EPA v. WAKEFIELD FARM SERVICE, INC.

Case summary

This case resulted from a May 16, 2018 inspection of the Wakefield Farm Service, Inc. facility located in Wakefield, Virginia conducted by EPA during which labels for three pesticide products being distributed or sold were collected to determine compliance with FIFRA. The alleged violations involve sales of pesticides with labels that did not include words, statements or other information required under the authority of FIFRA for protecting human health and the environment, including directions for use for mixing 25-gallon spray solutions at 0.4% and 0.7% concentrations, directions for spray drift management for use on food and feed crops, container disposal requirements, the word ?Poison? or skull and crossbones symbol, rendering Wakefield?s repackaged Roundup POWERMAX II (EPA Reg. No.524-537), GLYFOS X-TRA (EPA Reg. No. 4787-23), and VAPAM HL (EPA Reg. No. 5481-468) products misbranded under Section 2(q)(1)(E) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C ? 136(q)(1)(E). On May 23, 2019, a Consent Agreement and Final Order was filed simultaneously commencing and concluding an administrative action proceeding against Wakefield for distributing or selling three misbranded pesticides on thirty-seven (37) occasions in 2018, constituting unlawful acts under Section 12(a)(1)(E) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C.? 136j(a)(1)(E). Per the terms of the CAFO, Respondent will pay a civil penalty in the amount of $43,040. Appropriate contacts from the VDACS were notified of this action.

Defendants (1)

• WAKEFIELD FARM SERVICE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAKEFIELD FARM SERVICE, INC.

  150 SUSSEX AVE, WAKEFIELD, VA, 23888

  Registry ID: 110067119488

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WAKEFIELD FARM SERVICE, INC.entered 2019-05-22

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $43,040

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2019-05-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-05-22Final Order Issued
• 2019-05-24Enforcement Action Data Entered