An alert has gone out for the recall of thousands of beaded bracelets sold in tourist attractions after it emerged they are made from a highly toxic seed.
The Eden Project in Cornwall, which sold 2,800 in a year, is one of 36 retailers urging customers to return the red and black wrist charms.
They are made from the Jequirity bean - a deadly seed of the plant abrus precatorious which contains the toxin abrin, a controlled substance under the Terrorism Act....
The Eden Project in St Austell was selling the bracelets, which originated from Peru, for about a year before one of the attraction's own horticulturists spotted the poisonous seeds...
"Lethal poison jewelry for sale!" "Get your deadly bracelet now and impress your friends!"
In hindsight, I guess those "silly" fundraising suggestions of potluck dinners, bingo, and rummage sales were not so bad after all.
34 comments:
They are now collectible items.
Wow. I hadn't heard about this. The bake sale would have been the way to go. :)
Maybe it's just me, but I don't get why anyone would want one of these bracelets … much less pay for one.
Blessings - Maxi
Ack... that's some killer wrist bling.
I'm shaking thinking of how my grandkids would play with my bracelets when I held them on my lap as babies. Imagine if I had had one of these lethal blings? Yeah for bake sales.
Oh great...on more thing to worry about! Thanks Slam...
Geez now bracelets are out there killing people, what next? My underwear, I hope not..haha
SLamdunk:
Glad they manmaged to catch this ()kinda) before so much of it got out there.
Thank God no one TRIED to pass off "VX Body Spray"
Amazing what some folks will do to get "attention" either warranted OR not.
Stay safe (and bracelet-free) out there.
OMGoodness! Once again I get all my news from the blogosphere! Scary stuff.
I can't believe how people are so clueless to what they're selling. I mean, where did they get the beads? They obviously didn't know anything about them!
Always go bake sale. People LOVE food.
I get to read a lot about new things from your posts :)
Aha. I bet divorces were on the decline last year due to sudden illness or death?
Scary. I might stick to the unnatural, nonorganic stuff. LOL
Oh MY!!!!
Hey, how's is going around in these here parts (haven't seen ya in awhile)?!
That's awful!! But they look quite bad, perhaps the true mystery is how they managed to be sold in the first place?
Sheesh, that's gross. Maybe deep down it's why I never purchase any jewelry. I just don't trust it. Ha!
Really? Like, why? How do some people think of these things!!!?? hahaha
Where was the quality control in this project? Crazy!
haha, wow- who are they not paying over there???
Yikes! I did not hear about this. I will stick with buying cookies, popcorn and 50/50 raffle tickets!
Hi Slam Dunks - oh dear - and I do love the Eden Project .. you'd have thought the buyers would have checked with the horticulturists - I guess there was a blip - sincerely hope no damage is done!
Cheers Hilary
I guess there's a reason why spaghetti suppers and bake sales have been around forever! Glad to have read this before joining the PTA and making a poor fundraiser suggestion. ;)
Wow, that's really sad, in a funny way. As long as no one was hurt... Epic fail!
You can't beat a bake sale in my book! As long as the food isn't poisonous. Ha!
Hah! That's awesome. I kind of wish i had one
Whoops! Glad they figured that out.
And how did they get an export permit and clear customs? Amazing.
You have a nose for finding the most unique news items--I'm always entertained by your posts!
This is news to me. Thanks for keeping us on top of things!
This is news to me. Thanks for keeping us on top of things!
You would think they would do at least a little research! lol, at least someone noticed.
OMG. I have a necklace made of these beads. Thanks for the heads up! Eep.
Yikes! And how many people are still wearing these, completely unaware of the danger they pose? #scary
Angela
They are pretty seeds! I probably wouldn't have thought twice about using them. Scary to think of some baby chewing on Mom's bracelet though!
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