Some crayons and crime scene fingerprint kits made in China and sold in the United States were found to contain asbestos, a harmful mineral that can cause cancer and other deadly lung diseases in ...

(CNN) — The EWG Action Fund is calling for a ban on asbestos in consumer products after it found traces of the carcinogen in children’s crayons and toy crime lab kits. Four of 28 boxes of crayons ...

EWG Action Fund’s analysis found trace amounts of asbestos in crime-lab kits and crayons imported from China. (Photo: EWG Action Fund) Deadly asbestos fibers have been found in several brands of ...

Asbestos fibers were found in some Chinese-made crayons and powder from children’s crime-scene fingerprint kits purchased at Bay Area stores, according to a study released Wednesday by an ...

(WRIC) — Tests by an independent government-certified lab found asbestos in children’s crayons.The test was done by the Environmental Working Group in North Carolina found trace amounts of the deadly ...

But an investigation by public health watchdog the EWG Action Fund has found kids’ crayons sold in Australia contained the deadly material — along with several other toys shipped down under by online ...

An environmental group is calling for a ban on asbestos in products after it found traces of the carcinogen in children’s crayons and toy crime lab kits. According to the EWG Action Fund, four of 28 ...

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