EPA v. ARCH CHEMICAL, INC. (IMPORTS)

Case summary

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2015, EPA REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER SIMULTAENOUSLY COMMENCING AND CONCLUDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION PROCEEDING AGAINST ARCH CHEMICALS, INC., ( ARCH CHEMICALS ), HEADQUARTERED IN ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, FOR VIOLATIONS OF FIFRA AND THE PESTICIDE PROGRAMS REGULATIONS FOUND AT 40 C.F.R. SUBCHAPTER E. THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS STEM FROMT THE IMPORTATION OF THE PESTICIDES PROXEL ULTRA 10 PRESERVATIVE ( PROXEL ULTRA ), PROXEL BC INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOSTAT ( PROXEL BC ) AND VANQUISH 100 ANTIMICROBIAL ( VANQUISH ). ON MARCH 12, 2014, ARCH CHEMICALS IMPORTED PROXEL ULTRA AND PROXEL BC WITH MISBRANDED LABELS, IN VIOLATION OF FIFRA SECTION 12(a)(1)(E). ON MAY 7, 2015, ARCH CHEMICALS IMPORTED VANQUISH WITH A MISBRANDED LABEL, IN VIOLATION OF FIFRA SECTION 12(a)(1)(e), AND ALSO FAILED TO FILE A NOTICE OF ARRIVAL FOR THE PESTICIDE IMPORT, IN VIOLATION OF FIFRA SECTION 12(a)(2)(N). IN EVERY INSTANCE THE MISBRANDED LABEL DID NOT INCLUDE PROPER DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND/OR PROPER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS. PER THE TERMS OF THE CAFO, RESPONDENT WILL PAY A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF FOURTEEN THROUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($14,650.00).

Defendants (1)

• ARCH CHEMICAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PENN TERMINALS, INC., PORT OF CHESTER, PA

  1 SAVILLE AVE, EDDYSTONE, PA, 19022

  Registry ID: 110010983971

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ARCH CHEMICAL, INC. (IMPORTS)entered 2015-09-14

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $14,650

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-09-14Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered