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===Product recalls=== In May 2006, a sale of the seats from [[Arsenal F.C.]]'s old stadium, [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] in London, England was cancelled when the seats were discovered to contain trace amounts of cadmium.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Toxic fears hit Highbury auction| work = BBC Sport| access-date =29 November 2010| date = 10 May 2006| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4757797.stm}}</ref> Reports of high levels of cadmium use in children's jewelry in 2010 led to a US [[Consumer Product Safety Commission]] investigation.<ref>{{Cite news| title = U.S. to Develop Safety Standards for Toxic Metals| work = Business Week| access-date =12 January 2010| date = 12 January 2010| url = http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-12/u-s-to-develop-safety-standards-for-toxic-metals-update1-.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100123234520/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-12/u-s-to-develop-safety-standards-for-toxic-metals-update1-.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 23 January 2010}}</ref> The U.S. CPSC issued specific recall notices for cadmium content in jewelry sold by [[Claire's]]<ref>{{Cite news| title = Claire's Recalls Children's Metal Charm Bracelets Due to High Levels of Cadmium| work = U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission| access-date = 5 June 2010| date = 10 May 2010| url = http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml10/10227.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100531181434/http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10227.html| archive-date = 31 May 2010}}</ref> and [[Wal-Mart]]<ref>{{Cite news| title = FAF Inc. Recalls Children's Necklaces Sold Exclusively at Walmart Stores Due to High Levels of Cadmium| work = U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission| access-date = 5 June 2010| date = 29 January 2010| url = http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml10/10127.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100527202913/http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10127.html| archive-date = 27 May 2010}}</ref> stores. In June 2010, [[McDonald's]] voluntarily recalled more than 12 million promotional ''[[Shrek Forever After|Shrek Forever After 3D]]'' Collectible Drinking Glasses because of the cadmium levels in paint pigments on the glassware.<ref>{{Cite news| title = McDonald's Recalls 12 Million 'Shrek' Glasses| work = The New York Times| access-date =5 June 2010| date = 4 June 2010| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/business/05recall.html| first=William| last=Neuman}}</ref> The glasses were manufactured by [[Arc International (tableware)|Arc International]], of [[Millville, New Jersey]], USA.<ref>{{Cite news| title = McDonald's Recalls Movie Themed Drinking Glasses Due to Potential Cadmium Risk| work = U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission| access-date = 5 June 2010| date = 4 June 2010| url = http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml10/10257.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100607024105/http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10257.html| archive-date = 7 June 2010}}</ref>
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