EPA v. MILLIPORE CORPORATION

Case summary

On December 21, 2010, Region I filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to resolve an administrative penalty case against Millipore Corporation (Millipore), a Massachusetts corporation. The CAFO requires Millipore to pay a $526,500 monetary penalty to resolve numerous past violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as alleged in a complaint Region I filed on September 30, 2010. The violations include (1) distribution or sale of an unregistered pesticide, (2) failure to file reports required by FIFRA with EPA prior to the importation of a pesticide into the United States, and (3) failure to file reports required by FIFRA with EPA prior to the importation of pesticide devices into the United States. The settlement will encourage regulatory compliance and help to ensure that pesticides and pesticide devices are not sold or used in a manner that poses unreasonable risk to human health or the environment.

Defendants (1)

• MILLIPORE CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MILLIPORE CORPORATION

  900 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BILLERICA, MA, 01821

  Registry ID: 110012199316

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MILLIPORE CORPORATIONentered 2010-12-21

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $526,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2009-10-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-12-21Final Order Issued