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04-2021-1391Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2021· Region 04

EPA v. MINTEL GROUP LIMITED

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

MAY 25, 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. Specifically, the pesticide product label does not contain an EPA Reg. No. nor EPA Est. No. FIFRA 12(a)(2)(N) Failure to file reports required by the Act for the UV lamp being imported. 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. The product labels were not provided.

Defendants (1)

  • MINTEL GROUP LIMITEDNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • MINTEL GROUP LIMITED

    333 WEST WACKER DRIVE SUITE 100, CHICAGO, IL, 60606

    Registry ID: 110070945295

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • MINTEL GROUP LIMITEDentered 2021-05-25

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2021-05-25Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2021-05-25Final Order Issued
  • 2021-05-28Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602719873
Case number
04-2021-1391
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 04-2021-1391 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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