11-07-2007, 07:23 PM
Now this is just plain scary 
Quote:
THE Australian toy of the year, Bindeez, has been withdrawn after a warning that the date-rape drug GHB may have been "deliberately" put into the product.
IIA nationwide recall is expected following the banning of the product in NSW and WA yesterday.
Two children - 10 and two - were admitted to The Children's Hospital, Westmead this month and another was treated in Queensland after swallowing the Bindeez beads.
Tests have revealed the tiny beads contain the chemical 1,4-Butanediol, which when ingested turns into liquid fantasy, also known as GHB.
An investigation has been launched into how the dangerous chemical, an adhesive, ended up in the toy but some experts believe it was deliberately swapped for one of the listed ingredients.
Bindeez are made in Hong Kong and imported through Melbourne company Moose Enterprises.
IIA nationwide recall is expected following the banning of the product in NSW and WA yesterday.
Two children - 10 and two - were admitted to The Children's Hospital, Westmead this month and another was treated in Queensland after swallowing the Bindeez beads.
Tests have revealed the tiny beads contain the chemical 1,4-Butanediol, which when ingested turns into liquid fantasy, also known as GHB.
An investigation has been launched into how the dangerous chemical, an adhesive, ended up in the toy but some experts believe it was deliberately swapped for one of the listed ingredients.
Bindeez are made in Hong Kong and imported through Melbourne company Moose Enterprises.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,227...21,00.html
This is just the type of crafty thing I would be likely to buy my grandkids. (although if it had been voted toy of the year, it probably would have been out of my budget.
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So any parents reading that may have purchased Bindeez products, please get rid of them in a safe way.