'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines fined for alleged lead paint violations

ChipChip, have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on allegations that they used inadequate protection while removing lead paint during renovations.

Under the deal with the EPA, Magnolia Waco Properties LLC, doing business as Magnolia Homes, will ensure compliance with lead-based paint regulations in future renovations. It also promises to educate the public on lead-based paint hazards.

In a statement Tuesday, the EPA says it reviewed video footage from several seasons of Fixer Upper. EPA says it found violations of regulations governing lead-based paint exposure.

Magnolia also has agreed to pay a $40,000 US ($52,300 AUD) civil penalty and spend $160,000 ($209,000 AUD) to abate lead-based paint hazards in homes and child-occupied facilities in Waco.

Chip and Joanna farewelled their hit reno show in April after five years. The Gaines are also expecting their fifth child.

The pair, who are parents to sons Drake, 12, Duke, 9, and daughters, Ella, 11, and Emmie Kay, 7, announced the happy news in January, before revealing they would be having another a son.