Sargent Art Craft Paints recall: Exposure to Bacteria
Sargent Art Recalls Craft Paints Due to Risk of Exposure to Bacteria
Why was Sargent Art Craft Paints recalled?
The paint can contain harmful bacteria. Exposure to certain bacteria can have adverse health effects in immunocompromised individuals, posing a risk of serious illness including a bacterial infection. Consumers with healthy immune systems are not generally affected by the bacteria.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paints and contact Sargent Art for a full refund. Contact: Sargent Art at 800-827-8081 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET and Monday through Friday, or online at www.sargentart.com and click on "Recall" for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Arts and crafts tempera and finger paints
- Company
- Sargent Art, of Hazleton, Pa.
- Quantity
- About 2.8 million units of paint in the U.S. (in addition, 20,000 units in Canada)
- Sold at
- Hobby Lobby, Walmart and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and ShopSargentArt.com from May 2015 to June 2016 for between $1 and $8.
- Recall date
- October 4, 2016
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves 13 types of Sargent Art tempera and finger paints. All colors and sizes of the following types of Sargent Art paints are included in the recall: Art-Time Tempera Paint Liquid Tempera Paint Art-Time Washable Finger Paint Supreme Tempera Paint Art-Time Washable Fluorescent Finger Paint Value Tempera Paint Art-Time Washable Fluorescent Tempera Paint Washable Finger Paint Art-Time Washable Glitter Finger Paint Washable Glitter Paint Art-Time Washable Paint Washable Tempera Paint Fluorescent Tempera Paint