The proposed Unsafe Goods (Consumer Sand Products Containing Asbestos) Notice 2026 would prohibit the supply of specified consumer sand products unless suppliers hold evidence demonstrating that the products do not contain asbestos. The notice would apply to: goods that are a toy that is, include, or contain sand; and; goods that are a decorative, craft or artistic good that are sand or that include or contain accessible sand. The notice would not apply to sand produced by natural geological processes that is intended to fill sand pits, playgrounds, or other recreational areas. To demonstrate compliance, suppliers would be required to: obtain negative asbestos test results for at least three samples of a product, which includes: obtaining testing using Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) or Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) using the applicable procedures specified in ISO 22262-2:2026; ensuring testing is conducted by a laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC MRA); ensure those samples were tested within the 12 months preceding importation (for imported goods) or manufacture (for domestically manufactured goods); and; have a test certificate, test report, test result, or other document recording the results of the testing and meets specified requirements (such as indicating that no…