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The ACT has closed 71 public schools today amid concerns more children’s coloured play sand may contain asbestos.
The ACCC said yesterday Kmart and Target had issued a voluntary recall notice for four additional brands of the sand, saying the dangerous material had been detected in some samples after laboratory testing. It said respirable asbestos had not been detected, adding the risk of the asbestos found to be airborne or fine enough for inhalation is low.
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