EPA v. TROY CORPORATION

Case summary

6/22/2020 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15000. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA ALLEGES THAT BY IMPORTING THE PESTICIDE PRODUCT TROYSAN ZPT TECHNICAL, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, IN SUPERSACKS INSTEAD OF BAGS, AND WITHOUT APPROPRIATE CONTAINER HANDLING LANGUAGE FOR DISPOSAL ON THE LABELS, TROY CORPORATION VIOLATED SECTION 12(a)(2)(S) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? L36j(a)(1)(A), ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 14 OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136l. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT BY IMPORTING THE MISBRANDED PESTICIDE PRODUCT MERGAL MITZ, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, TROY CORPORATION VIOLATED SECTION 12(a)(1)(E) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C.? 136j(a)(1)(E), ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER SECTION L4(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? L 361(a). 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)

• TROY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TROY CHEMICAL INC

  8 VREELAND ROAD, FLORHAM PARK, NJ, 07932

  Registry ID: 110004259427

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A2S — Violate Regulations Under 3(a) or 19

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TROY CORPORATIONentered 2020-06-22

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2020-06-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-06-22Final Order Issued
• 2020-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-08-27Enforcement Action Closed