FIFRA NORA: 8/27/2025
NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION
Consignee: Aqua-Tools, Inc.
Entry Number: 322-53321909
Product(s): Filt?ray 2G Water Filter
By this memorandum, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is notifying the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it is the opinion of the EPA that one or more of the pesticidal products in the shipment 322-53321909 described below, is in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA, or the Act), as amended, 7 U.S.C. ? 136o(c), and should be refused entry into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of FIFRA as more fully detailed below.
The following information pertains to this shipment:
Entry Number: 322-53321909
Product Name(s): Filt?ray 2G Water Filter
Shipper/Manufacturer: Aquatools SAS
Consignee: Aqua-Tools, Inc.
Date of Importation: August 18, 2025
Port of Entry: Port of Louisville, Kentucky - 4115
It appears that the product is not in compliance with the Act and is subject to refusal of entry into the United States due to the following violation(s):
? FIFRA ? 12(a)(1)(F) To sell or distribute a pesticide device that is misbranded. Specifically, the device does not appear to be labeled in accordance with FIFRA ? 2(q)(1). Specifically, the product manual includes a false or misleading claim specifically 40 CFR 156.10(a)(5)(ii). The manual includes a claim to kill germs and/or microorganisms and isn?t qualified.