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Tuesday Nov 06, 2007
Toy Recall - HOLY CRAP
I just had my dad call me to tell me about this toy recall.
The toy (Bindeez Craft Beads) won the Australian Toy of the year award! Now they find that
"The colourful beads contain the same chemical as the illicit drug GHB, otherwise known as 'fantasy' [...] the product actually contains 1,4-butanediol [...] When metabolised, 1,4-butanediol converts into GHB."
My (almost) 9 year old daughter loves playing with these things!!!
Sometimes as a parent I have the absolute sh*t scared out of me.
I will be packing these up to be returned as soon as I get home!
Posted at 08:07PM Nov 06, 2007 by Alan Hargreaves in Kids | Comments[2]
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Oh my gosh, how did that end up in the beads?! Yes, it is scary to be a parent. So many things can go wrong. But so many things can go right too...
Posted by melanie gao on November 06, 2007 at 10:51 PM EST #
GHB is naturally occuring in the body and non-toxic. It used to be used medically (and still is for treating narcolepsy) until some people found that it gives you a nice drunk feeling. Nothing to worry about unless the beads full of it in liquid or powder form, which I doubt.
Posted by dan on November 07, 2007 at 11:00 AM EST #