A suit was recently filed by an advocacy group in California against CBS Corporation, a toy manufacturer and several retailers.

The suit involves a toy that is supposedly based on a CBS series and an asbestos containing product.

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Takes Action

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization filed the suit claiming that laboratory tests proved that the toy contained asbestos.

The toy, which is a crime scene kit that’s based on the series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” reportedly contains asbestos in a powder that’s used to dust for fingerprints.

Toy Recalled

The manufacturer of the toy, Planet Toys Inc., recalled the toy last year because of the group’s assertions that it was harmful and contained the carcinogen.

The lawsuit claims that the toy contains “substantial quantities of tremolite asbestos” which is the most dangerous form of asbestos.

The company has stopped selling the fingerprint kits until more information is found regarding the toy.

The group wants the kits to not be sold unless they carry a hazardous material warning and to enable consumers who have already purchase the toy to get a full refund.

(Source: Tuscaloosa News)

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