ᐅ Asbestos in old tiles, washing machine damage, risk to children's health?

Hello everyone, we have a house from the early 1960s. It was already modernized/renovated in the mid-1990s and then converted from a single-family house to a multi-family house in 2015. The laundry cellar has become increasingly dirty since some renovation work was done again. I wanted to clean the laundry room a bit because we have been living with this construction dirt for almost a year. To my shock, I found out that either my partner or my brother-in-law had supported my washing machine with a broken tile to keep it level. Next to the washing machine, there are two whole tiles as well as two broken ones. I recently placed them in one spot without thinking. Until now. Now I am very worried that they might contain asbestos and that, unknowingly, we may have been stirring up asbestos fibers over a long period of time—especially since we do a lot of laundry with several small children in the house and also use the dryer—which could have settled on clean laundry, for example. Or even on dirty laundry, which sometimes gets tossed into baskets before washing... And then you carry this laundry into the living area, fold it, and put it on every day for yourself and the children.... These nightmare scenarios are running through my mind now, and I hope someone can give me some advice! One of the tiles says Made in Germany with the date 28.09.1975. I cannot make out the name, probably the manufacturer....

lula2702 schrieb:

hope someone can give me some advice?!

Relax. Take a deep breath. Keep going.

There is no asbestos in tiles.

Thank you for the feedback. That sounds quite certain – how can they be so sure? On the internet, as usual, there are all kinds of different statements about this. When it comes to asbestos, however, the information is mostly negative...

Sure, because asbestos was not used in regular tiles. It was present in the adhesive, yes. In insulation, yes. Also in many other products related to fire protection. But not in traditional fired tiles themselves.

lula2702 schrieb:

On the internet, as always, you will find all kinds of different opinions on this. But when it comes to asbestos, they are mostly negative...

Which statements specifically make you shudder?

@"lula2702":
"nordanney" has already given you the correct answer!
There was no reason (for the industry) to add a filler of this kind into ceramic bodies or tiles.
At the time, this was different for flexible floor coverings or adhesives. But not for fired tiles and slabs.
Yes, you can be absolutely sure of that!
And please do not rely on general statements from the internet, which often have unclear sources.
For meaningful answers to (not only your) technical questions, this forum is certainly a good place!
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Best regards, KlaRa

nordanney schrieb:

Sure, because asbestos was not mixed into standard tiles. It was present in adhesives, yes. In insulation, yes. Also in many other products related to fire protection. But not in the traditional fired ceramic tile itself.
Which specific statements make you shiver?

On the internet, you often read about broken asbestos-containing tiles that were common during that period (mainly from around 1950 to 1980), which release many fibers with even the slightest disturbance, contaminating everything for what feels like meters around, and you end up carrying the fibers almost everywhere. As a layperson without much prior experience, this can be quite frightening! Or the idea that practically all older buildings should be secured or assessed by specialists. That really drives you crazy and honestly causes a lot of anxiety...