U.S. safety officials recalled about 4.2 million Aqua Dots toys this week for possibly containing a "date rape" drug. Australia too announced a ban on the popular toy, sold there in a version called "Bindeez," and Spain also announced a recall.

All the consumer has to do is look at the label. If it says "Made in China," maybe it shouldn't be bought. I stopped shopping in Wal-Marts years ago because of their move to seemingly "Chinese only" products and their exploitive business practices. As poor as I am I can afford to pay $3.99 at another store instead of $3.97 at Wal-Mart. I also take a moment to see where products are made, but in our disposable society, I suppose that doesn't matter anymore. Buy it cheap, watch it break, throw it away, buy another....Is there something wrong with this picture? Oh well, as perhaps one of the most poorly educated countries on the planet, we are ripe for exploitation by a world that does not have our best interests in mind and our citizens have little on their minds except the next American Idol, who is bumped from Dancing With the Stars, or if the camera catches a shot of The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight star, O.J. Simpson..