Two more children's sand kits recalled over asbestos contamination found by new tests

Two more children's sand kits recalled over asbestos contamination found by new testsWhich? found asbestos in two children's sand kits sold on Amazon, TikTok Shop and Asda, prompting the Office for Product Safety and Standards to issue fresh its recall notices Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Josie Clarke, Rachel Vickes-Price 02:21, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 02:26, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Trending window.topArticlesScript="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/js/dist/article-top-articles20260526.min.js" Two further children's sand kits widely available across the UK have been pulled from sale after a consumer group discovered they contained asbestos. The investigation by Which? follows a series of products – many of them children's toys – being withdrawn from shelves due to asbestos contamination. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) One of the two latest recalls was marketed as a Montessori sand art tray, sold via Amazon Marketplace and TikTok Shop. Designed for hands-on learning to develop fine motor skills, the kit encourages children to draw in the sand using either the pencils supplied or their fingers. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read ou...