Lawsuit Indicates Popular Toy Contaminated with Asbestos

CBS Corporation, along with a toy maker and multiple retailers, were sued on April 11, 2008 by Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, a California advocacy group for asbestos victims.

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization stated that laboratory tests showed that the powder used to dust fingerprints in a toy crime-scene kit contained asbestos. The toy is based on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” a popular CBS crime drama.

The toys were removed from the market last year due to the results of several tests conducted by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The toys were manufactured by Planet Toys, Inc, who stated that several tests showed no asbestos in the toys.

Planet Toys, Inc. announced a stop sale of the toy.

Currently, asbestos attorneys are working on cases in which serious illness has resulted from asbestos exposure.