EPA v. NANO DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, INC. / JOHN CALDWELL

Case summary

3/23/15 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL ORDER ISSUED. RESPONDENT NANO DEFENSE MAKES NUMEROUS PESTICIDE AND ANTIMICROBIAL CLAIMS ON ITS WEBSITE AND IN MARKETINB BROCHURES, PERTAINING TO ITS PRODUCTS BIOSTORM AND NANOSTRIKE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: - BIOSTORM TiOXAg - A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SURFACE SANITATION. IT IS A HIGHLY ADVANCED NANOTECHNOLOGY SOLUTION DESIGNED TO SWIFTLY ERADICATE ALL MICROORGANIZMS AND KEEP SURFACES FREE OF COLONIZATION FOR UP TO A FULL YEAR. - BIOSTORM IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AGAINST GRAM POSITIVE AND GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA, VIRUSES, FUNGI, ALGAE AND YEASTS. - BIOSTORM IS A POWERFUL, LIGHT-ACTIVATED SANITIZING BARRIER - NANOSTRIKE IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SANITATION. ITS UNIQUE NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED FORMULA AND SURFACE TREATMENT PROTOCOL IS PROVEN TO HELP FIGHT THE SPREAD OF INFECTION AND DISEASE. - NANOSTRIKE IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SANITATION. IT IS A HIGHLY ADVANCED NANOTECYHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO SWIFTLY ERADICATE ALL MICROORGANISMS AND KEEP SURFACES FREE OF COLONIZATION FOR SIX MONTHS OR LONGER AND - OUR PRODUCTS ARE DURABLE NANOTECHNOLOGY AGENTS THAT HAVE ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTI-CORROSIVE PROPERTIES THAT ALLOW THESE SOLUTIONS TO BE USED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. BIOSTORM AND NANOSTRIKE ARE UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES. FIFRA 12(a)(1)(A) MAKES IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON IN ANY STATE TO DISTRIBUTE OR SELL TO ANY PERSON ANY PESTICIDE THAT IS NOT REGISTER UNDER FIFRA SEC 3. ORDER: RESPONDENTS ARE HEREBY ORDER NOT TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, USE, OR REMOVE FROM THE LOCATIONS WHERE THEY ARE PRESENTLY LOCATED, THE FOLLOWING PESTICIDES: BIOSTORM AND NANOSTRIKE AND ANY OTHER LINE OF PRODUCTS OR RELATED PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME FORMULATION IN VIOLATION OF FIFRA.

Defendants (2)

• NANO DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, INC. (SB)Named in settlement
• CALDWELL, JOHNNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NANO DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, INC.

  701 MARKET STREET, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL, 32095

  Registry ID: 110064034646

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NANO DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, INC.entered 2015-03-23

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2015-03-23Final Order Issued
• 2015-04-13Enforcement Action Data Entered