(CBS/CPSC)
Today we had yet another recall of toys that our kids are playing with, and frankly, it’s getting outrageous. My kids played with Aqua Dots, a hot toy over the summer. Now, it turns out that these popular toys, which were advertised on TV and can be found at most stores, can be harmful to children. The
Consumer Product Safety Commission has
pulled the toy from store shelves after receiving two reports of children swallowing the beads and becoming unconscious.
Aqua Dots are sticky, tiny dots that look like colorful candies. They could easily stick to fingers and be licked off or mistakenly ingested by a young child. The toxic glue covering the Aqua Dots, which are made in China, unbelievably contains a chemical that metabolizes into the date rape drug GHB when swallowed.
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