November 8, 2007 | Health, Shopping
A popular, award-winning toy, Aqua Dots, are coated with a chemical that turns into the date-rape drug when ingested. And with the size of these little dots, it’s no wonder that tons of kids have digested them.
Was lead poisoning in toys not enough? Give me a break. Now a chemical that the human body turns into the ‘date rape’ drug? Parents with children the right age for Aqua Dots (ages 4-8) wouldn’t expect to worry about that for another 10 years. What are they going to find next? Does anyone test any of the toys being imported from China? You can find the fully story at CNN here.
An Israeli news source states that “the toys were supposed to use 1,5-pentanediol, a nontoxic compound found in glue, but instead contained the harmful 1,4-butanediol, which is widely used in cleaners and plastics. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1999 declared the chemical a Class I Health Hazard, meaning it can cause life-threatening harm.” And so I reiterate - is there no one who tests toys being imported? Especially, these days, from China?
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liz @ monkeykisses says:
Isnt that awful.. i am so glad that i never bought these for my kids
November 9th, 2007 at 10:41 amKristine says:
In answer to the question, “is there no one who tests toys being imported?”
As it turns out, there is one person and his name is Bob. He doesn’t just test imported toys though. He is apparently the only guy assigned to test toys in the US. I’ve been doing some research on this issue and found these links that refer to the issue. You might enjoy them.
http://consumerist.com/consumer/government/cpsc-has-only-one-full+time-toy-tester-296184.php
November 26th, 2007 at 7:29 pmhttp://consumerist.com/consumer/safety/liveblogging-the-senate-appropriations-subcommittee-hearing-on-toy-safety-298863.php