EPA v. HONGFUHAN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD (PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) (COVID-19)

Case summary

On January 5 and February 2, Region 3 issued seven (7) Notices of Refusal of Admissions (NORA) to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refuse admission of a misbranded pesticide device imported by Amazon.com Services, LLC through the Philadelphia International Airport. The shipment contained UV tunnel sterilizer that was not labeled properly and was determined to be misbranded. Sale and distribution of a misbranded pesticide device is a violation of FIFRA. The importer has stated they wish to export the product back to the country of origin. Region 3 issued a Notice of Refusal of Admission for importation of a misbranded pesticide by EMD Performance Materials, Corp. through the port of Philadelphia (PA) On February 3, Region 3 issued a Notice of Refusal of Admission (NORA) to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refuse admission of a misbranded pesticide device imported by EMD Performance Material, Corp. through the port of Philadelphia, PA. The pesticide ?Insect Repeller 3535? was misbranded in that the residue removal statement was missing required information. Sale and distribution of a misbranded pesticide is a violation of FIFRA. The importer has stated they wish to export the product back to the country of origin.

Defendants (1)

• HONGFUHAN TECHNOLOGY CO LTDNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

  8000 ESSINGTON AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19153

  Registry ID: 110017277338

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HONGFUHAN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD (PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) (COVID-19)entered 2020-12-30

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2020-12-30Final Order Issued
• 2021-02-11Enforcement Action Data Entered