EPA v. CERAMIC FILTERS COMPANY

Case summary

SEPTEMBER 3, 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 consignee has provided documentation the ceramic filters, which have been treated with a silverbased antimicrobial preservative, are incorporated into a filter being sold with an EPA Registration Number and an active ingredients statement listing silver as an active ingredient and marketing materials with public health claims related to the silver-impregnated filters. These claims go beyond what is permitted under the treated article exemption described under 40 CFR 152.25(a).

Defendants (1)

• CERAMIC FILTERS COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CERAMIC FILTERS COMPANY

  11617 WAMPLERS LAKE ROAD, BROOKLYN, MI, 49230

  Registry ID: 110071091381

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CERAMIC FILTERS COMPANYentered 2021-09-03

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-09-03Final Order Issued
• 2021-09-03Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-09-09Enforcement Action Data Entered