# VIE DE FRANCE CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28664`
- **Case Number:** 05-1993-1558
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $131K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- VIE DE FRANCE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CASE INVOLVES A RELEASE OF AN ESTIMATED 4000 LBS OF AMMONIA  FROM A REFRIGERATION UNIT AT A BAKERY FACILITY.  RELEASE WAS REPORTED TO PROPER AUTHORITES 26 DAYS LATE.  FURTHERMORE,    RELEASE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF AUTHORITIES THE ON-SITE      STORAGE AND USE OF AMMONIA, AN EPCRA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS     SUBSTANCE.  COUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT MSDS AS REQUIRED BY EPCRA SECTION 311 AND FAILURE  TO SUBMIT TIER FORMS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1989, 1990, AND      1991.

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