EPA v. WALGREENS COMPANY

Case summary

APRIL 2, 2021 - 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. The pesticide product does not appear to meet the exemption from FIFRA described under 40 CFR 152.25(a), as interpreted under PRN 2000-1. Specifically, references to the pesticidal properties and the required qualifying statements are not located together; printed in type of the same size, style and color; and given equal prominence. FIFRA 12(a)(2)(N) Failure to file reports required by the Act. The importer or the importer's agent did not file or did not complete: o 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; o 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)

• WALGREENS COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WALGREENS

  304 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD, IL, 60015

  Registry ID: 110041878849

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WALGREENS COMPANYentered 2021-04-02

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-04-02Final Order Issued
• 2021-04-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered