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Asbestos contamination forces schools in Australia, New Zealand to close

Accredited asbestos removalists attend to Black Mountain School in Canberra on Nov 17, 2025. - Reuters

SYDNEY (Reuters) -More than 70 schools in Australia and New Zealand were closed on Monday for cleaning after asbestos was discovered in widely used children’s play sand products.

Recalls have been issued for several colourful play sand products after laboratory testing detected traces of tremolite and chrysotile asbestos.

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