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04-2020-0712Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2020· Region 04

EPA v. KAZ USA, INC.

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

3/18/2020 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL ORDER (SSURO) ISSUED. ON OR AROUND JANUARY 30, 2020, THE EPA ADVISED KAZ THAT THE EPA WOULD ISSUE A SSURO ALLOWING KAZ TO RELABEL THE MISBRANDED WATER FILTERS AT STERLING CONTRACT PACKAGING. THE 104,958 WATER FILTER PESTICIDE DEVICES THAT WERE IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES BY KAZ, AS SET FORTH IN THIS SSURO, ARE MISBRANDED AND FURTHER SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THESE PESTICIDE DEVICES IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MOVING THE PRODUCT TO ANY OTHER EPA-REGISTERED PRODUCER ESTABLISHENT FOR RELABELING, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SSURO AND REQUIREMENTS OF FIFRA, WOULD VIOLATE FIFRA.

Defendants (1)

  • KAZ USA, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • KAZ USA, INC.

    400 DONALD LYNCH BLVD, MARLBOROUGH, MA, 01752

    Registry ID: 110070378037

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1FDevice Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • KAZ USA, INC.entered 2020-03-18

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2020-03-18Final Order Issued
  • 2020-05-29Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602207574
Case number
04-2020-0712
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Device Misbranded

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2020-0712 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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