Bindeez And Aqua Dots Toys

[Farma]

With Xmas around the corner be careful of the toys you buy.

Kids fall ill in NSW and US from drug toy

THE Bindeez toy scare has spread to North America with two children there falling ill after swallowing beads containing a chemical the body converts into the illegal party drug fantasy.

Thousands of stores in the US and Canada, including giant retailer Toys 'R Us, are clearing the toy from their shelves after scientists discovered it contains a chemical that converts into gamma-hydroxy butyrate (GHB), also known as fantasy or Grievous Bodily Harm.

Two North American children had been admitted to hospital in a near comatose state after swallowing the toy's beads, it emerged today.

In Australia and New Zealand, six children have fallen ill after ingesting the beads.

Manufactured in Hong Kong and distributed by Moose Enterprises, the toy, known in Australia as Bindeez, is similar to a product called Aqua Dots in North America.

Both Bindeez and Aqua Dots contain small beads that can easily be swallowed by a child.

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[sylvafern]

Bindeez have been taken off the market here in NZ and in Australia after it was found that once ingested the beads convert to a drug known as 'fantasy' which can cause comas and death.

[my friend I]

Toy stores are experiencing an increase in visits by drug addicts