EPA v. SOCLEAN (COVID-19)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 - NOTICE OF REFUSAL OF ADMISSION FIFRA 12(a)(2)(N) Failure to file reports required by the Act. The importer or the importer's agent did not file a Notice of Arrival of Pesticide and Devices (NOA) EPA Form 3540-1 prior to the arrival of the shipment in the U.S. or an electronic alternative to the NOA, filed with the entry documentation, via any U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorized electronic data interchange system. FIFRA 12(a)(1)(F) To sell or distribute pesticide devices that are misbranded. Specifically, the devices are not labelled in accordance with FIFRA Section 2(q)(1) in that the product labels include false or misleading claims
Defendants (1)
- SOCLEANNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SOCLEAN, INC.
12 VOSE FARM RD, PETERBOROUGH, NH, 03458
Registry ID: 110070790132
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
- FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SOCLEANentered 2020-11-23
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-11-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-11-23Final Order Issued
- 2021-01-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602370405
- Case number
- 04-2021-1240
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Device Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2021-1240 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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