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04-2023-0716Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2023· Region 04

EPA v. UBO-TECHNOLOGIES, LLC D.B.A. WAATR

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

7/13/2023 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL ORDER ISSUED. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON A REVIEW BEGINNING MARCH 24, 2023, OF THE RESPONDENT?S WEBSITE THE EPA OBSERVED AND DOCUMENTED PESTICIDAL CLAIMS FOR DEVICES OFFERED FOR SALE. THE RESPONDENT?S WEBSITE DOES NOT INCLUDE OR REFERENCE STUDIES THAT SUBSTANTIATE THE CLAIMS OF EFFICACY REGARDING THE DEVICE?S ABILITY TO KILL SUCH ORGANISMS. DEVICES ARE MISBRANDED AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND IN 40 C.F.R. ? 156.10(A)(5)(II) AND SECTION 2(Q) OF FIFRA BECAUSE THE PRODUCT WEBSITE AND BROCHURES INCLUDE FALSE AND MISLEADING CLAIMS PERTAINING TO THE EFFICACY OF THE DEVICES. THE ALLEGED SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND OFFER FOR SALE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEVICES BY THE RESPONDENT IS AN UNLAWFUL ACT IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 12(A)(1)(F) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(F).

Defendants (1)

  • UBO-TECHNOLOGIES, LLC D.B.A. WAATRNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • UBO TECHNOLOGIES LLC

    11511 INTERCHANGE CIRCLE SOUTH, MIRAMAR, FL, 33025

    Registry ID: 110071072983

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1FDevice Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • UBO-TECHNOLOGIES, LLC D.B.A. WAATRentered 2023-07-13

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2023-07-13Final Order Issued
  • 2023-07-24Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603658957
Case number
04-2023-0716
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Device Misbranded

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2023-0716 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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