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Suit Says Toy Kit Contains AsbestosLOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A California advocacy group for asbestos victims on Friday sued CBS Corporation, a toy maker and several retailers over the sale of a toy based on a CBS series. The group, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, said laboratory tests showed that the toy, a crime-scene kit based on the series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” contained asbestos in a powder used to dust for fingerprints. The manufacturer of the kits, Planet Toys Inc., removed them from the market last year because of the group’s assertions but said that multiple tests had shown no asbestos. Asbestos has been classified as a known human carcinogen by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, said tests showed that the kits’ fingerprint powder contained “substantial quantities of tremolite asbestos,” which it described as “one of the most lethal forms of asbestos.” On its Web site, Planet Toys announced that it had issued a “stop sale” on all “CSI” fingerprint kits “until further information can be ascertained as to the discrepancy between our respective test findings.” The company could not be reached Friday for further comment. The asbestos group wants to stop sales of the kits unless they carry a hazardous material warning and to allow the return of the kits for a full refund. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationFor the Tiniest Babies, the Closest Thing to a Cocoon...2 New Drugs Offer Options in H.I.V. Fight... Keeping the Gauge Off ?E?... Schools Found Improving on Nutrition and Fitness... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Suit Says Toy Kit Contains Asbestos |
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