Hobbycraft play sand containing asbestos recalled

Hobbycraft has issued a full recall of children’s coloured play sand after confirming some bottles contained asbestos, presenting “a risk to health”.

- Anna Tims

The asbestos was discovered by a customer whose children had played with the sand at a party. The parent recognised it from reports of a recall in Australia and New Zealand and paid for a lab test. She alerted Hobbycraft when three of the five bottles in its Giant Box of Craft set were found to contain fibrous tremolite asbestos.