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The UK recall of two Crayola craft kits on May 1, 2026 — over asbestos-contaminated sand — is part of a global crisis that has now triggered more than 100 product recalls across at least 12 countries since November 2025, all traced to sand sourced from Chinese quarries. The episode exposes a persistent regulatory gap: neither the CPSC nor the FDA requires pre-market asbestos testing for children's art supplies, and the FDA withdrew its only proposed standardized testing rule in November 2025 after industry opposition.