3 місяці тому +1

    my mom still has a couple of these glasses, they're still in my childhood home. they're right next to a vial of MercuroChrome from the 70s-80s in what my family lovingly dubs "the poison display", since it's all displayed on a shelf in a legal bookcase.

  • @HiPtfntco
    @HiPtfntco 8 місяців тому +1

    Not me having the whole shrek collection in my garage...💀

  • @TracksWithDax
    @TracksWithDax Рік тому +18

    I would love to hear from the manufacturers of these products

  • @culturebreath369
    @culturebreath369 Рік тому +18

    The toxic p*ssy line got me. 😂

  • @samueleriksson2668
    @samueleriksson2668 Рік тому +45

    Wow, the timing is almost scary! I just recently finished a meal drinking from a glass with the McDonalds mascot Grimace and a metallic cup with the Berlin mascot Ampelmännchen. (Ironically, I'm an adult). I don't know if the risks apply to metallic cups as well, but my McDonalds glass sure looks eerily similar to the Shrek ones.
    All of a sudden, I feel like reconsidering the way I consume water for some strange unexplainable reason. Thanks for the heads-up I guess 😅

    • @LeadSafeMama
      @LeadSafeMama Рік тому

      hi - I had commented earlier but I think they may not allow links in their comments. I have full test results for the Grimace glasses on my website - just put "Grimace" in the search bar at the top of any page of the site. Definitely not safe!

  • @NoDeathforDinner
    @NoDeathforDinner 2 місяці тому

    My parents still have and use these. They also know about the recall, and have since it happened, but my dad is wholly convinced that its not actually that toxic and the media is lying. I'm going to show him this and hope he changes his mind.

  • @HardlyBardly
    @HardlyBardly 23 дні тому

    I know someone that has one of these...I don't think I've ever seen them use it since they have other glasses and most of the paint has worn off, but thank you for making this video. I let her know.

  • @RealDymondZ
    @RealDymondZ Рік тому +8

    I like the german CC, which is translating Shrek glasses into Shrek-Brillen :D the glasses you have on your nose

  • @-kittn-
    @-kittn- Рік тому +7

    Certified Fern gang classic

  • @MadMarco
    @MadMarco Рік тому +9

    8:30 Why you gotta make the mannequins so thick 😫😫

  • @thepwrtank18
    @thepwrtank18 10 місяців тому +1

    Garfield has lead, Shrek has cadmium

  • @GoyslopGladiator
    @GoyslopGladiator 11 місяців тому +6

    Did my childhood shrek cup give me autism??????????????????????????????????????????????

  • @Sokol_
    @Sokol_ Рік тому +5

    Great work guys!