EPA v. ROHM & HAAS COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$8,875
Case summary
R&H THROUGH AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OVERFORMULATED AND DISTRIBUTED ONE LOT OF A REGISTERED PESTICIDE. THEY DISCOVERED AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND RECALLED ALL UNUSED PORTIONS OF LOT AND SELF-DISCLOSED TO EPA. EPA DETERMINED R&H WAS ENTITLED TO A 75% PENALTY MITIGATION.
Defendants (1)
- ROHM & HAAS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC
100 NORTH INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19106
Registry ID: 110024204207
ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC
100 NORTH INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19106
Registry ID: 110024204207
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12 — Fed. Insect, Fung & Rod Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ROHM & HAAS COMPANYentered 1999-11-29
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $8,875
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-08-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-10-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-11-29Final Order Issued
- 1999-12-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 18623
- Case number
- 03-1999-0268
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- 3RC30
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- Yes
- Primary statute
- Fed. Insect, Fung & Rod Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1999-0268 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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