EPA v. MINERVA BEAUTY INC.
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
JULY 21, 2022 - NOTICE OF REFUSAL OF ADMISSION FIFRA 12(a)(1)(F): To sell or distribute a pesticide device that is misbranded. Specifically, the device is not labeled in accordance with FIFRA 2(q)(1) in that the product does not appear to have been labeled with the EPA Establishment Number of the EPA-registered establishment where it was last produced. Additionally, the product label appears to include claims that are false or misleading in relation to the efficacy of the product. 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 CBP authorized electronic data interchange system.
Defendants (1)
- MINERVA BEAUTY, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
MINERVA BEAUTY INC
390 JIM DAWS RD, MONROE, GA, 30655
Registry ID: 110070838202
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
- FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MINERVA BEAUTY INC.entered 2022-07-21
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2022-07-21Final Order Issued
- 2022-07-21Enforcement Action Closed
- 2022-09-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603351097
- Case number
- 04-2022-1309
- 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 04-2022-1309 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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