The Chinese Are Out To Kill Us All!

Why is it that a week can’t go by without discovering some horrible Chinese product that will try to kill our pets, our children or ourselves? First it was poison pet food. Then it was poison toothpaste. Lead paint on the toys. Now Date Rape Drugs for art beads!

They make nifty crafts, and can really help kids get past first base.

From the Daily Press here:

Millions of Chinese-made toys have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful “date rape” drug when ingested. Two children in the U.S. and three in Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the beads.

In the United States, the toy goes by the name Aqua Dots, a highly popular holiday toy distributed by Toronto-based Spin Master Toys. It is called Bindeez in Australia, where it was named toy of the year at an industry function earlier this year.

The toy beads are sold in general merchandise stores and over the Internet for use in arts and crafts projects. They can be arranged into designs and fused when sprayed with water.

Scientists say a chemical coating on the beads, when ingested, metabolizes into the so-called date rape drug gamma hydroxy butyrate. When eaten, the compound — made from common and easily available ingredients — can induce unconsciousness, seizures, drowsiness, coma and death.

Great. So now kids are going to slip each other Aqua Dots and get busy. Now I know how so many teachers are able to get it on with their students. And teens everywhere are going to start “aquadotting.”