Asbestos Recall Grows as More Sand Imported from China Tests Positive

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Fencing and warning tape seen around playground equipment at a park where asbestos has been found at Hosken Reserve in Coburg North, Melbourne, Australia, on April 5, 2024. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

A widening asbestos scare has prompted another recall of children’s coloured sand, with products imported from China and sold by SilverStarCrafts between Dec. 2, 2020, and Nov. 26, 2025, now pulled from shelves.

Laboratory tests found traces of tremolite and chrysotile asbestos in some samples. Products affected span multiple pouch sizes and kits, including Sand Art Party Packs, Sand Art Single Packs, Sand Art Bottles, and Funny Face Sand Art Bottles.