EPA v. EDWARD T. CLARK & SONS, INC.
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On August 17, Region 3 issued a Notice of Refusal of Admissions (NORA) to the U.S.Customs and Border Protection to refuse admission of an unregistered pesticide imported byEdward T. Clark & Sons through the port of Baltimore. The product was called 75% Alcohol Wet Wipes and the label stated it could be use to kill 99.99% of viruses and bacteria onsurfaces, which makes this product a pesticide which requires registration under FIFRA. Thisproduct was not registered, and it is a violation to sell or distribute an unregistered pesticide.The importer has the option to export or destroy this product.
Defendants (1)
- EDWARD T. CLARK & SONS, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
EDWARD T. CLARK & SONS, INC.
10325 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042
Registry ID: 110070836195
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EDWARD T. CLARK & SONS, INC.entered 2020-08-17
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2020-08-17Final Order Issued
- 2020-09-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602276200
- Case number
- 03-2020-8037
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Unregistered Pesticide
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2020-8037 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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