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The changing way people shop and the sheer volume of products is making product safety harder to police, says Consumer NZ.
It says the recall of coloured sand products over asbestos fears shows product safety rules for kids toys and craft materials are not fit for purpose, with the rise in giant e-commerce retailers.
Several coloured sand products have been recalled, including a 14-piece sand castle building set and containers of blue, green and pink magic sand sold at K-Mart, and the Educational Colours rainbow sand and creatistics coloured sand, which was sold by half a dozen retailers.
Several schools that use the products have closed while they worked out what kind of cleanup is required.
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