EPA v. ROLF C HAGEN (USA) CORP
Final Order With Penalty
Compliance action
$60,000
Case summary
COMPLAINT ALLEGES 5 COUNTS OF SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES AND 1 COUNT OF SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MISBRANDED PESTICIDE DEVICE. A TOTAL OF 39 VIOLATIONS FOR ALL 6 COUNTS. **** UNIDENTIFIED PESTICIDES AND PESTICIDE DEVICESE, THE REASON FOR THE ACTION IS THAT THE AQUARIUM AND FISH PRODUCTS THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE ACTION MADE PESTICIDAL CLAIMS W/O REGISTERING OR IDENTIFYING THE PESTICIDAL INGREDIENTS. THE LABELING THE COMPANY CARRIED OUT WAS TO REMOVE ALL PESTICID- AL CLAIMS FROM THE PRODUCTS PACKAGING UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY COULD BE PROPERLY REGISTERED UNDER FIFRA.
Defendants (1)
- ROLF C HAGEN (USA) CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ROLF C. HAGEN (U.S.A.) CORP
50 HAMPDEN ROAD, MANSFIELD, MA, 02048
Registry ID: 110011803441
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ROLF C HAGEN (USA) CORPentered 2002-03-19
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $204,600
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2001-08-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-09-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-03-19Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1573
- Case number
- 01-2001-0124
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Device Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2001-0124 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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