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04-2021-1247Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2021· Region 04

EPA v. LOTUS HOME INC

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

DECEMBER 3, 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 products appear to be pesticides but are not registered with the EPA. The pesticide product label did not contain an EPA Registration Number nor an 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 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.

Defendants (1)

  • LOTUS HOME INCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • LOTUS HOME INC

    11804 SHOEMAKER COURT, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28270

    Registry ID: 110070881982

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A2NFailure to File Reports
  • FIFRA 12A1AUnregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • LOTUS HOME INCentered 2020-12-03

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2020-12-03Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2020-12-03Final Order Issued
  • 2021-01-06Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602370505
Case number
04-2021-1247
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Failure to File Reports

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2021-1247 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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