Product Safety Australia recall Scented Fun Sand - blue, green, red & yellow
Product: Loose, coloured play sand for children that can be moulded into different shapes. The product is available in four colours (blue, green, red and yellow)., Scented Fun Sand - blue, green, red & yellow
Brand/company: HTI, The Reject Shop
- Product family
- Baby & Kids
- Product type
- Toy
- Issue
- Chemical contamination
- Audience
- Children
Reason: The play sand may cause a risk to health, as traces of anthophyllite asbestos and tremolite asbestos have been detected in some samples after laboratory testing.
Action: Stop using the product immediately. For safe disposal advice from the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency, the ACCC Product Safety site. Attend in-store or contact The Reject Shop with proof of purchase to arrange a full refund. Important message from the ACCC to consumers: The ACCC continues to work with health and safety, and other relevant agencies at the state, territory and Commonwealth levels as this issue evolves. For safe disposal advice from the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency and health information from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth), the ACCC Product Safety site.