More than 30 children’s toys ranging from sand art kits to stretchy rubber toys have been recalled in the UK since the start of the year after being found to contain asbestos. Retailers including Tesco, Primark , Matalan, Smyths Toys, The Entertainer, Aldi, Argos, Asda and M&S have taken the toys off shelves after they were found to contain the substance, recall information on the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) website shows. Asbestos causes mesothelioma, a cancer which usually starts in the layers of tissue that cover the lungs, and the UK prohibits the sale of products containing it in any quantity. It is thought that the affected toys all contain sand from mines in China where asbestos fibres can occur naturally and where labelling rules are less rigorous. Consumers are urged to check if they own these products by looking at the recalls page of the OPSS on the gov.uk website.…