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Anchor:
ANOTHER WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT A POPULAR TOY BEING SOLD THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

TWO DIFFERENT CONSUMER GROUPS CLAIM IT'S DANGEROUS AND WANT IT OFF THE SHELVES BUT OUR 7 ON YOUR SIDE TEAM SAYS IT'S STILL OUT THERE.

ROSS MCLAUGHLIN IS HERE. ROSS... WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

Ross McLaughlin:
IT'S CALLED THE CSI FINGERPRINT EXAMINATION KIT..MADE IN CHINA. ACCORDING TO SOME RECENT TESTING IT CONTAINS ASBESTOS THE SAME CANCER CAUSING FIBER THAT'S LINKED TO LUNG CANCER..THE SAME FIBRE THAT'S BEEN LINKED TO MANY DEATHS.

Story:
INSIDE THIS STORE...

Ross: "That looks cool."

IS A VERY TEMPTING PRODUCT..

Mia Reardan: "This is my sons wish list for birthdays...'

Ross: "On his wish list."

BUT...

Linda Reinstein: "I am shocked and concerned we found asbestos dust."

LINDA REINSTEIN WITH THE ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARNESS ORGANIZATION RECENTLY TESTED THE CSI FINGERPRINT EXAMINATION KIT AND FOUND TREMOLITE FIBERS.

Mia Reardan: "What's that mean?"

WHAT IT MEANS IS ASBESTOS WAS FOUND IN SOME OF THE WHITE POWDER WHICH THE KIDS USE TO LIFT FINGERPRINTS..AND LOOK AT THAT.. INHALING JUST ONE FIBER OF ASBESTOS COULD BE HAZARDOUS.

Mia Reardan: If it's harming to my children and other children it shouldn't be on the shelf."

EXACTLY.

Ross: "They still have it here."

TOYS R US AND OTHER MAJOR RETAILERS ARE CARRYING THIS PRODUCT.

Ross: "It has asbestos in the fingerprint powder."

BUT SHE NEEDS TO CALL MANAGEMENT.

Woman: There's our manager right there."

Ross: "Oh, hey."

WE TELL HIM THE NEWS.

Manager: Did it ring thru the register for you?

Ross: "Yeah."

Manager: "Then it currently is not part of the recall because our registers will not allow that."

ACCORDING TO TOYS R US THEY DID NOT FIND ASBESTOS WHEN THEY TESTED THE PRODUCT AND SAY NEITHER DID OTHER RETAILERS THEY HAD SPOKEN TO..BUT THE ASBESTOS AWARNESS GROUP WAS PREPARED...

Linda Weinstein: "We had it triple confirmed by 3 independent government certified labs."

AND THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T JUST TEST ONE CSI KIT...THEY TESTED 7 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS...AND THAT'S ALL THIS CONSUMER HAD TO HEAR..IT'S COMING OFF HER SON'S WISH LIST.

Mia Reardan: "Thank you."

Ross McLaughlin:
THE ASBESTOS WAS FOUND IN THE TALC BUT THE MANUFACTURER PLANET TOYS SAYS IT'S TESTS DID NOT FIND IT. SO FOR NOW THE PRODUCT REMAINS ON THE SHELVES AND IT'S UP TO YOU TO TO DECIDE. WE'VE GOT MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.