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Yesterday only ABC assigned a reporter to the recall of Aqua Dots, the arts and crafts toy for toddlers. Lisa Stark warned us that the coating of some of the kit's beads can break down into a chemical that is found in GBH, the so-called date rape drug, and can lead to seizures, breathing problems, even comas in young children. Now ABC's David Kerley profiles 20-month-old Jacob Esses, whose mother Shelby found him "weaving kind of like he was drunk or something and he fell down." She showed doctors a list of Aqua Dots ingredients from the toy's distributor in Canada "and right there listed in black and white is the chemical that can become a date rape drug when ingested." Kerley pointed out that its listing contradicts the toymaker's claim that the ingredient had been illicitly substituted without notification by a supplier in China. NBC's Tom Costello made note that Aqua Dots was merely the latest toy to be recalled. He relayed the suggestion by consumer advocates that concerned parents should log on to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Website cpsc.gov and sign up for e-mailed recall alerts.
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