EPA v. AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTERS
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On May 10, Region 3 issued a Notice of Refusal of Admission (NORA) to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refuse admission of a misbranded Fil-Fresh TURE HEPA Filter & ActivatedCarbon Pre-Filter , which determined to be pesticide devices, imported by Amazon Fulfillment Centers through the port of Baltimore, MD. It is a violation of FIFRA to sell or distribute a misbranded device. The importer has the option to export or destroy the product, and they must provide documentation to EPA. The Maryland Department of Agriculture was copied on the NORA, and FIFRA misbranding violations are exempt from EJ screen.
Defendants (1)
- AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTERSNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTERS
410 TERRY AVE. N, SEATTLE, WA, 98109
Registry ID: 110039228323
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A2F — Restricted Usage
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTERSentered 2022-05-10
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2022-05-10Final Order Issued
- 2022-05-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603224945
- Case number
- 03-2022-8013
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Restricted Usage
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2022-8013 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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