Uniti Sand Art Unicorn, Monkey, Octopus and Dinosaur - Sold at The Warehouse

Note 7/07/2026:  The Warehouse have updated this notice. You can contact recalls@mbie.govt.nz for the previous version.

The Warehouse is recalling this product as, although their own independent expert testing in November 2025 to the AS 5370:2024 standard produced a ‘no asbestos detected’ result, a NZ laboratory engaged by MBIE Product Safety to undertake a subsequent test to the previous AS 4964:2004 standard has indicated that they believe there may be traces of chrysotile and tremolite asbestos in some samples.

The latest Health New Zealand advice is:

• Exposure to asbestos does not cause any immediate health problems. The health conditions linked to asbestos develop over a long period – typically 15 to 40 years.
• The risk of developing asbestos-related health conditions, such as some types of cancer and lung disease, is linked to the nature and quantity of asbestos and the length of time a person was exposed to it.
• There is no safe level and therefore we try to avoid all exposure.
• For most people who have these products at home, the quantities involved will be small. That is very different to the greater risk for people who might be exposed during construction work or through the mining industry.