The Environmental Working Group (EWG) Action Fund is renewing its call on Congress to ban asbestos after tests it commissioned found fibers of the known carcinogen in four brands of crayons.

Parents buying school supplies for grammar schoolers would be wise to avoid Playskool crayons. The brand ... at U.S. Public Interest Research Group, which conducts annual tests of toys and ...

A brand of crayons being sold at Dollar Tree and multiple online stores tested positive for asbestos, according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). Credit: U.S. PIRG According ...

According to US PIRG's report, “trace amounts of asbestos [were found] in Playskool crayons sold at Dollar Tree.” Asbestos is the name for a group of fire-retardant minerals which were once ...

Even a set of “multicultural” crayons introduced in 1992, containing existing colors like peach and brown and black, didn’t go far enough. So, Stephens thoughtfully would draw with a mix of ...