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# New report: Asbestos in crayons
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/new_report_asbestos_in_crayons_0708150745/
- Published: 2015-07-08T20:43:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:27:54.000Z
- Description: EWG Action Fund reports that a government-certified lab found asbestos fibers in four crayon samples, most branded with children's characters, and in fingerprinting powder from two kids' crime scene kits. Federal regulators say the exposure risk is low.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Alerts, Shopping, #vivvo-import

| **BREAKING NEWS:** Asbestos Found in Children’s Toys! *Lab Tests Confirm Deadly Carcinogen in Crayons, Kids’ Crime Scene Fingerprint Kits* **[Click here to visit EWG Action Fund’s Asbestos Nation site to learn more and read the full report.](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=BXSkt7QHktp4ugaf5QzG%2FLLojk4ZZSaZ&ref=foodconsumer.org)** |
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Many Americans assume that the deadly substance asbestos has been banned or fallen out of use – and for good reason.**It’s a known carcinogen that kills up to 15,000 Americans a year.**

**But the harsh reality is, asbestos is still legal, lethal and found just about everywhere – and according to EWG Action Fund’s newest report, that includes children’s toys!**

Recent tests commissioned by EWG Action Fund and conducted by an independent, government-certified laboratory have found deadly asbestos fibers in four samples of crayons, most of them sold under the names of popular children’s characters including Mickey Mouse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers. The tests also revealed asbestos in the fingerprinting powder of two kids’ crime scene kits.

[**Click here to read EWG Action Fund’s full report on these alarming findings and learn how to best protect yourself and your family from this deadly substance.**](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=ALezVPcQsUndf2Zyt0N8ApinAGvrQquW&ref=foodconsumer.org)

This is the second time in 15 years that asbestos has been found in crayons and crime scene fingerprint toys, yet federal authorities have taken NO enforceable action to ban asbestos in toys or other children’s products. Although federal regulators say the risk of asbestos exposure from the items tested is low, **doctors, scientists and health officials agree that no level of asbestos is safe.**

**Asbestos is responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than any other toxic substance, with up to 15,000 Americans dying each year from asbestos-related diseases.** No one should be exposed to this dangerous substance, especially not children who are most at risk for developing mesothelioma, a deadly lung disease caused by asbestos.

[**Click here to learn more about asbestos and find out which products contain it in EWG Action Fund’s latest report.**](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=haY3fKpV8nD%2FrKqYeZx4IbLojk4ZZSaZ&ref=foodconsumer.org)

Together, we can educate Americans about the ongoing dangers of asbestos and protect our right to know where we might be exposed to this lethal substance.

\- EWG Action Fund

[Contribute](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=iC0QrqJc3YhPIAMObAHEVLLojk4ZZSaZ&ref=foodconsumer.org)

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**The report suggests that the following products should be avoided due to the presence of asbestos:**

Product // Importer/distributor

**Crayons**

1) Amscan Crayons // Amscan 

2) Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse // Greenbrier International, Inc. 

3) Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Crayons // MII Inc. 

4) Saban’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce // Greenbrier International, Inc. 

**Crime Lab Kits**

1) EduScience Deluxe Forensics Lab Kit – black fingerprint powder // Toys”R”Us 

2) Inside Intelligence Secret Spy kit – white fingerprint powder // Buy-Rite

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