Urgent recall for children’s play sand after Hobbycraft admits it contains asbestos

Traces of asbestos were found in the children’s play sand inside the product Giant Box of Crafts - (PA)

Children’s play sand has been urgently recalled by Hobbycraft over an asbestos risk, following an alert from a parent who found traces of the dangerous substance in the product.

The craft company removed the product Giant Box of Crafts from its shelves last week - and then took the decision to recall it after an independent test found presence of asbestos in a “limited number of samples”.