EPA v. AQUAPHARM CHEMICALS PVT LIMITED

Case summary

8/13/2020 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $24,500.00 PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA ALLEGES THAT BY IMPORTING THE PESTICIDE PRODUCTS AQUAPHARM MBT II AND METHYLENE BIS (THIOCYANATE), AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, WITHOUT APPROPRIATE CONTAINER HANDLING LANGUAGE FOR RESIDUE REMOVAL ON THE LABELS, AQUAPHARM VIOLATED SECTION 12(a)(2)(S) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136j(a)(1)(A), ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 14 OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136l. 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)

• AQUAPHARM CHEMICALS PVT LIMITEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (5)

• HARCROS CHEMICALS INCORPORATED

  1585 HARBOR AVE., MEMPHIS, TN, 38113

  Registry ID: 110000374229

• HARCROS CHEMICALS INCORPORATED

  1585 HARBOR AVE., MEMPHIS, TN, 38113

  Registry ID: 110000374229

• HARCROS CHEMICALS INCORPORATED

  1585 HARBOR AVE., MEMPHIS, TN, 38113

  Registry ID: 110000374229

• IBC MANUFACTURING CO

  416 BROOKS ROAD EAST, MEMPHIS, TN, 38109-2931

  Registry ID: 110000374014

• HARCROS CHEMICALS INCORPORATED

  1585 HARBOR AVE., MEMPHIS, TN, 38113

  Registry ID: 110000374229

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2S — Violate Regulations Under 3(a) or 19

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AQUAPHARM CHEMICALS PVT LIMITEDentered 2020-08-13

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $24,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2020-08-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-08-13Final Order Issued
• 2020-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-08-27Enforcement Action Closed