EPA v. BIOBASED, USA, LLC

Case summary

9/19/2011 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $14,260. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE TWELVE PAYMENTS. THE FIRST PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. THE LAST PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 1020 DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, AGRICULTURE SOAP WAS NOT REGISTERED AS A PESTICIE WITH EPA. THE INSPECTOR DOCUMENTED FOUR OFFERS FOR SALE AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF SAID PESTICIDE. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(a)(1)(A) OF FIFRA, ON FOUR OCCASIONS. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, RESPONDENT PRODUCED AGRICULTURE SOAP IN AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT WAS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR OF EPA AS A PESTICIDE-PRODUCING ESTABLISHMENT. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(a)(2)(L) OF FIFRA.

Defendants (1)

• BIOBASED, USA, LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BIOBASED, USA, LLC

  4113 CORNELIUS ROAD, EAST BEND, NC, 27018

  Registry ID: 110044218799

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• BIOBASED, USA, LLCentered 2011-09-19

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $14,260

• BIOBASED, USA, LLCentered 2011-09-27

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-09-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-09-27Final Order Issued