EPA v. KERRY INC.

Case summary

3/28/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $200,718. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: RESPONDENT'S FACILITY OTHERWISE USED NITRIC ACID IN EXCESS OF THE 10,000 POUND THRESHOLD AND MANUFACTURED NITRATE COMPOOUNDS IN EXCESS OF THE 2,500 POUND THRESHOLD QUANTITES FOR CHEMICALS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 313(f) OF EPCRA, DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2014, 2013, AND 2012. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA AT ITS FACILITY BY FAILING TO SUBMIT TO EPA AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA THE REQUIRED FROM R FOR NITRIC ACID FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2014, 2013, AND 2012, AND FOR NITRATE COMPOUNDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2014,

Defendants (1)

• KERRY INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS

  11 ARTLEY RD., SAVANNAH, GA, 31408

  Registry ID: 110000360449

• KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS

  11 ARTLEY RD., SAVANNAH, GA, 31408

  Registry ID: 110000360449

• KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS

  11 ARTLEY RD., SAVANNAH, GA, 31408

  Registry ID: 110000360449

• KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS

  11 ARTLEY RD., SAVANNAH, GA, 31408

  Registry ID: 110000360449

• KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS

  11 ARTLEY RD., SAVANNAH, GA, 31408

  Registry ID: 110000360449

• KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS

  11 ARTLEY RD., SAVANNAH, GA, 31408

  Registry ID: 110000360449

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KERRY INC.entered 2017-03-28

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $200,718

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-03-28Final Order Issued
• 2017-04-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-04-20Enforcement Action Closed