China Confirms Danger in Recalled Aqua Dots

by Anthony Kuhn, NPR

Chinese authorities confirm that the popular Aqua Dots toys are coated with an industrial chemical, which when ingested, can turn into gamma hydroxy butyrate, an illegal depressant sometimes called a "date-rape drug" that can cause seizures, comas or death. Millions of the toys were recalled.

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• Morning Edition, November 12, 2007