Multiple schools and early learning centers in the Australian Capital Territory have shut on Friday after asbestos was found ...

Concerned families and retailers are inundating a materials testing laboratory with enquiries, since news broke that asbestos ...

Kmart has recalled four coloured sand products over concerns of asbestos contamination, prompting the ACT education ...

Three-quarters of the schools in the area around the capital will be closed, although officials say the health risk from ...

Explainer - Why is asbestos such a worry, and what's the risk after coloured play sand has been revealed to be contaminated?

A local waste and pollution watchdog urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to analyze colored sand play products being sold in the market after the regulatory authorities in Australia and New ...

If there is loose sand, wipe it away with a wet cloth while wearing protective clothing and masks – and then follow the same ...

The findings expand an already significant recall that began last week, when rainbow sand products used widely in schools ...

Closures follow laboratory results confirming traces of tremolite and chrysotile asbestos in several sand products widely ...

November 2025, Quezon City, Philippines. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the Food and Drug Administration ...

Bags of potentially asbestos-laced children's play sand is being dropped off at designated centres around Auckland.