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04-2022-0709Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2022· Region 04

EPA v. S.P. RICHARDS COMPANY

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

7/5/2022 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL ORDER ISSUED. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON MARCH 16 AND 17, 2021, AN AUTHORIZED EPA REPRESENTATIVE CONDUCTED INSPECTIONS AT S.P. RICHARDS?S TWO FACILITIES IN GEORGIA TO DETERMINE THE COMPANY?S COMPLIANCE WITH FIFRA. BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE LABELS OF SEVERAL PRODUCTS BEING HELD FOR SALE, IT APPEARED THAT THE PRODUCTS WERE EITHER UNREGISTERED OR MISBRANDED PESTICIDE PRODUCTS. THE PRODUCTS THAT WERE INSPECTED DURING THE INSPECTION, AS SET FORTH IN THIS SSURO, ARE MISBRANDED OR UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES AND FURTHER SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THESE PESTICIDES IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SSURO AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF FIFRA, WOULD VIOLATE FIFRA.

Defendants (1)

  • S.P. RICHARDS COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • S.P. RICHARDS COMPANY

    440 INTERSTATE WEST PARKWAY, SUITE 100, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA, 30122

    Registry ID: 110071308379

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1EAdulterated/Misbranded
  • FIFRA 12A1AUnregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • S.P. RICHARDS COMPANYentered 2022-07-05

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2022-07-05Final Order Issued
  • 2022-07-08Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603281080
Case number
04-2022-0709
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Adulterated/Misbranded

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2022-0709 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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