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04-2023-0806Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2023· Region 04

EPA v. PARADISE POOL AND PATIO, INC.

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

JUNE 15, 2023 - NOTICE OF WARNING PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(a)(1)(E) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136j(a)(1)(E), IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON IN ANY STATE TO DISTRIBUTE OR SELL TO ANY PERSON ANY PESTICIDE WHICH IS MISBRANDED. BASED ON SALES RECORDS COLLECTED DURING THE INSPECTION, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT PARADISE POOL AND PATIO, INC. SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED AQUA GUARD CHLORINATING SANITIZER. IN RESPONSE TO THE POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF FIFRA AT THE FACILITY, THE EPA IS ISSUING THIS NOTICE OF WARNING (NOW) TO PARADISE POOL AND PATIO, INC. PURSUANT TO FIFRA SECTION 9(c)(3), 7 U.S.C. 136g(c)(3). THE EPA HAS DETERMINED AT THIS TIME THAT A NOW IS THE APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE FOR THE COMPANY'S APPARENT VIOLATION OF FIFRA.

Defendants (1)

  • PARADISE POOL AND PATIO, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BIOLAB A CHEMTURA COMPANY C/O PARADISE POOL AND PATIO

    50 VETERANS PKWY S, MOULTRIE, GA, 31788

    Registry ID: 110038229654

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1EAdulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • PARADISE POOL AND PATIO, INC.entered 2023-06-15

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2023-06-15Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2023-06-15Final Order Issued
  • 2023-06-28Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603636702
Case number
04-2023-0806
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Adulterated/Misbranded

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2023-0806 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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