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Parents have been issued an pressing warning after traces of asbestos have been present in toys offered in a UK reward store. Cotswold Wildlife Park, close to Burford in Oxfordshire, issued recollects for 2 of the toys offered in its onsite store this weekend, urging consumers to do away with the objects instantly. The merchandise in query have been a 2.2kg squishy scorching color massive gorilla and a 6-inch stretchy monster with an assorted strive me blister card.

A spokesperson for the wildlife park, which lets guests get near giraffes, rhinos and lemurs, wrote on X: “We have been made aware that the following items sold at the park’s gift ship are being recalled by the supplier due to a safety issue. If you have purchased one of these items, please remove it from use immediately and contact the gift shop.”

They added: “We will reimburse anyone who has bought one of the items with the affected batch numbers.

“We sincerely apologise for this matter and thanks on your understanding.”

An official recall notice said the issue identified with the products in batch TY2863 was that they “could include hint quantities of asbestos”.

Customers in possession of the possibly contaminated toys have been urged to place them in a heavy-duty plastic bag and double-tape, earlier than returning it to the shop for a full refund.

If the toys have been broken and the sand inside them is accessible, consumers have been urged to assemble the sand utilizing moist cloths to keep away from producing mud whereas sporting gloves and a masks.

They have been then instructed to double-bag the sand and toy in a heavy-duty plastic bag and double-tape it securely, alongside the gloves, masks and cloths and preserve youngsters and others away from areas the place the sand has been uncovered till absolutely clear.

Asbestos is a harmful carcinogen which may trigger extreme, incurable illnesses together with most cancers of the lung and extreme lung scarring when inhaled. Its threat is cumulative, which means it worsens with longer or elevated publicity, however there isn’t a recognized protected stage.