EPA v. AGBIOME (COVID-19)

Case summary

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 - NOTICE OF REFUSAL OF ADMISSION FIFRA 12(a)(1)(A) To sell or distribute to any person any pesticide that is not registered under Section 3 or whose registration has been cancelled or suspended, except to the extent that distribution or sale otherwise has been authorized by the Administrator under FIFRA. Specifically, the product appears to be a microbial pesticide but does not appear to be registered with EPA as it is not labeled with an EPA Registration Number or EPA Establishment number. FIFRA 12(a)(2)(N) Failure to file reports required by the Act. The importer or the importer's agent did not complete an electronic alternative to the Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (NOA) EPA Form 3540-1 filed with the entry documentation via any U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorized electronic data interchange system.

Defendants (1)

• AGBIOMENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AGBIOME INNOVATIONS, INC

  104 TW ALEXANDER DR, RTP, NC, 27709

  Registry ID: 110070716386

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AGBIOMEentered 2020-09-30

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2020-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2020-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered