Sleuthing for a Danger in Toy Beads
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/business/worldbusiness/08recall.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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HONG KONG, Thursday, Nov. 8 The story started with a 2-year-old boy who was taken to a suburban Sydney hospital on Oct. 5 in a shallow coma and suffering from seizurelike spasms. It ended with the latest recall of a Chinese-made toy, as the Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered the recall of 4.2 million Aqua Dots in the United States on Wednesday evening.
Connecting the two events were four weeks of medical sleuthing by Dr. Kevin Carpenter, a biochemical geneticist in Sydney. Dr. Carpenter discovered that the boy in Sydney had eaten Bindeez beads, celebrated as Australias Toy of the Year.
Once ingested, the beads released a chemical related to GHB, the banned date rape drug. The beads are marketed in North America as Aqua Dots.
Dr. Carpenters story demonstrates how recalls come about, in a time when they are becoming depressingly routine.
Connecting the two events were four weeks of medical sleuthing by Dr. Kevin Carpenter, a biochemical geneticist in Sydney. Dr. Carpenter discovered that the boy in Sydney had eaten Bindeez beads, celebrated as Australias Toy of the Year.
Once ingested, the beads released a chemical related to GHB, the banned date rape drug. The beads are marketed in North America as Aqua Dots.
Dr. Carpenters story demonstrates how recalls come about, in a time when they are becoming depressingly routine.
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phillyharper
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That is the craziest thing! A date rape drug in a kids toy?
There was the led paint fiasco recently, toys were getting recalled from all over the US - including EYE SHADOW!
Yeah you heard right! Eye shadow with lead in it!!!
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phillyharper
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covelogibbs
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WTF, you're even supposed to use them with water!!I'm thinking I should practice my whittling skills and make my own toys.
Scary, what will they think of next?
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covelogibbs
