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From dangerous toys to defective vehicles, these everyday products turned deadly. Join us as we count down the most notorious items pulled from shelves after claiming lives! Our countdown includes dangerous magnets, exploding cars, contaminated food, and more. Which product recall do you find most infuriating? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:00It breaks my heart knowing that Carlos is gone.
00:02What about someone else's Carlos, you know, someone else's brother?
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the items that were taken off the market after someone lost their life.
00:12So the food poisoning of people, is that just the cost of doing business for your company?
00:15We won't be considering prescription drugs or other medical products.
00:20Number 30, Magnetics.
00:21Melissa Palmer says her two-year-old son Benjamin swallowed two magnets that slipped out of their plastic casing, and he needed emergency surgery for internal injuries.
00:31This building set featured powerful magnets that enabled kids to construct anything they could imagine.
00:37The box came with a warning that it contained small parts that posed a choking hazard to young children.
00:42However, that wasn't the only danger associated with magnetics.
00:46The cheaply made plastic pieces had tiny magnets inside them.
00:50They broke apart easily, and toddlers could swallow them without choking.
00:55If the kids swallowed more than one magnet, they could attract each other inside the body and cause serious internal damage.
01:01That's what happened to a two-year-old boy, who died after swallowing some magnetics pieces in 2005.
01:08Several other kids had to have emergency surgery, but fortunately survived.
01:13The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall in 2006.
01:17Kids just love this toy, but beware.
01:20The magnets in these magnetics building sets are so popular, they attract through flesh and bone.
01:25Number 29, Better Homes and Gardens Aromatherapy Room Spray.
01:29An aromatherapy spray may contain deadly bacteria.
01:33That's the reason Walmart is recalling nearly 4,000 bottles of Better Homes and Gardens branded essential oil infused spray with gemstones.
01:41Imagine buying an air freshener to deodorize your house, and later finding out that every time you've used it, you've been spraying deadly tropical bacteria into the air.
01:50That's what happened to people who bought Better Homes and Gardens essential oil infused aromatherapy room spray with gemstones in 2021.
01:59It was contaminated with Burkholderia pseudomalii, a bacterium so dangerous that the CDC warns it could be used as a bioweapon.
02:07If you're infected with it, there's about a 10% chance you'll die if you're diagnosed and treated quickly.
02:14Even if you survive, you're likely to have long-term side effects.
02:17Two people died after using the Better Homes and Gardens Room Spray, and hundreds more had to decontaminate their homes or risk suffering the same fate.
02:26Number 28. Pillow Fort Weighted Blankets
02:29A consumer alert! Target recalling more than 200,000 Pillow Fort Weighted Blankets.
02:34If you name your blanket Pillow Fort and market it in colors like Unicorn Pink and Space Navy Blue, you have to assume kids will play with it.
02:43Given that, the design needs to be safe for them to use unsupervised.
02:47That was not the case for this weighted blanket sold at Target.
02:51The removable waterproof cover was easy for kids to open, but impossible to breathe through.
02:57In 2022, two girls, ages 4 and 6, on a North Carolina military base, unzipped the cover and got trapped inside and asphyxiated.
03:06Target recalled the blankets in December of that year.
03:09The heads-up for parents, Target recalling weighted children's blankets after a report of two girls killed while using them at Camp Lejeune.
03:17Number 27. Rely Tampons
03:19I just found out about something great. It's Rely. A new tampon from Procter & Gamble.
03:25It's really different and better.
03:28This product did its job a little too well.
03:31Although Procter & Gamble's Rely wasn't the only brand of super-absorbent tampon on the market in the 1970s, it did become the most notorious.
03:39Rely used a unique combination of materials to soak up fluid, and it was incredibly effective.
03:44It would also swell up to a huge size, so much so that it was known to cause lacerations when it was removed.
03:51This massively increased the risk of toxic shock syndrome, a rare but serious condition that can be fatal.
03:57In fact, studies showed that women who used Rely contracted TSS more often than users of any other brand.
04:04At least one woman died, and Rely was pulled from the market in 1980.
04:09You know, it could be toxic shock syndrome. That would explain the rash.
04:12But there's no liver or renal dysfunction.
04:15Have you considered erythema multiforme?
04:17No one asked you.
04:18Number 26. Simplicity Cribs
04:20The plastic hardware can break or deform, causing the dropside to detach.
04:24When the dropside detaches, it creates a space between the dropside and the crib mattress.
04:29Infants and toddlers roll into this space and become entrapped, which can lead to suffocation.
04:33The shoddy design of these cribs led to the deaths of 11 infants and numerous other terrifying close calls.
04:40Simplicity made so-called dropside cribs, meaning one side could be lowered to make lifting the baby in and out easier.
04:47However, the plastic parts that held the movable side together had a tendency to break.
04:52This created a gap between the crib wall and the mattress.
04:55Babies could fall into that gap and get strangled or suffocate with their faces pressed to the mattress.
05:01The company first tried to fix the problem by sending out repair kits.
05:05But after multiple tragedies, it was forced to recall around a million cribs.
05:09Simplicity eventually went out of business.
05:11If you have a dropside crib, call the manufacturer and ask for an immobilizer.
05:15Many companies make them to secure the dropside railing.
05:18Number 25. Ace Bayou Beanbag Chairs.
05:21Ace Bayou is recalling about 2.2 million of these beanbag chairs due to suffocation and choking hazards following the deaths of two children.
05:30Why would a company put a zipper in a beanbag chair and then slap a warning label that says never to open it?
05:37Do they think kids read warning labels?
05:39Why not just get rid of the zipper?
05:40Ace Bayou learned that the hard way in the 2010s after a 13-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl died in separate incidents.
05:49The kids had opened the bags and climbed inside and suffocated after inhaling the foam beads they were stuffed with.
05:55Parents should be able to buy something as simple as a beanbag chair without worrying that a stupid design flaw will endanger their child's life.
06:02This is a huge wake-up call for all parents and children.
06:06More than 2 million beanbag chairs are being pulled from store shelves after two children suffocated after crawling into their beanbag chairs.
06:16Number 24. Goal-setter wall-mounted basketball goals.
06:20Indiana. A 14-year-old boy died after a basketball backboard fell on him.
06:25In 2018, a 14-year-old Indiana boy was playing basketball when the hoop detached from the wall and fell, crushing him.
06:33The goal weighed well over 200 pounds, and the boy was killed almost instantly.
06:37Yet it took another four years before goal-setter recalled the defective product.
06:42In the meantime, another person broke their leg when the goal fell on them, and yet another suffered major facial injuries.
06:49Anyone who's mounted a heavy object on a wall, or has a basic understanding of physics, knows that it's crucial for the hardware to be sturdy and reliable.
06:58It's hard to believe the company wasn't aware of this.
07:01You can still buy goal-setter hoops, and presumably they now come with better mounting equipment.
07:06Number 23. Xylon Body Armor.
07:09Now, you're probably wondering how something this light and flexible can actually stop bullets.
07:15Well, there's only one way to find out.
07:17It's bad enough when faulty products injure or kill people due to a company's negligence.
07:21It's far worse when the company knows its product is dangerous and covers it up.
07:26Second Chance Body Armor made bulletproof vests out of Xylon, which is stronger than Kevlar.
07:31The problem is that Xylon degrades quickly when it's exposed to light, heat, and humidity, which is pretty likely when it's being worn all day by police officers.
07:40In 2003, California officer Tony Zapatella was shot and killed while wearing Xylon armor.
07:46A whistleblower revealed that the company had known for years that Xylon degrades fast, and had hidden the information.
07:53Lawsuits started piling up, and Second Chance Body Armor was soon a thing of the past.
07:58You really should get some kind of body armor, like I told you.
08:02Yeah, I'm thinking you might be right.
08:04Number 22.
08:05Wego Kite Tubes.
08:07Similar to Rely Tampons, this product did exactly what it was designed to do.
08:11Kite tubes are inflatable rafts that you can hook up to the back of a boat.
08:15If you get going fast enough and lean back at the right angle, they launch themselves into the air.
08:21Wego Kite Tubes were known to sail 30 or 40 feet high, dipping and diving in unpredictable ways.
08:27This often caused riders to go flying off them.
08:30If they hit the water at a high speed, they could be seriously hurt.
08:34After a litany of injuries, including punctured lungs, a broken neck, and two deaths, the maker
08:39Sportstuff pulled them off the market and eventually went out of business.
08:43Number 21.
08:44Home Elevators.
08:46In-home elevators with hazardous gaps can seriously injure or kill small children.
08:50In recent years, tens of thousands of these items from multiple different brands have
08:55been taken off the market due to the dangers they pose to children.
08:58The most common hazard is a gap between the exterior door and the elevator itself.
09:03Kids can sneak in there and get crushed when the elevator moves.
09:07You might think that families who have these elevators should just take simple precautions
09:11like locking the outside door.
09:13But some of the most tragic incidents have happened in vacation rental houses, where the family
09:18wasn't familiar with the elevator and didn't know it was dangerous.
09:21If you ever stay in a house with an elevator, make sure that small kids can't get access.
09:26We were trying to get them out and so we pushed the button so the door would open and at that
09:34point it had homed to the second floor in all the chaos of him being in there and it came down.
09:42Number 20.
09:43Burger King Pokeballs.
09:44In the late 90s, Burger King looked to get in on the Pokemon craze.
09:49To promote the first movie, the fast food giant gave away dozens of Pokemon toys inside small
09:54plastic Pokeballs.
09:56Unfortunately, these proved a choking hazard for young children.
09:59Once you put them up to your mouth and you suck on them, it kind of sticks to your mouth
10:06and then you can't get any air and then you pass away.
10:10On December 11, 1999, a 13-month-old baby suffocated to death on one of the Pokeballs,
10:16prompting officials to demand a recall.
10:18Burger King refused, stating their desire for an autopsy report proving that the Pokeball
10:23had caused her death.
10:25A few weeks later, an 18-month-old nearly suffocated on another Pokeball but was saved by
10:30her father.
10:31It was only then that Burger King agreed to recall the item and they were fiercely criticized
10:35for their slow response.
10:38Number 19.
10:39Mini Hammocks.
10:40In the mid-90s, various companies were ordered to recall their mini net hammocks as they came
10:45without spreader bars.
10:47Without the spreader bars, the hammocks were not held open and had a tendency to twist around
10:51people who were entering or exiting the hammock.
10:54Wait, why don't you just get someone who works here?
10:55No, this is going to work.
10:56And.
10:57Oh, wow.
10:59They're spasming.
10:59Don't move.
11:00This was especially problematic for young children who were prone to strangulation owing
11:04to their small and easily-caught throats.
11:07The Consumer Product Safety Commission received reports of 12 deaths between 1984 and 1995,
11:13prompting them to officially recall and ban the sale of Hang 10 and Twin Oaks mini hammocks
11:18in 1996.
11:21Number 18.
11:22Peloton Tread Plus.
11:24The COVID pandemic has greatly increased the popularity of Peloton treadmills as people look
11:28to exercise in the safety of their homes.
11:31Peloton, come on, let's get this workout started.
11:33Unfortunately, heavy and speedy exercise equipment comes with an inherent danger factor.
11:38In March 2021, Peloton revealed that a young child had tragically passed away in an accident
11:43involving their Tread Plus treadmill.
11:45Children should not be sucked under a conveyor belt that can kill them.
11:51The following month, the CPSC asked consumers to stop using the product, citing the aforementioned
11:57death and dozens of other injuries involving both pets and humans.
12:00We did make a mistake by not engaging with the Consumer Product Safety Commission in a
12:05more productive dialogue earlier in the process.
12:07In May, two months after the child's death, Peloton finally succumbs to industry pressure
12:12and recalled all of their Tread and Tread Plus products, while apologizing for the delay
12:17in action.
12:1917.
12:20Reebok Heart-Shaped Charm Bracelets
12:22Between 2004 and 2006, Reebok gave away heart-shaped charm bracelets at nationwide shoe
12:28retailers.
12:30The bracelets were a free gift that could be obtained by buying certain brands of children's
12:34shoes.
12:35Measuring about eight inches long, the charm bracelets were silver in color and the name
12:39Reebok was engraved on the heart.
12:41Unfortunately, these bracelets were found to contain dangerous levels of lead and a four-year-old
12:46child from Minnesota tragically passed away from lead poisoning after swallowing a piece
12:50of the bracelet.
12:51A voluntary recall was issued in March of 2006, banning the gifting and reselling of Reebok
12:57charm bracelets.
12:5916.
13:00Audi TT Type 8N
13:03While still in production today, the Audi TT, specifically the Type 8N, received some significant
13:09press coverage in the late 90s and early 2000s owing to numerous fatalities associated with
13:14the car.
13:15The 2000 Audi TT suffered from stabilizer issues, resulting in a loss of control at high
13:21speeds.
13:22Get out of the way!
13:27Fatal accidents typically occurred when drivers were recklessly speeding and either making
13:33sharp turns or abrupt lane changes.
13:36The car would veer out of control and either roll over or smash into the nearest obstacle,
13:41killing the occupants.
13:46Audi recalled the vehicles and replaced various parts, including the front and rear stabilizers,
13:51control arms, and shock absorbers.
13:5350.
13:54Kratom An evergreen tree from Southeast Asia, kratom is used for a wide variety of purposes.
14:01It treats chronic pain and withdrawal symptoms, increases alertness and energy like caffeine,
14:15and is used in a similar manner to alcohol to improve sociability.
14:18You feel energized, you feel relaxed, you feel the pain kind of melt away.
14:24Unfortunately, it also comes with a slew of adverse effects, including death.
14:29Hundreds of people have reportedly died from kratom overdose, including 152 people in the
14:35United States between 2016 and 2017.
14:37I'm drawn to the arguments that if there's absolutely no formal studies out there, and we're just
14:42having people wing it, that scares me.
14:45While popular for its purported health benefits, kratom is banned in a number of countries, including
14:50Ireland and the UK, as well as several US states.
14:53If we made it more available, that people would use it like an opiate, overuse it like
14:59an opiate, become dependent on it like they do with an opiate, and then have to go through
15:03withdrawal.
15:0414.
15:05Jalisco Mexican Products Los Angeles was rocked by a horrible outbreak
15:10of listeriosis throughout 1985.
15:13A bacterial infection, listeriosis targets pregnant women and newborns with particular alacrity.
15:19Unfortunately, the 1985 outbreak resulted in the deaths of 10 newborns and 18 adults, while
15:25simultaneously causing 20 miscarriages.
15:28The tragic cases were eventually linked to Jalisco Mexican Products, a company that manufactured
15:33Mexican cheese.
15:35The company's unlicensed employees were reportedly making the cheese with raw milk in its unsanitary
15:40plants, resulting in the fatal bacterial infections.
15:43Following a massive recall of the cheese, Jalisco's owner and head cheesemaker were sent to prison,
15:49and the company eventually shuttered its doors.
15:52Number 13.
15:53Peanut Corp Peanut Butter
15:54The United States was very weary of peanut butter in the late 2000s.
16:00Anaphylaxis, begin phase two!
16:03Yes!
16:04Dr. Lagoon!
16:05Peanut butter!
16:06Milk!
16:07Stuff!
16:08Anything but that!
16:09Help!
16:10According to the CDC, over 700 people had fallen ill and nine had died after suffering
16:24a nasty case of salmonella.
16:26However, the real number was probably higher as many cases of salmonella go unreported.
16:30A massive investigation was launched, combining the forces of the FDA and the CDC, and the
16:42outbreak was traced to Peanut Corp's processing plant.
16:46The case was historic for a number of reasons.
16:48Food safety lost out to greed.
16:51Not only did it launch the biggest food recall in American history, but it also resulted in
16:55the harshest punishment ever given in a food-related court case.
17:00Stuart Parnell, the owner of Peanut Corp, was sentenced to twenty-eight years in prison.
17:04This former CEO is already sixty-one years old, so they're calling this a virtual life
17:10sentence.
17:11Number 12.
17:12Takata Airbags
17:14A Japanese auto parts manufacturer, Takata was mired in controversy from the very beginning.
17:20Its headquarters in Germany saw multiple deaths, and in 1995, the company was at the center
17:25of a major seatbelt recall.
17:27But the biggest and most expensive controversy began in 2013.
17:31Takata held twenty percent of the airbag market, but many of them were dangerously defective.
17:36How fast do you reckon you were going?
17:38Five miles an hour, maybe?
17:40That old?
17:41Yeah, I was just trying to go through the stop sign.
17:43Problems with the inflator and the propellant resulted in sharp pieces of shrapnel severely
17:47injuring and killing occupants of Takata-installed cars.
17:50And I'm puzzled because the vehicle doesn't look that damaged.
17:54The defective airbags resulted in hundreds of injuries and at least 27 deaths.
17:59And over 40 million cars were pulled, making this the largest vehicle-related recall in American history.
18:05I called NHTSA, they tell me, do not drive your vehicle, your recall notice says your car can kill you or seriously injure you.
18:14Takata subsequently went bankrupt in 2017 as a result of the steep cost of compensation.
18:20On August 28, 2009, a major news story caught the attention of the nation.
18:28An off-duty highway patrol officer was stuck in a speeding car with his family.
18:33As the vehicle was traveling at 100 miles per hour, a passenger called 911 and pleaded for help, stating that the brakes weren't working.
18:40We're going north 125?
18:42Mm-hmm.
18:43Our accelerator's stuck.
18:45The car eventually crashed and all four occupants died.
18:48Later investigations revealed that Toyota cars had been linked to thousands of cases of unintended acceleration.
18:55The problem was eventually traced to the floor mats in Toyota and Lexus vehicles,
18:59which were jamming the gas pedals and causing the vehicles to speed wildly out of control.
19:04Millions of cars were recalled, and the accountable floor mats were destroyed and redesigned.
19:09Simply put, Toyota's engineers weren't up to the job on this one.
19:16Number 10.
19:17Ford Pinto.
19:18Did you know that Ford was tried for reckless homicide?
19:21In the late 70s, the motor company was taken to court for the deaths of three Indiana teenage girls.
19:27The weapon of Ford Pinto.
19:28We built Ford Pinto to be a rugged, reliable, basic car, just like the one Doc Gibson started out with 60 years ago.
19:35When this stylish car was hit from behind, the gas tank could explode.
19:40It wasn't the only subcompact car with this problem, but it also emerged that Ford knew about the issue and didn't fix it.
19:46The three teens from Indiana were sitting inside the Pinto when it was struck by a van.
19:51The subsequent lawsuit was one of 117 related to rear-end accidents in the Pinto.
19:56With his new optional glass hatchback, an exciting new front-end styling, and his new flip-up removable roof option.
20:04Ford won that lawsuit, but lost another famous case, Grimshaw vs. Ford Motor Company,
20:10which also involved a fatal fuel tank fire.
20:13They recalled the automobile in June 1978.
20:17Number 9.
20:18Infantino's Baby Slings.
20:20Baby-wearing was a popular trend in the early 2000s.
20:24New mothers and fathers would carry babies on their chest in open sling bags.
20:28It was a way to keep the baby closer to the parent while running errands, and,
20:32Infantino touted, it allowed for bonding between parent and infant.
20:36However, after three infants suffocated, Infantino recalled their
20:40Sling Rider and Wendy Bellissimo slings in 2010, announcing a replacement program.
20:45The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned parents not to use the slings for babies under
20:50four months, stating that they could restrict breathing and block airways in certain positions.
20:56Number 8.
20:57Buckyballs.
20:59Kids will eat literally anything, as long as it's not vegetables, including completely inedible objects.
21:04And it's this fact that led to the demise of the magnetic toy Buckyballs, which took the US by
21:10storm in 2009.
21:11Although intended for older children and adults, Buckyballs were often swallowed by children.
21:16When two or more were ingested, the superpowered magnets would connect,
21:20causing absolutely horrendous internal tears.
21:23In fact, magnet toys caused an estimated 2,900 emergency room visits between 2009 and 2013,
21:30including one death.
21:31This prompted the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a recall in 2012.
21:36On our packaging, it says keep away from all children in five different places.
21:40We have a vigorous safety program that, you know, we don't sell to stores that market to children.
21:46In response, Buckyballs inventor Craig Zucker went to war, waging a public relations
21:51campaign against the commission. He ultimately lost.
21:55Number 7.
21:56F'd Up.
21:57Remember Four Loko?
21:59I was thinking, for the dinner beverage, we have a Four Loko watermelon from 2009.
22:04The alcohol caffeine beverage was famously banned by some states after a spate of hospitalizations,
22:09prompting Four Loko to remove the caffeine, taurine, and guarana.
22:13Number 1. Are they going to limit the amount of alcohol? Because it's 11.9%, which is very high.
22:18And number 2. Can we limit the places that people can get them?
22:21Well, F'd Up was basically the Canadian version of the original Four Loko, albeit with way less caffeine.
22:27The drink was pulled from convenience store shelves after a teen death in 2018.
22:32Fourteen-year-old Athena Jarve was found dead after a house party,
22:36and it emerged that she'd been drinking F'd Up.
22:39The media calls the intoxication caused by such concoctions as wide-awake drunk.
22:44Due to this feeling, some people don't realize how drunk they are until it's too late.
22:49Number 6. Infant Sleep Positioners
22:52Produced by multiple companies, infant sleep positioners were marketed as a means to prevent
22:57Flathead Syndrome, Acid Reflux, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome .
23:02However, all of these claims were unproven.
23:04Worse, these positioners created a serious suffocation risk.
23:08In the 2010s, the FDA flooded the internet and TV with PSAs warning against their use,
23:14linking them to at least 12 deaths. Subsequently, many retailers stopped selling them,
23:19and regulatory bodies in other countries issued similar warnings.
23:23The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies sleep on their backs on a firm,
23:28empty surface.
23:28Number 5. Firestone and Ford Tires
23:39Ford and Firestone have had a business partnership stretching back to 1906.
23:44A wedding in Akron, Ohio unites two pioneer automotive families, Ford and Firestone.
23:48But in the early 2000s, they had a very public fight. According to Ford, the Wilderness AT tire
23:54by Firestone had treads that could separate from the tire and cause blowouts while driving.
23:59According to Firestone, the Ford Explorer was to blame, with a faulty design causing the car to roll.
24:05Most of the deaths and injuries involved Ford Explorers. Not other vehicles equipped with the same tires.
24:15It began to feel like a divorce, with each blaming the other for hundreds of fatalities in the US alone.
24:21The public were the kids caught in the middle.
24:23That tire blew out. And all I can remember is flipping and flipping.
24:30Eventually though, the tires were recalled and the automobile was redesigned.
24:34Number 4. Lawn darts
24:37So, imagine a game of darts, but you're in your backyard rather than a bar. Sounds fun, right?
24:43Now imagine the darts are giant. If you're thinking, well, that sounds a little bit dangerous,
24:47you'd be more than a little bit right. The needle end of the dart had to be sharp enough to pierce the
24:52ground, which also made it sharp enough to pierce people. In the 1970s and 80s, this caused thousands
24:58of visits to hospital emergency rooms and at least three deaths, leading to a ban in the United
25:03States and Canada. They remain legal, however, in the EU.
25:08Number 3. Kinder Surprise Eggs
25:10It's three of the things children wish for most. A surprise, a toy, and a chocolate treat.
25:20Since they're packaged like a Cadbury cream egg, it's understandable that some kids and adults would
25:25simply pop these large chocolate eggs into their mouths. However, instead of a creamy center, they'd find a
25:31less forgiving plastic container with a toy inside. After several deaths due to choking, the US Consumer
25:37Product Safety Commission banned importation of Kinder Surprise. They remain legal, however, in many other
25:47countries, including Canada and Mexico. However, in 2017, a chocolate egg with a toy packaged separately,
25:54called Kinder Joy, finally arrived stateside.
25:58Number 2. Crib Bumpers
26:00Heavy blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, and plush bumpers might seem like cute and comfortable
26:05additions to a baby's crib. Unfortunately, though, crib bumpers were also linked to 77 deaths between
26:161985 and 2012. This startlingly high number of incidents led to PSAs warning new parents of the dangers.
26:22In response, some states, including Maryland, Ohio, and New York, as well as the city of Chicago,
26:29have banned crib bumpers. They're still available for purchase in other locations, but ongoing efforts
26:34aim to ban their manufacturing and importation nationwide.
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26:54Number 1. Milk and Baby Formula
26:58Melamine is used in making multiple products the world over, including flame-retardant paints and
27:03plastics. You're probably now asking, why would anyone put that in baby formula? Well, sadly,
27:08the answer is that many companies in China, most prominently the Sanlu group,
27:13were using it to fake high protein values in order to pass quality checks.
27:17The problem is that melamine can also cause serious kidney problems. As a result,
27:32an estimated 54,000 babies were hospitalized and six died. When the scandal was exposed in 2008,
27:39it led to a massive recall, as well as prison and death sentences. Which of these incidents do you find
27:45most infuriating? Let us know in the comments below.
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