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Our shocking new report uncovered four brands of crayons and two brands of kids’ crime scene kits that tested positive for deadly asbestos. What’s worse, these contaminated toys are being sold across the country with no warning!

We need to make sure the retailers selling them -- including Party City, Dollar Tree, Toys R Us and online retailers such as Amazon -- know that these toxic products are on their shelves. We are asking them to stand up for children’s health by removing them. The Twitterstorm will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 15. Join in whenever you can! Has...

We need to make sure the retailers selling them — including Party City, Dollar Tree, Toys R Us and online retailers such as Amazon — know that these toxic products are on their shelves. We are asking them to stand up for children’s health by removing them.

The Twitterstorm will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 15. Join in whenever you can!

Hashtag:

#PlayingWithAsbestos

Hosts:

Asbestos Nation – @AsbestosNation

EWG – @ewg

Healthy Child Healthy World – @Healthy_Child

Targets:

Party City – @PartyCity

Dollar Tree – @DollarTree

Toys R Us – @ToysRUs

Amazon – @amazon

Sample Tweets:

URGENT ACTION: Tell retailers to stop selling kids’ crayons and crime scene kits contaminated with deadly #asbestos http://bit.ly/1dMuMag

TAKE ACTION: Get toys contaminated with deadly asbestos out of stores! http://bit.ly/1dMuMag

.@[Retailer] Do you know you’re selling kids’ toys contaminated with deadly #asbestos?! http://bit.ly/1dMuMag

@[Retailer] Stop selling kids’ toys that contain deadly #asbestos! http://bit.ly/1dMuMag

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Join the Twitterstorm!

Our shocking new report uncovered four brands of crayons and two brands of kids’ crime scene kits that tested positive for deadly asbestos. What’s worse, these contaminated toys are being sold across the country with no warning!

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