Product Recall Number: 17-003
Why was Arts and crafts tempera and finger 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.
Product Recall Number: 17-003
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-10-04
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Arts and crafts tempera and finger paints
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
Hazard Description: 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.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 2.8 million units of paint in the U.S. (in addition, 20,000 units in Canada)
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paints and contact Sargent Art for a full refund.
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.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Sargent Art, of Hazleton, Pa.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: U.S.A
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed