Sherwin Williams is responding to a petition on change.org that asks the company to stop making lead paint.
According to Cleveland-based Sherwin Williams, all paint products in North America are lead-free. All paint used inside homes does not contain lead.
Outside of North America, an industrial coating for a bridge may contain a small amount of lead for durability, according to the company.
This comes after a petition was started on change.org, alleging that Sherwin Williams and Pittsburgh-based PPG Paints still use lead paint.
According to the CDC, at least 4 million households with high levels of lead have children living in them. About half a million U.S. children ages 1-5 have blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL), the level at which the CDC recommends public health actions be initiated.
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The petitionasks that Sherwin Williams and PPG Paints "immediately establish and post a written policy on their websites agreeing to eliminate the use of all lead compounds in all products that they make, distribute, and/or sell."
Supporters also ask "that they recall all stocks of lead paint in the possession of their customers, in warehouses, or in retail outlets."
As of Saturday at 2 p.m., more than 5,000 people had signed the petition.
