As if it wasn't bad enough that Chinese toys contain "hazardous levels" of lead, now Australia has issued a nationwide ban on a Chinese-made toy found to have traces of a date rape drug. BBC news reports:
The firm [that imported the toy] said Bindeez beads would in future be covered with a "foul-tasting ingredient" to try to ensure children would not eat them.
That's all well and good, but allow me to suggest a simpler solution: stop tainting children's toys with date rape drugs.
--Melanie Mason