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Bindeez ready to be used
Bindeez ready to be used

Bindeez, marketed as Aqua Dots[1] in North America, and subsequently renamed to Beados[2], are a children's toy that was awarded Australian "Toy of the Year" for 2007. This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [3] Toy Wishes magazine named it as one of the products among its 12 best toys of 2007. [1] It is manufactured in China for the Australian-owned company Moose Enterprise P/L, and distributed in North America by Spin Master Ltd. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Spin Master Ltd is a children's entertainment company based in Toronto Canada. It is distributed in 40 countries, and 12 million packets, containing more than 8 billion beads, have been sold worldwide. [4]

The toy was subject to a multi-national product recall after it was found that the Wangqi Product Factory in Shenzhen, China had substituted a cheap toxic chemical for the specified one in some shipped toys, resulting in the illness and hospitalisation of some children who ingested the beads. A product recall is a request to return to the maker a batch or an entire production run of a product usually due to the discovery of safety issues Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province situated immediately China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Toxicity is the degree to which a substance is able to damage an exposed organism [5]

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Description

Some Bindeez designs
Some Bindeez designs

Bindeez contains a craft kit that allows children to create various multi-dimensional designs using small coloured beads. "Bindeez" can refer to either the toy itself or the small beads. The beads are arranged into various designs on a plastic tray. When the beads are sprayed with water, their surfaces become adhesive and they fuse together. The beads are then left to dry and the whole design becomes fixed and can be removed from the tray. [6]

The beads are approximately five millimetres in diameter and come in a wide range of colours. Bindeez are available in various different kits with accessories such as a drying fan, applicator pen, design templates for the beads, and water spray bottles. The product is labelled for ages four and above.

Recall

The Beados Design Studio. Part of a range of Bindeez products
The Beados Design Studio. Part of a range of Bindeez products

Bindeez were first withdrawn from the Australian market,[7] and subsequently from the North American market by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission[8][9] as well as European markets[10][11] in early November 2007. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (U S CPSC is an independent agency of the U They were recalled in Australia after a two-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl became seriously ill after they swallowed large numbers of the beads and the connection between the illness and the product was discovered by a doctor at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney. A product recall is a request to return to the maker a batch or an entire production run of a product usually due to the discovery of safety issues [12] Two children in North America became unconscious after similar ingestion. [13] U. S. safety officials recalled about 4. 2 million of the toys. [14]

The Aqua Dots recall is one of the most serious announced by CPSC in recent years. When we first announced the recall on Wednesday, we knew of two children who had fallen into non-responsive comas after ingesting the beads used with this arts and crafts toy. Since the recall was announced, we have learned of seven additional incidents, some involving children who had to be hospitalized (this is now being reported on the AP wire). We urge all parents and caregivers who have this recalled toy to immediately take it away from children and ensure that no one else takes possession of it.

—Scott Wolfson, Deputy Director, Consumer Product Safety Commission, November 9, 2007.

The toy was supposed to contain the non-toxic chemical 1,5-pentanediol (a viscous oily liquid used as plasticiser), but instead contained 1,4-butanediol, which is metabolised into the drug gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB, an anaesthetic used as a recreational drug). Plasticizers are additives that increase the Plasticity or Fluidity of the material to which they are added these include plastics cement concrete wallboard and Drug metabolism is the Metabolism of drugs, their Biochemical modification or degradation usually through specialized enzymatic systems gamma -Hydroxybutyric acid, 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, GHB, or fantasy is a naturally-occurring substance found in the Central nervous Recreational drug use is the use of Psychoactive drugs for Recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes At the time the substitution was discovered, the non-toxic ingredient was three to seven times more expensive than the chemical used. [15] The affected children had seizure-like activity, which is an occasional side-effect of severe GHB overdose. An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical Neuronal activity and is usually self-limiting [16] Concern has been raised in the press that people may intentionally eat the beads in order to get high, potentially spawning a black market in the recalled toy. [17]

The Australian distributor has claimed that the medical emergencies "did not result in any long-term effects. "[18]

A similar Japanese product, Aquabeads, which was developed in Japan by Epoch Co. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Ltd, and is produced by a different Chinese manufacturer, has not been recalled and is uncontaminated. [19][4]

In Australia, replacement beads were available from March 2008 onwards, based on the interim ban being lifted. [20] The replacement beads will be manufactured using only approved ingredients. To discourage ingestion, the replacement beads will also be coated with the bitter-tasting substance known as Bitrex. Denatonium, usually available as denatonium benzoate (under Trade names such as Bitrex or Aversion) and as denatonium [21] The name of the product was also changed from Bindeez to Beados in an attempt to extinguish the link between the recall of the old toy and the new toy. [22]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "12 Best toys of 2007: Aqua Dots Super Studio", CNN Money, September 2007. The 2007 Chinese export recalls refers to a series of product recalls and import bans initiated by the product safety institutions of the United States, Canada Toy safety is the practice of ensuring that Toys especially those made for children are safe usually through the application of set Safety standards. CNNMoneycom is the world's largest business website. The site is the online home of Fortune, Money, and FSB Fortune Small Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  
  2. ^ Moose Beados Site http://www.mooseworld.com.au/content/beados_beads/home.aspx
  3. ^ Australian Toy and Hobby Fair website.
  4. ^ a b "Global scare after ecstasy-like chemical found in toy", The Guardian, November 8, 2007. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw  
  5. ^ China reveals producer name of toxic bead toy China News Agency, November 11, 2007.
  6. ^ Bindeez instruction manual, Moose Toys 2006
  7. ^ Moose press release. Moose Enterprise P/L (6 November 2007). Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
  8. ^ Spin Master Ltd. Takes Precautionary Measures in Wake of Australian Recall. Spin Master Ltd. (November 7, 2007). Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
  9. ^ U.S. CPSC recall notice. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (U S CPSC is an independent agency of the U Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
  10. ^ Bindeez toy beads made in China withdrawn in Germany. Monsters and Critics. com (2007-11-12). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
  11. ^ Spain joins Chinese toy recall. Reuters (2007-11-08). This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
  12. ^ "Bindeez banned over GHB fears", ABC News (Australia), November 6, 2007. ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  
  13. ^ Australian Associated Press. Australian Associated Press (AAP is Australia 's national News agency. "Drug toy scare hits US", Sydney Morning Herald, November 8, 2007. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  
  14. ^ "Report: China halts export of bead toys tainted with toxic drug", CNN.com, November 9, 2007. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw  
  15. ^ "Family horrified when toy sedates child", Associated Press, 2007-11-08. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration  
  16. ^ "Mom: Chemical-Laced Toy Made Son 'Drunk'", Associated Press, 2007-11-08. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration  
  17. ^ Theage. com. au (November 9, 2007), 'Bizarre' Bindeez scare prompts warnings. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
  18. ^ Recall ordered for toy that turns into drug - National - theage.com.au
  19. ^ Flair Plc. "UK toxicological test proves safety of Flair's Aquabeads", November 9, 2007. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw  
  20. ^ Bindeez Recall Website for Australian Residents Only, FAQs.
  21. ^ States of Jersey (November 12, 2007), Bindeez Beads Recall. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
  22. ^ "Bindeez are back, but now drug-free", The Sunday Telegraph, March 23, 2008. The Daily Telegraph is a Tabloid Newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.  

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