Two Crayola craft boxes for children have been withdrawn and a recall issued over concerns sand in the kits may be contaminated with asbestos.
Owners of the Crayola Touchy Feely Craft Box and Crayola Discovery Craft Box should stop using the products immediately and keep out of the reach of children, the government said.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards said the kits present “a risk to health as the sand may be contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos”.
They are the latest in a string of children’s products recalled due to the risk of asbestos contamination this year, which consumer group Which? called a “worrying trend”.
Asbestos is a banned substance because it poses a risk to health even at low levels, the government says.
The Crayola kits, which were made in China, had been sold by retailers including Argos, Asda, Sainsbury’s and The Works.
The Works, in its recall notice for both products, said: “Testing has shown that the sand inside some products may contain trace levels of asbestos.
“As asbestos should not be present in any amount, we are recalling the affected items as a precaution.”
