UK Advises on Recalls Involving Asbestos

The UK Environment Agency February 27 outlined what companies must do with recalled products containing trace amounts of asbestos. It advised (bit.ly/4uueECj):

• Store and de-package only items on the UK's recalls and product safety reports list (bit.ly/4b9xdCO).

 

• Do so only if the manufacturer, distributor or retailer of those products.

 

• Refrain from removing sand that contains asbestos from its primary packing. (Recent recalls involved such sand.)

 

• Store items for no longer than three months.

 

• Do nothing else besides storing, sorting, or de-packaging.