EPA v. CONOPCO, INC. d/b/a UNILEVER ICE CREAM

Case summary

EPA COMMENCED AND SETTLED AN ACTION UNDER SECTON 325 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT, WITH THE SIGNING OF A SUPER CONSENT AGEREEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING FINAL ORDER WITH CONOPCO, INC. d/b/a UNILEVER ICE CREAM ( CONOPCO ), WITH RESPECT TO ITS ICE CREAM MANUFACTURING FACILITY. CONOPCO HAD VIOLATED SECTION 312 OF EPCRA BY FAILING TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION, THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPLETE AND ACCURATE EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTOORY FORMS INCLUDING INFORMATION ON THE SULFURIC ACID, AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL, PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN ITS FORK LIFT BATTERIES DURING EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEARS: 2005, 2006 AND 2007.

Defendants (1)

• CONOPCO, INC. d/b/a UNILEVER ICE CREAMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNILEVER ICE CREAM

  1100 FREDERICK ST., HAGERSTOWN, MD, 21740

  Registry ID: 110000543234

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONOPCO, INC. d/b/a UNILEVER ICE CREAMentered 2008-12-10

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $19,028

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2008-12-10Final Order Issued
• 2008-12-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-12-15Enforcement Action Data Entered