Applegate Greenfiber, LLC

FIFRA NOTICE OF WARNING: 4/24/2025 Applegate Greenfiber, LLC FIFRA Notice of Warning Case File No. FIFRA-04-2025-3507 Dear Bob Bouffard: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulates the registration, distribution, sale and use of pesticide products pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA or the Act), as amended, 7 U.S.C. ? 136 et seq. The EPA has reason to believe that Applegate Greenfiber, LLC (herein Applegate) may be in violation of, or may have committed violations of, provisions of FIFRA as set forth below. Summary of Facts On or around September 24, 2024, an authorized representative of the EPA conducted a For-Cause Producer Establishment Inspection at Applegate?s facility (EPA Est. No. 102529-FL-1) located at 3701 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, Florida 33605. The inspection revealed that Applegate produces Thermal, Acoustical, Pest Control Insulation (herein TAP) (EPA Reg. No. 89140-1 or 103652-1). During the inspection, photographs were taken of the label and labeling of the product TAP. Sales records, also collected during the inspection, demonstrated that Applegate sold or distributed TAP between December 11, 2023, and September 18, 2024. Upon review of the TAP label photographed during the inspection, the following inconsistencies were found between the collected label and the most recent EPA accepted label: ? States ?Pesticide Storage: Store product in a dry area.? instead of ?Pe