Concerned families and retailers have inundated a materials testing laboratory with enquiries, since news broke that asbestos had been detected in decorative and coloured sand for children.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Some families who lost their homes in recent Spokane-area fires are encountering an obstacle as they attempt to remove burned debris from their properties: a backlog of asbestos ...

Asbestos in children's play sand was discovered by chance in an Australian laboratory and was only reported to safety authorities after a lab manager mentioned the findings in a podcast interview. The ...