FIFRA NOW: 12/08/2025
Lemongrass Farms, Inc.
Notice of Warning for Violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Case File No. FIFRA-04-2026-3504
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 is issuing this Notice of Warning (NOW) to Lemongrass Farms, Inc. (hereinafter Lemongrass Farms), pursuant to Section 9(c)(3) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136g(c)(3), which provides the EPA with the authority to issue a NOW. As explained below, the EPA finds that Lemongrass Farms violated FIFRA Section 12(a)(1)(A) by distributing or selling unregistered pesticide.
On or around October 15, 2025, EPA Region 4 conducted a review of the Lemongrass Farms website (lemongrassfarms.com) and observed the TREK Natural Insect Repellant, TREK Natural Insect Repellent for Kids, and SCRAM! Natural Fly Repellent marketed for sale as well with an add-to-cart and checkout feature.
Based on the observed claims, TREK Natural Insect Repellant, TREK Natural Insect Repellent for Kids, and SCRAM! Natural Fly Repellent are pesticides as defined under FIFRA Section 2(u), 7 U.S.C. ? 136(u) in that the products contained a substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest. For a product to be considered