Local Woman Saves Us All!

A local woman using an XRF gun discovered that McDonald's Shrek Glasses contained too much cadmium and sent an anonymous sample to Representative Jackie Speier. Congresswoman Speier then sent the glass to the CPSC for further testing. After testing, the CPSA contacted McDonald's about their concerns and a recall was issued for all 12 Million glasses. This anonymous woman should be commended. Who knows how much damage could have been done to the children of the world had this recall not been undertaken?

Of course, the fact that the glass's cadmium levels fell underneath the current Federal Guideline levels should not let us pause in thanking this woman from saving us all from certain death. Also, the fact that these glasses are not exclusively sold to children, should also not deter us from thanking this woman from saving an entire generation of children from gruesome death. We shouldn't even consider the fact that McDonald's recalled what was legally an entirely safe product made in the United States and that this recall will cost someone $24 million. Money is no object when certain death looms just around the corner.

No, no, let us Thank God that we live in a country where a woman with nothing better to do can go around buying perfectly safe products and testing them willy-nilly for potentially dangerous amounts of chemicals so that these products can then be recalled even though they are perfectly safe at the cost of several million dollars to American manufacturers. Where would this country be without such safety provisions in place? I mean, besides still having manufacturing jobs and low insurance rates, that is.

No, no, we live in a great society that understands that the cost of our potential safety is way more important than a few hundred jobs. I know I sleep better at night knowing that such people are out there to keep us safe - even if it might mean losing my job because some random person decides my product isn't safe, regardless of what the courts might say. The court of public opinion, after all, is the only real court we need.

So let us commend this anonymous woman and perhaps give her a parade and a meddle. She has truly saved us all from certain destruction!