Important safety warning: product recall notice of Hobbycraft sand-based products (DfE)

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CLEAPSS, the advisory service supporting safe, high quality practical work in science and design and technology, have issued an alert following the discovery of asbestos contamination in three commercially available Hobbycraft sand-based craft products:
Sand & Pom Pom Art Kit
Easter Bumper Craft Kit
Box of Craft

Although these items are not specialist educational products, some early years settings and schools may have purchased or are using them.

If you do have these products, you should stop using them immediately and follow the advice given in the Hobbycraft product recall notice and the Office for Product Safety Standards product recall.

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