the associated press has a story about a toy recall because beads on the toy metabolze into a date rape drug when swallowed...
"WASHINGTON (AP) _ Millions of Chinese-made toys have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape" drug when ingested. Two children in the U.S. and three in Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the beads."

that is beyond bizzare to me. what kind of safety checks are in place at toy companies that would allow that to get through??? i think i'm going to let my kids only play with toys made pre-1980, when the toys were only metal and heavy kind of dangerous.

--jb--