There's calls for a complete ban on the deadly engineered stone, primarily used in bench tops.

The Australasian College of Physicians is urging the New Zealand Government to follow Australia's lead on the stone, which can give stonemasons the incurable lung disease, silicosis.

RACP spokesperson Dr Alexandra Muthu says the organisation is calling for an outright ban on the material being imported into New Zealand.

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