Toy fingerprint powder contains tremolite asbestos, sufficient to cause fatal mesothelioma
Senator Murray was particularly troubled that the toy, which simulates the fingerprint dusting process, encourages children to blow on the contaminated (with tremolite mesothelioma) powder.
"Any amount of this fiber in a children’s toy, particularly in a powder that is certain to be inhaled, is completely unacceptable," Senator Murray wrote in her letter.
"A single exposure to tremolite is sufficient to cause fatal mesothelioma or lung cancer later in life."
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