Kmart walks back on some recalls of potentially asbestos contaminated sand

05/12/2025 11 min
Kmart walks back on some recalls of potentially asbestos contaminated sand

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Kmart is walking back some of its product recalls following an asbestos contamination scare with kids play sand products. The retail giant is cancelling it's voluntary recall notice for three products. Kmart has informed the Ministry of Business that testing comissioned by the company confirmed no asbestos was found. However, a recall is still in place for some other products. MBIE's Product Safety Spokesperson Ian Cpalin spoke to Lisa Owen.