Australian and NZ safety assurances about asbestos in play sand were based on supplier’s own assessment

Safety assurances about asbestos-contaminated play sand in Australia and New Zealand were based on unverified supplier assessments, The Guardian reports. After Educational Colours children's sand products were found to contain asbestos and recalled in November twenty twenty-five, schools and retailers reassured parents the risk was minimal—but those claims relied solely on the supplier's own evaluation. More than twenty similar recalls followed across different brands, raising questions about how safety messaging was authorized without independent verification.

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