EPA v. BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTS, LLC D.B.A BLENDPACK

Case summary

1/19/2023 - SURRO ISSUED ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: UPON REVIEW OF THE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DARKLING BEETLE CONTROL (EPA REGISTRATION NUMBER 67546-2), THE EPA FOUND THAT BLENDPACK?S PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE CONTAINER AND LABEL CHANGES, WERE BEYOND WHAT IS PERMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PRODUCT?S REGISTRATION UNDER FIFRA SECTION 3 AND WOULD REQUIRE BLENDPACK TO REGISTER A NEW PESTICIDE PRODUCT WITH THE EPA. BASED ON A SEARCH OF EPA DATABASES, THE EPA FOUND THAT BLENDPACK DID NOT OBTAIN A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FOR THE PRODUCT UNDER FIFRA SECTION 3. 23. THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES BY BLENDPACK IS ALLEGED TO BE AN UNLAWFUL ACT IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3 OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136A, AND SECTION 12(A)(1)(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(A).

Defendants (1)

• BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTS, LLC D.B.A BLENDPACKNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BLENDPACK INC

  3730 OLD TASSO RD, CLEVELAND, TN, 37312

  Registry ID: 110070836533

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTS, LLC D.B.A BLENDPACKentered 2023-01-19

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2023-01-19Final Order Issued
• 2023-04-05Enforcement Action Data Entered