Hey mom, this Chinese date rape toy is tasty!
Toy with ‘date rape’ drug pulled
NEW YORK (CNN) – U.S. safety officials have voluntarily recalled about 4.2 million Chinese-made Aqua Dots toys contaminated with a powerful “date rape” drug that has caused some children to vomit and lose consciousness upon ingesting the contents.
Bindeez, which were named Australia’s toy of the year, contain a chemical that converts into a “date rape” drug.
Scientists have found the highly popular holiday toy contains a chemical that, once metabolized, converts into the toxic “date rape” drug GHB (gamma-hydroxy butyrate), U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) spokesman Scott Wolfson told CNN.
“Children who swallow the beads can become comatose, develop respiratory depression or have seizures,” a CPSC statement warned. </em>
Hey, but they were cheap at Walmart, right?
