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04-2021-1240Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2021· Region 04

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 12A1FDevice Misbranded
  • FIFRA 12A2NFailure 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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