Millions Of Bottles Of Craft Paint Sold At Hobby Lobby, Walmart Recalled For Bacteria Contamination 
 
 When you think of all the items that can recalled for being tainted by bacteria, “craft paint” is probably pretty low on that list. But if you’ve got some tempera paint sitting around the house or schoolroom for craft time, you’ll want to check to make sure it’s not included in a new, massive recall. 
 
 
 
 Sargent Art announced this week the recall of 2.8 million units of craft paint sold at national retailers like Walmart, Hobby Lobby, and Amazon after finding the products may be contaminated with harmful bacteria. 
 
 According to a notice posted with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, exposure to the unspecified bacteria could have adverse health effects in immunocompromised individuals, posing a risk of serious illness through infection. 
 
 Sargent Art says that the high level of bacteria — which is not harmful to healthy individuals — was discovered during routine testing. 
 
 In all, the recall involves 13 types of Sargent Art Tempera and Finger Paints in different colors and sizes sold from May 2015 to June 2016. 
 
 So far, the company is unaware of any injuries or illnesses related to the recalled products. 
 
 Still, customers are urged to immediately stop using the past and contact Sargent Art for a full refund. ||||| Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. 
 
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 IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE 
 
 Please read the below safety notice for select Sargent Art washable, tempera, and finger paint. 
 
 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recall 
 
 Recall Date: October 4, 2016 
 
 Recall Number: 17-003 
 
 Sargent Art Recalls Craft Paints Due to Risk of Exposure to Bacteria 
 
 Recall Summary 
 
 Name of Product: Arts and crafts tempera and finger paints 
 
 Hazard: The paint can contain harmful bacteria. Exposure to certain bacteria can have advers 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. 
 
 Remedy: Refund 
 
 Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled paints and contact Sargent Art for a full refund. 
 
 Consumer Contact: Sargent Art at 800-827-8081 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST and Monday through Friday, or online at www.sargentart.com and click on "Recall" for more information. 
 
 Recall Details 
 
 Units: About 2.8 million untis of paint in the U.S. (in addition, 0.02 million units in Canada) 
 
 Description: This recall involves 13 types of Sargent Art tempera and finger paints manufactured and distributed between May 2015 and June 10, 2016. All colors and sizes of the following types of Sargent Art paints are included in the recall: 
 
 Affected Types Art-Time Tempera Paint Liquid Tempera Paint Art-Time Washable Finger Paint Supreme Tempera Paint Art-Time Washable Flurescent Finger Paint Value Tempera Paint Art-Time Wahsable 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 
 
 Incidents/Injuries: None Reported 
 
 Sold at: Hobby Lobby, Walmart and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and ShopSargentArt.com from May 2015 to June 2016 for between $1 and $8. 
 
 Manufacturer: Sargent Art, of Hazleton, Pa. 
 
 Manufactured in: U.S.A. 
 
 You may review some of our most frequently asked questions prior to registering your paints by clicking the link below. 
 
 Frequently Asked Questions 
 
 How to register to receive your refund 
 
 If you have confirmed that you have any of the affected products, please click the button below to register and follow all of the on screen instructions to receive your refund. 
 
 If you need assistance, please call a representative at the toll free number 1-800-827-8081 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday. ||||| A state judge on Monday ordered paint companies to pay 10 California cities and counties $1.1 billion to remove lead from millions of older homes. 
 
 Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg found that Conagra Grocery Products Co., NL Industries Inc. and the Sherwin-Williams Co. marketed paint they knew was harmful to children. Atlantic Richfield Co. and DuPont Co. were found not liable. 
 
 The industry has faced similar lawsuits across the country but has won most of them. 
 
 Kleinberg's verdict came after a five-week trial without a jury. The companies have 15 days to object to the tentative ruling, which the judge can alter. 
 
 "There is a clear and present danger that needs to be addressed," Kleinberg wrote in his 110-page decision. "The defendants sold lead paint with actual and constructive knowledge that it was harmful." 
 
 Lead-based paints were barred from the U.S. market in 1978, but millions of homes painted before then still pose a health risk. 
 
 The industry argued that it never deliberately sold a harmful product and that the old paint is no longer a significant public health risk. The companies argued that children diagnosed with lead poisoning could have gotten sick from sources other than paint. 
 
 "The existence of other sources of lead exposure has no bearing on whether lead paint constitutes a public nuisance," Kleinberg wrote in today's opinion. "It does not change the fact that lead paint is the primary source of lead poisoning for children in the jurisdictions who live in pre-1978 housing." 
 
 Bonnie Campbell, a spokeswoman for the companies, said the paint manufacturers will urge the judge to overturn his decision. Failing that, she said the companies will seek a mistrial. If the judge upholds his verdict, Campbell said the companies will appeal. 
 
 Campbell said the verdict unfairly penalizes companies for marketing lead-based paint in good faith before the health risks were known. She said the current owners of pre-1978 painted homes should be responsible for removing the lead. 
 
 "The decision rewards scofflaw landlords who are responsible for the risk to children from poorly maintained lead paint, and it conflicts with and threatens to upend California's lead poisoning prevention programs, which work," Campbell said. "This decision is more likely to hurt children than help them, and it will likely disrupt the sale, rental, and market value of all homes and apartments built before 1978." 
 
 ConAgra Foods also issued a separate statement in response to the verdict. 
 
 "We vehemently disagree with the decision and will appeal. We are absolutely not an appropriate defendant," said spokeswoman Lane Friedman. "ConAgra Foods was never even in the paint business. As a food maker who employs thousands of people in California, we believe this case is an unfortunate example of extreme overreach." 
 
 Exposure to lead is linked to learning disabilities and other health problems, especially in children. Some 60,000 children under the age of 6 suffered from lead poisoning between 2007 and 2010 alone in the jurisdictions who filed the lawsuit, the judge noted. 
 
 Data from the 2010 census show that close to 5 million homes at issue in the lawsuit were built before lead paint was banned in 1978. Homes built before then are presumed to have been painted with lead paint. 
 
 The case has taken 13 years to reach trial because of objections from the industry, but appeals courts have allowed it to proceed. It alleges the manufacturers knew of lead-paint dangers starting in the 1890s but still sold it to consumers without health warnings. 
 
 The 10 cities and counties awarded damages Monday are the counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Mateo, Solano and Ventura, and the cities of Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco.
– No injuries or illnesses have yet been reported, but Sargent Art isn't taking any chances after finding that 13 different types of its craft paint may be contaminated with a harmful bacteria, Consumerist reports. Per a notice on the art supplier's site and one from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a recall has been announced for 2.8 million bottles of paint—including various washable, tempera, and finger paints—sold at retailers such as Walmart, Amazon, and Hobby Lobby from May 2015 through this past June. Although most healthy people won't have an issue with the unspecified bacteria, which was found during regular testing, the recall notes that exposure to it "can have adverse health effects in immunocompromised individuals, posing a risk of serious illness including a bacterial infection." Sargent Art advises people who already have the paints to stop using them and request a full refund. (You might need to dump that cake mix in your pantry, too.)