Bindeez toy of the YEAR RECALLED&BANNED IN SOME STATES

[encouraging loves animals]

Bindeez toy of the year RECALLED/OR BANNED

if swallowed, the beads metabolise into the chemical GHB, which is the main ingredient in the drug known as Grievous Bodily Harm.

http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/06/2083277.htm?section=business

http://www.insideretailing.com.au/articles-page.aspx?articleType=ArticleView&articleId=1632

 

[sparassidae]

This was so scary to hear this morning!

Thankfully we only got one small packet because when the craze was huge we didn't have the money to buy any.

And here I thought a bead may end up 'stuck' to your insides if you swallowed one.....

 

[tigercub]

As far as I know...the bead does stay ion your system (tilit's..er..exited) it's the glue stuff you spray on them that turns into GHB or whatever. Plus you have to eat a significant amount (though for a 3yo, that may not be much)

I read a news article that said...maybe it's a new way to import drugs?

What was with that 11/12 year old girl theys howed on the news, who swallowed the beads anyway? I mean...she seems a little old to be eating toys!

 

[encouraging loves animals]

Yeah i thought the 10year old was a little old to swallow toys. maybe she had some issues that made her behaviour younger than her age. she looked pretty normal for her age

 

[Neenie1]

Thanks for this. Another instance where my instincts were right.


I wanted to get some of these for my son, they looked like a fun toy to do on weekends etc. (when 2 yo is asleep of course)

However something inside me said "no" and also I thought they were overpriced. One of the kids at ds school has them and she brings them in to school all the time.


I guess they would be something that I would do with ds as a "together" activity. I don't think he would eat them but I know dd would eat them. So generally things like this are done in his room, or when she is asleep.


It is so scary to think of this.

 

[Monarchist]

My Kids have a few Bindeez toys laying around the house. Presents etc.... We have had no problems at all with them. Oddly you spray water on the balls to make them stick together. Will be heading down to the shops to get a refund or Maybe ebay could earn me a few extra $$$ (Thats a Joke)

 

[danstar]

i work in big w and was quite surprised when i heard the news when i got into work that night, its a shame cause some of the workers kids were sad when they had to give them back, which isnt good