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What ever happened to the good old Matchbox car or hula-hoop? At face value, Bindeez appear as another one of those new fan-dangled playthings that involve a lot of mum’s vacuuming time and something called “magic beads”- yeah, sure. However, closer inspection by Australia's more intrepid children has revealed that the beads are indeed “magic”; but in a way less suited to little Timmy’s playroom, than some darkened club of the same name on Sydney’s Oxford street. Yesterday Bindeez were pulled off shelves across Australia and NZ after it was found that the toy contained a chemical that, upon ingestion, converted into the drug GHB- or Fantasy. Given the predisposition of young children to eat things they shouldn’t, hospitals have reported a number of little ones needing treatment for states of unconsciousness or seizure. Bindeez where ironically named Australia’s 2007 toy of the year and; although they’ll probably no longer be welcome in preschools, I’m sure they could find an accepting new market in the the more stupid of the upcoming summer festival crowd.