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04-2023-0720Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2023· Region 04

EPA v. UNIVERSAL SANITIZERS AND SUPPLIES, INC

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

7/18/2023 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,080. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON JANUARY 15, 2020, THE EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY TO DETERMINE ITS COMPLIANCE WITH FIFRA AND COLLECTED RECORDS SHOWING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DISTRIUTOR PRODUCTS FROM AUGUST TO DECEMER 2018. BASED ON THE COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF THE LABELS AS DESCRIBED THEREIN, THE EPA DETERMINED LABELS PROVIDED FALSE OR MISLEADING AND THEREFORE, MISBRANDED, AND INCLUDED INCORRECT AND INCOMPLETE DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND WAS THEREFORE MISBRANDED. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(E) O FFIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(E), BY DISTRIBUTING OR SELLING THE MISBRANDED PESTICIDE PRODUCTS AS SPECIFIED AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 14 OF FIFRA 7 U.S.C. ? 1361.

Defendants (1)

  • UNIVERSAL SANITIZERS AND SUPPLIES, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • UNIVERSAL SANITIZERS AND SUPPLIES, INC.

    2491 STOCK CREEK BOULEVARD, ROCKFORD, TN, 37852

    Registry ID: 110070681976

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1EAdulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • UNIVERSAL SANITIZERS AND SUPPLIES, INCentered 2023-07-18

    Primary law: FIFRA

    Federal penalty: $7,080

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2023-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2023-07-18Final Order Issued
  • 2023-07-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2023-08-21Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603658806
Case number
04-2023-0720
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Adulterated/Misbranded

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2023-0720 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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