EPA v. IVF STORE LLC

Case summary

6/12/2025 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $100,960.00 PENALTY DUE IN TWO INSTALLMENTS: THE FIRST DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS CAFO. THE SECOND WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON OR AROUND MARCH 13, 2024, REGION 4 CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF SEVERAL PRODUCTS ON RESPONDENT?S WEBSITE AND OBSERVED AND DOCUMENTED PRODUCTS WITH PESTICIDAL CLAIMS. ON OR AROUND JUNE 3, 2024, THE EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT?S FACILITY. DURING THE INSPECTION, RESPONDENT ADVISED THE INSPECTORS THAT NO PESTICIDE PRODUCTS WERE CURRENTLY KEPT AT OR DISTRIBUTED FROM THE FACILITY. THE INSPECTORS REQUESTED COPIES OF LABELS AFFIXED TO THE PRODUCTS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD, AND FOR RECORDS OF SALES OF PRODUCTS. ON JUNE 17, 2024, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED LABELS AND SALES INVOICES FOR SIX PRODUCTS (I.E., DISINFECTANT, WIPES, CO2 INCUBATORS, ETC.) AND A USER MANUAL. A REVIEW OF THE COLLECTED LABELS SHOWED THE PRESENCE OF PESTICIDAL CLAIMS. THE SALES INVOICES SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENT SHOWED THAT RESPONDENT DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD THE PRODUCTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN 2022 AND 2024. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(A), BY DISTRIBUTING OR SELLING, INCLUDING OFFERING FOR SALE, THE UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES OOSAFE SURFACE DISINFECTANT, OOSAFE DISINFECTION WIPES, AND OOSAFE DISINFECTANT FOR CO2 INCUBATORS AND LAMINAR FLOOD HOODS, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, AND DECEMBER 19, 2022, AND THE UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES SOZOOD IVF LABORATORY CLEANING WIPES AND SOZOOD SURFACE CLEANER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BETWEEN MAY 10, 2024, AND JUNE 3, 2024, AS OUTLINED IN SECTION IV OF THIS CAFO. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(F) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(F), BY DISTRIBUTING OR SELLING, INCLUDING OFFERING FOR SALE, THE MISBRANDED DEVICE ZAND-AIR 100C ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION ON MAY 23, 2024, AS OUTLINED IN SECTION IV OF THIS CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• IVF STORE LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• IVF STORE LLC

  5975 SHILOH ROAD, SUITE 101, ALPHARETTA, GA, 30005

  Registry ID: 110071752887

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IVF STORE LLCentered 2025-06-12

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $100,960

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-06-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-06-12Final Order Issued
• 2025-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered