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Product Safety Notices
Product Safety Notices
Sand product recall
Sand product recall
At Modern Teaching Aids, we take product safety and quality seriously.
Independent laboratory testing of certain of our sand products has detected traces of naturally occurring asbestos in some samples. Following regulator advice, we are issuing a voluntary recall of those products. The latest advice from enHealth confirms the risk is very low. Please follow the containment and disposal advice published by your local regulator (see below).
Affected Products
Affected Products
Melissa and Doug Sand Art Bottles
Melissa and Doug Sand Art Bottles
Product was available 1 April 2020 - 8 Jan 2026
Products affected
MND4232 – Sand Art Bottles
Affected batch numbers - this can be found on the right-hand side of the barcode, and on the bottom of the bottles included in the set.
DFT19326
DFT20136
DFT20170
DFT20225
DFT20251
DFT21081
DFT21202
Creatistics Rainbow Sand
Creatistics Rainbow Sand
Certain coloured sand products supplied by Educational Colours Pty Ltd between 2020 and 2025 are subject to a voluntary recall.
Products affected
Creatistics – Coloured Sand (1kg)
EC700 – Pink
EC701 – Black
EC702 – Blue
EC703 – Brown
EC704 – Green
EC705 – Purple
EC706 – Red
EC707 – White
EC708 – Yellow
EC713 – Orange
EC712
EC712K (KIT)
EC700K (KIT)
CS0067K (KIT)
CS700K (KIT)
WOLA8636K (KIT)
MJI038K (KIT)
Refunds now available
If you purchased any of the recalled sand products, please complete our Refund Request Form using the link below. Once submitted, we will expedite your refund as quickly as possible.
Refund form: Sand recall refund link
What has happened
Independent laboratory testing of sand products has detected traces of naturally occurring tremolite asbestos in some samples.
The latest advice from enHealth confirms the risk is very low.
For more information: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/enhealth-advice-asbestos-contamination-identified-in-imported-coloured-sand-products
What you should do
Disposal advice for NSW customers
Please follow the specific instructions provided here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/environment-land-and-water/coloured-sand-recall
Disposal advice for Western Australia customers
Please follow the specific instructions provided here: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/announcements/updated-advice-coloured-sand-products
For all other states and territories
Follow the current ACCC recommendations here: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/about-us/product-safety-news/news/safe-disposal-and-health-information-for-consumers-with-recalled-sand-products
If you require more information, and to arrange a full refund please contact recalls@educationalvantage.com. For urgent enquiries please contact our Customer Service team here. View the official recall notice on Product Safety Australia here.