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A law advisor in human rights has lodged a complaint with the Ombudsman asking for an urgent investigation into the response to asbestos-contaminated play sand.
Sophie Bradwell-Pollak said there had been multiple failures which amounted to a human rights issue.
"Obviously there were initially products that were put on the recall list but as the weeks have gone on from November, more and more products have gone on the recall list.
"So I'm really starting to see a pattern that this is really widespread," she told RNZ.
"And actually, we're not taking a proactive enough approach given how problematic this is.
"This is in children's products and it's in sand that, you know, children w
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