morten
Well-known member
Just saw this one on TV:
"A popular children's toy is being pulled from Canadian store shelves over worries that a similar toy sold in Australia contains a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape'' drug when swallowed. The toy sold in Canada is called Aqua Dots and is similar to a product sold in Australia called Bindeez. The toys contain beads that are arranged into designs and fuse together when sprayed with water.
Tests have revealed that the beads contain a chemical that the body metabolizes into the "date rape'' drug GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate). The compound can induce unconsciousness, seizures, drowsiness, coma and death."
some links
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/australia.toys/index.html?iref=newssearch
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071107.wchinatoy1107/BNStory/International/home
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...1107/date_rapetoy_071107/20071107?hub=SciTech
mor10
*not impressed*
"A popular children's toy is being pulled from Canadian store shelves over worries that a similar toy sold in Australia contains a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape'' drug when swallowed. The toy sold in Canada is called Aqua Dots and is similar to a product sold in Australia called Bindeez. The toys contain beads that are arranged into designs and fuse together when sprayed with water.
Tests have revealed that the beads contain a chemical that the body metabolizes into the "date rape'' drug GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate). The compound can induce unconsciousness, seizures, drowsiness, coma and death."
some links
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/australia.toys/index.html?iref=newssearch
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071107.wchinatoy1107/BNStory/International/home
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...1107/date_rapetoy_071107/20071107?hub=SciTech
mor10
*not impressed*
