Okay this has me fuming…again. After the dog food tainted with coal, the contaminated toothpaste, and the lead paint on children’s toys I was wondering how China could possibly screw us any more than they already have. I am left wondering no longer…I introduce AquaDots….a toy that converts to the date rape drug when ingested and could mean death for our little ones. Can it get any more twisted than that???

According to the article above:

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.

The thing that bothers me the most is that my older kids both wanted these and since they are available for a good price at Costco (or at least they were) they “might” have gotten them down the road during the holidays. Luckily I kept thinking that AquaDots looked kinda strange and since I wasn’t sure what they were made of I had avoided buying them. This is getting downright scary!

[tags]recall, aquadots, toy, date rape drug, holidays[/tags]