EPA v. ANALAB LABORATORIES

Case summary

ANALAB MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES CLEANING SUPPLIES. ITS EPA-APPROVED LABELS FOR TWO PRODUCTS, CITRON AND PENTA PINE, INDICATED THEY WERE EFFFECTIVE AT PARTICULAR CONCENTRATIONS OF PSEUDOMOAS AERUGINOSA-BACTERIA IMPLICATED IN SOME NONSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS. EPA TESTNG SHOWED THAT SAMPLES OF CITRON AND PENTA PINE WERE NOT EFFECTIVE IN THOSE CONCENTRATIONS. THUS, THE PRODUCTS WERE MISBRANDED, CAUSING THE POTENTIAL OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS DESPITE EFFORTS BY THE PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT. AFTER BEING INFORMED OF THE TESTING, ANALAB WITHDREW THOSE PRODUCTS FROM THE MARKET. THIS ACTION IS TO SEEK PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, TO DETER ANALAB OR OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED FROM SELLING PRODUCTS WHICH WERE NOT EFFECTIVE AT THE CONCENTRATIONS SHOWN ON THE LABELS.

Defendants (1)

• ANALAB LABORATORIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ANALAB INCORPORATED

  59 DAVIS AVE., NORWOOD, MA, 02062

  Registry ID: 110002086607

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ANALAB LABORATORIESentered 2005-11-22

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $11,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-11-22Final Order Issued