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.

Four of 28 boxes of crayons tested positive for asbestos, according to the newly released report from the advocacy group. A private ... contaminants included the black fingerprint powder in ...

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 ...

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 ...

in which a bunch of crayons went on strike because they were unhappy with their roles, whether it was outlining (Black Crayon), coloring elephants (Grey Crayon) or being used too much (Blue Crayon).