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03-2021-8020Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2021· Region 03

EPA v. EMD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CORP.

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

On February 8, 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)

  • EMD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CORP. (COVID-19)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • EMD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CORP.

    1200 INTREPID AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19112

    Registry ID: 110070157594

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1EAdulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • EMD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CORP.entered 2021-02-03

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2021-02-03Final Order Issued
  • 2021-02-17Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602412295
Case number
03-2021-8020
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
03
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Adulterated/Misbranded

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2021-8020 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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