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03-2018-4000Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2018· Region 03

EPA v. AMERICAN POOL SERVICE, INC

Case summary

On December 18, 2017, a Notice of Warning (NOW) was sent to American Pool Service, Inc. ( American Pool ) of Wayne, PA for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Under FIFRA, it is unlawful to repackage a pesticide product into a refillable container unless you have a written contract with the product registrant. An inspection conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture using Federal Credentials revealed that American Pool was repackaging a Sodium Hypochlorite product into smaller containers without a written contract from Buckman's Inc., the product registrant.

Defendants (1)

  • AMERICAN POOL SERVICE, INCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • AMERICAN POOL SERVICE, INC

    210 ABERDEEN AVENUE, WAYNE, PA, 19087

    Registry ID: 110011478702

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A2SViolate Regulations Under 3(a) or 19

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • AMERICAN POOL SERVICE, INCentered 2017-12-18

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2017-12-18Final Order Issued
  • 2018-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601404628
Case number
03-2018-4000
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
03
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Violate Regulations Under 3(a) or 19

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2018-4000 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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