Date Rape Chemical Found In Chinese Toys

Australia announced a nationwide ban on a Chinese toy today, after reports that the pieces of the toy, when swallowed, make children severely ill. And this has nothing to do with lead, it's actually worse:

Australia announced a nationwide ban on Wednesday on a Chinese-made toy which investigations showed contained a chemical which metabolizes into a “date rape” style drug when swallowed.

Three Australian children suffered seizures and needed intensive hospital care in the past two weeks after eating the plastic beads, which scientists discovered contain a chemical that breaks down into a potentially fatal recreational drug.

Ms. Burney said an investigation was under way into how the dangerous chemical 1,4-butanediol came to replace the safe chemical 1,5-pentanediol in the manufacturing process.

You would think with all the stringent rules and regulations the Chinese Government imposes on manufacturers in order to produce safe, reliable toys, that these kind of incidences wouldn't happen.

More than 20 million toys made in China have been recalled worldwide over the past four months due to potentially dangerous levels of lead and hazards posed by small magnets.

Once again, you would think with all the stringent rules and regulations the Chinese Government imposes on Chinese manufacturers in order to produce safe, reliable toys, that these kind of incidences wouldn't happen.

I'm not exactly sure what our government can do to stop these types of things from happening, but I know what we as consumers can do: Stop buying Chinese shit.

Let's face it, the majority of Chinese goods are crap. That's not exactly front page news. But think of it this way, would you buy a car knowing that there is a good possibility that the axle is going to fall off? Of course not. Then why in the hell would you buy a Chinese toy knowing that the chances are good that the parts are going to fall off and break, or that it may contain lead...or roofies?

20 million recalled Chinese toys in 4 months, that speaks volumes. There are still toys out there that are made in North America, they go by the name *Good*, it's time to start buying them. Boycott all Chinese toys until we are certain that they meet North American Standards. And the next time McDonald's tries to give your kid a Treat of the Week, tell them, "No thanks, my child would rather not die".

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