Toy beads have been pulled off shelves in North America and Australia after scientists discovered that the Chinese-made toys contain a chemical coating that when ingested metabolizes into the date rape drug gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB). Five children in the U.S. and Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the beads. The beads are sold as Aqua Dots in the U.S. and Bindeez Beads in Australia. You can read the product recall from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's website and from Product Recalls Australia's website.
Want more information on what prompted this recall? Read "Toy Containing Date-Rape Drug Pulled" from the Washington Post, "Report: AquaDots Recalled for Containing Date Rape Drug" from FOX News, and "Drug beads off our shelves" from Australia's Herald Sun.
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