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A Toy Contaminated With 'Date-Rape' Drug

U.S. safety officials have recalled more than 4 million of the popular Chinese-made Aqua Dots bead toys. The toy's coating contains a chemical that, when swallowed, converts into the toxic drug GHB, or gamma-hydroxy butyrate.

At high doses, GHB can cause comas, seizures, and hypotonia, a condition in which all muscles become very flaccid. It has gained notoriety in recent decades from its use as a “date rape” drug.

The toys, aimed at children 4 years and older, have been selling in the U.S. retail as "Aqua Dots" and in Australia as "Bindeez Beads."

The toy was named toy of the year in Australia, and recently made Wal-Mart's list of top 12 Christmas toys.

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Posted On Nov 09, 2007
It should be noted that it was the Australians that discovered this problem and none of the high paid governmental protection agencies of the USA.  When are our governmental agencies going to get their priorities straight and stop fooling around with raw milk, almonds and vitamins etc.

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Posted On Nov 09, 2007
Correct, anyone still under the complete DELUSION the FTC, USDA, FDA, FCC, FBI, CIA, NSA, DOD, EPA, US Congress are protecting your safety, health, or welfare, has another guess coming...

VOTE FOR RON PAUL IN 2008; IT'S LATER THAT YOU THINK!!!

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Posted On Nov 10, 2007
China's new 21st Century war front - Kill them By Commerce.  China - at war with the World and no one will suspect. . . .  .

Sorry, just a bit punchy today

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Posted On Nov 12, 2007
Correct Zambini, DAILY the Communist Chinese EXECUTE more people (about 11,000 per year) than all other nations on the globe combine!  These condemned are then harvested their body parts and organs for resale.  National Geographic has a series going on this week on their TV documentary channel on the human spare parts business...China remains #1 in body snatching! 

DAILY the Communist Chinese rip off patents, trademarks, slogan markets, intellectual property, corporate secrets, and state secrets, as well as technologies, in one of the largest information gathering, racketeering and spying rings, the world has ever known, making the old and failed USSR KGB look like amateur hour.  Bill Clinton sold the USA down the river in space secrets given, or allowed to be stolen during his administration and is not only the only impeached sitting US President in modern history, but in point of fact a TREASONOUS US President; imagine what will happen if his "Bimbo Irruption" wife, in law, gets in?!

The Celestial EVIL Empire is the REAL threat to global peace and security, not the Russians, not the Iranians, not the North Koreans or Syrians (by real comparison or ongoing atrocities).

RON PAUL IN 2008, your freedom depends on it!


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Posted On Nov 10, 2007
NO more CHINA !!

Yes, Christmas is getting closer but I am going to buy books and a load of sand for my kids, I just am sick of all these re-calls from China !! 

  Does China re-cycle their waste to USA ? 
China waste products are  painted and re-packaged and sent to USA for $$ !!

Does anybody know how much fuel  $$ it cost to ship their waste over to USA ? Does anybody care about all the air and water pollution that all these ships generate going across the water  ??

Vote for Ron Paul !!!

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Posted On Nov 09, 2007
What bothered me about this story was that 2-year-olds were among the children affected. Where was the parental oversight, when children were allowed contact with what was clearly labeled as a choking hazard?

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Posted On Nov 09, 2007
You are right Islander.  How about another governmental agency to guard against stupidity and irresponsibility?  hehe---I'd probably be one of the first put away.

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Posted On Nov 09, 2007
Name submission contest:

The Bureau Of Stupidity & Irresponsibility  (BSI) 

Of course this can become a popular network weekly TV series; where the plot thickens over the Tsunami Keystone Kops antics of an entirely unaccountable serial killing 'on the take' bureaucracy, wasting untold billions of dollars, while worsening health of the nation...oh, I forgot (must be the Big Pharma memory enhancing drugs) that FDA and USDA have that covered already.

Arrrrrgh,

Uncle Russ

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Posted On Nov 09, 2007
"should immediately take the toy away from children and contact distributor Spin Master Ltd. to return for free replacement beads or a toy of equal value."

Kinda like the 400,000 cases of pizza with E.Coli recall.  Oh, here's a coupon for a FREE 99 cent pizza without E.Coli!  Sorry, Our Bad!

It should be like the $5 Billion payout Vioxx just settled today.  They all need to be taught a lesson financially which might make them think twice about inspecting what they produce, especially from China.  And they want to take away my right to obtain Real Milk!

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