Stationery giant Officeworks is pulling crayons from its shelves amid revelations that children have been given products with the cancer-causing material inside.

However the crayon brands X Stick and Art 300 Officeworks lists for sale on its website were not included in the brands that tested positive for asbestos.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission confirmed on Friday that six different packets of wax crayons had been found to have traces of asbestos in them. 

But they warned parents not to panic because the asbestos was contained in the crayon wax, preventing fibres from being inhaled during normal use or as a result of ingestion. 

Senator Eric Abetz said a customer alert had been issued as the Australian Border Force halted imports of crayons from China until there were assurances they are free of asbestos.

"The ABF will also continue to target high-risk entities, including particular manufacturers and certain import and distribution companies, both overseas and in Australia," he said.

The ACCC said their tests results would not prompt a recall but recommended stores stop selling the products.

However, the Asbestos Council of Victoria is calling for an Australia-wide recall after it found asbestos in Chinese imported crayon brands being sold online and in at least one retail shop.

Chief executive Vicki Hamilton bought and had tested crayons that were branded with Disney characters from her local $2 shop in Moe, in Victoria's east.

"Every packet of crayons that has been imported from China is a potential risk," she said.

"I am very concerned for our children – kids put things in their mouths and that concerns me with these items immensely."

Officeworks released a statement confirming all its crayons had been removed from its stores shortly after reports that toxic crayons were being sold elsewhere.

"We are in the process of conducting rigorous testing," it said.

"Officeworks takes our customers' and team members' health and safety very seriously."

The statement said Officeworks was working with the Australian Border Force as it waited for the results.

On Friday afternoon, the ACCC said its testing had found traces of asbestos in four different packs in addition to the independent tests that the Absestos Council had initiated.

Officeworks recommended customers with concerns return any crayons bought from its stores across the country.

One of the crayon packets tested by the Asbestos Council featured pictures of characters from the Disney movie Frozen. The brand name of the packet was unclear.

The second packet, made by National Designs, was marketed with 'Mickey Mouse and Friends'.

Ms Hamilton was prompted to conduct the test on the Moe crayons after Fairfax Media reported asbestos was found in crayons with Disney images being sold online in Australia in July.

At the time, Fairfax Media could not find the Amscan crayons, made in China, sold over the counter in retail stores while National Toxics Network attempted unsuccessfully to alert the Australian Competition Consumer Commission, the body responsible for product safety in Australia.

Ms Hamilton commended Officeworks for its quick action in response to the crayon fears.

"They've gone to the trouble of pulling them off their shelves," she said. "I just hope all stores do the same thing."

Ms Hamilton said parents should avoid buying all Chinese imported crayons until the ACCC released which brands were safe to use.

She recommended parents double bag any crayons they have and throw them out.

Members of the public are encouraged to report any concerns about imported products the Department of Immigration and Border Protection on 1800 009 623.