EPA v. AT HOME PROCUREMENT

Case summary

On March 20, 2019, LCD issued a Denial of Entry informing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that the product in the import shipment described under Entry Number GMT-0025983-0 was denied entry into the United States (19 CFR 12.114) via the CBP Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal. On March 27, 2019 EPA received confirmation that the product was removed from the shipment and the company intended to destroy the product rather than export it back to the country of origin. At Home Procurement was importing a pesticide device called Bug Zapper Racket that had been produced in an unregistered establishment. EPA all pesticides and pesticide devices to be produced in an EPA registered establishment, and that establishment number must appear on the product?s label. Pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136o(c), and the regulations at 19 C.F.R. 12.114, EPA rejected the entry of this product for import into the United States. On April 22, 2019 the importer confirmed that the shipment had been destroyed, and this matter was closed out.

Defendants (1)

• AT HOME PROCUREMENTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AT HOME PROCUREMENT

  1600 E PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO, TX, 70574

  Registry ID: 110070526119

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2L — Establishment Registration
• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AT HOME PROCUREMENTentered 2019-03-20

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2019-03-20Final Order Issued
• 2019-06-04Enforcement Action Data Entered