EPA v. SEAL SHIELD LLC

Case summary

6/24/2021 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL ORDER ISSUED. BASED ON A REVIEW OF SEAL SHIELD?S WEBSITE AS RECENTLY AS JUNE 22, 2021, THE EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT SEAL SHIELD IS MARKETING SEAL SHIELD PRODUCTS (COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, KEYBOARDS, MICE AND SCREEN PROTECTORS) BY MAKING PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDAL CLAIMS THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE ?TREATED ARTICLE EXEMPTION.? THESE CLAIMS IMPLY THAT SEAL SHIELD PRODUCTS PROVIDE A PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFIT BY PROTECTING THE USER FROM INFECTION BY CONTROLLING PATHOGENS ON SURFACES OR BY PREVENTING CROSS CONTAMINATION. SEAL SHIELD MARKETS, SELLS, AND DISTRIBUTES THE DISINFECTION SYSTEM (?ELECTROCLAVE?) WHICH IS INTENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISINFECTING MOBILE DEVICES INCLUDING MOBILE PHONES, TABLETS, AND OTHER PERSONAL DEVICES. ON JUNE 17, 2021, THE EPA OBSERVED THAT THE PRODUCT DATASHEET ON SEAL SHIELD?S WEBSITE FOR THE ELECTROCLAVE INCLUDES STATEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IMPLY THAT THE DEVICE IS RECOMMENDED OR ENDORSED BY THE EPA. STATEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IMPLY THAT THE DEVICE IS RECOMMENDED OR ENDORSED BY THE EPA ARE CONSIDERED FALSE AND MISLEADING. SEAL SHIELD?S SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELECTROCLAVE, A ?MISBRANDED? PESTICIDE DEVICE, IS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 12(A)(1)(F) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(F).

Defendants (1)

• SEAL SHIELD LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SEAL SHIELD, LLC

  315 E. ROBINSON STREET, SUITE 500, ORLANDO, FL, 32801

  Registry ID: 110070790885

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SEAL SHIELD LLCentered 2021-06-24

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2021-06-24Final Order Issued
• 2021-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered