EPA v. SIPCAM AGRO USA, INC (FKA SIPCAM OXON S.P.A.)

Case summary

6/2/2020 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $11,800. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA ALLEGES THAT BY IMPORTING THE MISBRANDED PESTICIDE PRODUCTS TETRACONAZOLE TECHNICAL, CARAVEL HERBICIDE, AND ECHO 90DF AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, SIPCAM AND OXON ITALIA S.P.A., NOW KNOWN AS SIPCAM OXON S.P.A DISTRIBUTED MISBRANDED PESTICIDES ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 12(A)(L)(E) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(L)(E), AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER SECTION L 4(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 1361(A). SIPCAM AGRO USA, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF, AND ACTING AS AGENT OF SIPCAM OXON S.P.A IN THE UNITED STATES, HAS AGREED TO ENTER INTO THIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE EPA AND TO PAY THE ASSESSED PENALTY. SECTION 14(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136L(A), IN CONJUNCTION WITH 40 C.F.R. PART 19, ADJUSTMENTS OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION, AUTHORIZES THE ASSESSMENT OF A CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• SIPCAM AGRO USA, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SIPCAM AGRO USA, INC

  2525 MERIDIAN PARKWAY, DURHAM, NC, 27713

  Registry ID: 110057185647

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SIPCAM AGRO USA, INC (FKA SIPCAM OXON S.P.A.)entered 2020-06-02

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $11,800

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2020-06-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-06-02Final Order Issued
• 2020-06-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-07-07Enforcement Action Closed