EPA v. CARRIER CORPORATION

Case summary

2/4/2026 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $370,000.00. PENALTY TO BE PAID WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON JANUARY 6, 2022, AN INSPECTOR FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, ACTING AS AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EPA, ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT?S FACILITY LOCATED AT 13995 PASTEUR BOULEVARD PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33148. ON FEBRUARY 18, 2022, AND DECEMBER 18, 2024, RESPONDENT PROVIDED THE EPA WITH FIFRA DOCUMENTATION, RECORDS, AND OTHER INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION, AND IMPORTATION OF THE WHOLE HOME GERMICIDAL AIR PURIFIER. UPON REVIEW OF THE LABEL AND LABELING FOR THE PRODUCT, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(F) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(F), BY SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING A MISBRANDED DEVICE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 2020 AND NOVEMBER 2023, AS OUTLINED IN THIS CAFO, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(2)(N) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(2)(N), BY FAILING TO FILE A NOA OR ITS ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 2020 AND NOVEMBER 2023, AS OUTLINED IN THIS CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• CARRIER CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CARRIER CORPORATION

  13995 PASTEUR BLVD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, 33418

  Registry ID: 110069487344

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CARRIER CORPORATIONentered 2026-02-04

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $370,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2026-02-04Final Order Issued
• 2026-02-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-02-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2026-03-04Enforcement Action Closed