If it helps, it’s likely that only some of the locations have actually been exposed, but there is a backlog in testing so that’s causing delays in getting results. The containers weren’t full of asbestos, but some of them were contaminated with it (hopefully only a small portion).

Also, single or short term exposure is unlikely to cause health issues. Asbestos exposure adds up over time so is the biggest risk for occupational exposure.

Now we get to the part of my comment that doesn’t help: it’s unlikely any of the stockists will face any real consequences for this.

But it’s something to remember when ordering things from overseas (particularly Aliexpress, Temu, Shein, etc) - you are the importer and so you are responsible for what you import. NZ safety standards have not been applied by the manufacturer.