华人家长注意！因含致癌石棉，又一款热销玩具紧急召回，Kmart有售

召回通知中指出：“佩戴一次性手套和口罩，将沙子放回原来的盒中，或装入厚实的塑料袋中并用胶带密封，确保儿童无法接触。请勿将受影响产品作为一般垃圾丢弃。” ...

手工彩沙检测出石棉成分 堪培拉69所学校关闭

上周五，因检测发现含有石棉成分，澳大利亚竞争与消费者委员会（ACCC） 发布手工彩沙产品的召回通知 。随后，首都领地（ACT）教育部关闭了16所学校和六所幼儿园，并部分关闭了另外八所学校。

【SBS新闻快报】多款儿童彩沙产品因含石棉被召回 全澳多州有发现

澳大利亚竞争与消费者委员会（ACCC）对多个品牌彩沙产品发布召回通知，因其检测出石棉。 Source: Supplied / Vuk Valcic / SOPA Images/Sipa USA ...
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Profile: The Taklimakan's fruitful daughter who makes the sand bloom

Li, a native of Korla in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, used to offer her roommates locally produced pears and dates -- "uneven in taste, irregular in size," she recalled. Her ...
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Over 70 Australian schools closed due to possible asbestos contamination

The government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) said that 71 of 94 public schools in Canberra and surrounding suburbs would be closed on Monday after an audit found widespread use of sand ...
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Across China: Where sand once blew, apple harvest in full swing

XI'AN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Against the rolling mounds along the southern edge of one of China's major deserts -- Maowusu, an apple harvest is in full swing. Farmers move through neat rows of trees, ...