More than 70 public schools in the ACT were closed on Monday after the consumer regulator recalled several children’s sand products because they could contain asbestos.

Last week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a recall for several products sold at leading Australian retailers including Officeworks, which also made its own decision to recall additional products.

On Sunday, the ACCC recalled a different range of children’s sand sold at Kmart and Target and said laboratory testing had detected asbestos in some samples. This prompted more school closures, including in Tasmania and New Zealand.

How did this happen? And how worried should parents be?

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