EPA v. WELCON/ACCORDE MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC
Penalty assessed
$80,200
Compliance action
$60,000
Case summary
WELCON WAS PRODUCING/DISTRIBUTING POLE BAGS USED TO STORE MEDICAL SYRINGES BETWEEN USES, WHICH WERE MAKING ANTI-MICROBIAL CLAIMS DIRECTLY ON BAGS. CLAIMS WERE MISLEADING IN THAT 1) PRODUCTS NOT REGISTERED AS PESTICIDES SO EFFICACY DATA NOT REVIEWED, AND 2) CLAIMS COULD LEAD USER TO BELEIVE THAT BAGS IMPART ANTI-MICROBIAL SAFEGUARDS TO DEVICES STORED. BAGS SOLD PRIMARILY TO NURSING HOMES.
Defendants (1)
- WELCON/ACCORDE MEDICAL PRODUCTS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WELCON INC
99 HARTFORD AVE, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02909
Registry ID: 110004927642
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 7A — Fed. Insect, Fung & Rod Act
- FIFRA 3 — Registration of Pesticides
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WELCON/ACCORDE MEDICAL PRODUCTS INCentered 1999-09-30
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $80,200
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-03-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-09-30Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1038
- Case number
- 01-1999-0049
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Fed. Insect, Fung & Rod Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1999-0049 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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