EPA v. BIOSENSORY INSECT CONTROL

Case summary

On March 7, 2013, EPA Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) to resolve an administrative penalty case against BioSensory Inc. (“BioSensory”), a Delaware Corporation. The CAFO requires BioSensory to pay a $50,000 monetary penalty to resolve numerous past violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), as alleged in a complaint Region 1 filed on June 28, 2012. The violations include 1) failure to file annual reports disclosing the type and amount of each pesticide product produced sold or distributed; 2) importation of hundreds of pesticides/devices into the United States without submitting the required reports (Notices Of Arrival or “NOAs”) with EPA; 3) distributed or sold misbranded pesticides/devices that did not display a valid EPA establishment registration number; and 4) distributed or sold registered pesticides/devices for an unregistered use. 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)

• BIOSENSORY INSECT CONTROLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BIOSENSORY INSECT CONTROL

  107 PROVIDENCE STREET, PUTNAM, CT, 06260

  Registry ID: 110038248027

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A2L — Establishment Registration
• FIFRA 12A1B — Claim Difference
• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BIOSENSORY INSECT CONTROLentered 2013-03-07

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $50,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-10-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-06-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-03-07Final Order Issued