EPA v. LANXESS CORPORATION
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On December11, 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 imported by Lanxess Corporation through the Philadelphia International Airport. It is a violation of FIFRA to sell or distribute misbranded pesticides. The importer must export the pesticide out of the country or destroy it according to state and local regulations, and must provide documentation to Region 3. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture was copied on the NORA, and FIFRA misbranding violations are exempt from EJ screen.
Defendants (1)
- LANXESS CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LANXESS CORPORATION
111 PARK WEST DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15275-1112
Registry ID: 110044232238
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LANXESS CORPORATIONentered 2023-12-11
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2023-12-11Final Order Issued
- 2024-02-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603862317
- Case number
- 03-2024-8003
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Adulterated/Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2024-8003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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