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01-2012-4018Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2012· Region 01

EPA v. WASH SAFE INDUSTRIES (SB)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On February 14, 2013, Region 1 settled claims in a complaint, filed on September 24, 2012, against Wash Safe Industries, Inc. of Brewster, Massachusetts for alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The complaint alleged that Wash Safe: (1) sold or distributed twelve unregistered pesticide cleaning products between November 1, 2010 and July 2011 in violation of Section 12(a)(1)(A) of FIFRA, and (2) produced pesticides subject to FIFRA at an unregistered establishment in violation of Section 12(a)(2)(L) of FIFRA. The company will pay $10,000 as a part of the settlement based on its financial ability to pay.

Defendants (1)

  • WASH SAFE INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WASH SAFE INDUSTRIES

    400 TUBMAN ROAD, BREWSTER, MA, 02631

    Registry ID: 110043718750

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1AUnregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • WASH SAFE INDUSTRIES (SB)entered 2013-02-14

    Primary law: FIFRA

    Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2012-01-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2012-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2013-02-14Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
2600092752
Case number
01-2012-4018
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
01
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Unregistered Pesticide

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2012-4018 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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