EPA v. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
8/20/2021 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL ORDER ISSUED. ON MARCH 8, 2021, AN AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT PUBLIX IN HUNTERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. DURING THE INSPECTION, BESAFE DISINFECTING WIPES WAS FOUND TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION. BESAFE DISINFECTING WIPES IS DISTRIBUTED BY BESAFE INDUSTRIES, BASED IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA. LABELING ON THE PACKAGING MADE PESTICIDAL CLAIMS THAT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A ?PESTICIDE.? AS SUCH, THE PRODUCT IS REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 3 OF FIFRA. BESAFE DISINFECTING WIPES IS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE EPA.
Defendants (1)
- PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INCNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC
3300 PUBLIX CORPORATE PKWY, LAKELAND, FL, 33811
Registry ID: 110031377560
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INCentered 2021-08-20
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2021-08-20Final Order Issued
- 2021-08-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602811346
- Case number
- 04-2021-0712
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Unregistered Pesticide
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2021-0712 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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