3/9/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF 16,925. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
ORDER ALLEGES:
THE EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTAINERS OF THE PESTICIDE PRODUCT RICEONE SC (EPA REGISTRATION NUMBER 71085-40) IN THE SHIPMENT - AUGUST 26, 2016. WERE MISBRANDED BECAUSE THE LABELS BORE AN INCORRECT BRAND NAME, LACKED THE CORRECT EPA REGISTRATION NUMBER, AND CONTAINED ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE NOT APPROVED BY EPA.
THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 12(a)(1)(E) OF FIFRA, ON ONE OCCASION.
RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT AN ACCURATE NOA TO THE EPA PRIOR TO THE IMPORTATION OF THE PESTICIDE SHIPMENT INTO THE UNITED STATES. THEREFORE, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 12(a)(2)(N) OF FIFRA, ON ONE OCCASION.