Home / New ZealandTom RoseJournalist·NZ Herald·20 Jul, 2026 09:48 PM4 mins to read‌Asbestos play sand 'low-risk' messaging not independently verified. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY.Safety assurances given to the Australian and New Zealand public over asbestos in children’s play sand products are under scrutiny after it was revealed they were initially drawn from a supplier’s own risk assessment that wasn’t independently verified.

It comes weeks after Auckland University of Technology published results from a

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