Aqua Dots Recalled Due to Date Rape Drug Contamination

Spin Master has recalled the very popular Aqua Dots, also known as Bindeez, for containing the date rape drug, GHB. When swallowed, these beads can cause adverse effects, even death. Children have already been hospitalized and suffered coma. Spin Master recalled the products voluntarily on November 7, 2007.

These beads have a coating that is made to cause the beads to stick to each other when combined with water. This coating contains a chemical that can be toxic if ingested. This chemical somehow converts to GHB, most widely known as the date rape drug, when ingested into the human body.

Due to these beads, 5 children have been hospitalized. 2 are known to have experienced coma. The 20 month old child swallowed dozens of these beads. He experienced dizziness, began vomiting, and then slipped into a coma. After hospitalization, he fully recovered and has since been released. The second child also experienced the same symptoms (dizziness, vomiting, then coma). He was hospitalized for 5 days.

These Aqua Dots and Bindeez come in various kits which allow the children to create certain shapes and figures. Some kits come with other accessories, such as a drying fan or pen. These pea-sized beads fuse together when sprayed with water. The kits were sold at retailers nationwide from April 2007 to November 2007, with the price range of $17 to $30. All Aqua Dots and Bindeez kits have been recalled. None of them are safe.

If you have any of these kits, immediately remove them from possession of children and contact Spin Master for further details at (800) 622-8339 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit their recall website at http://www.aquadotsrecall.com.

Moose Enterprises, in Australia, first recalled the Bindeez line, which is the line of product sold in Australia. They then contacted the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to ensure that the product being sold in North America, the Aqua Dots, was then also pulled from store shelves. However, the product is manufactured in China and exported from Hong Kong.