EPA v. Snell Scientifics, LLC

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 1/2/2025 Notice of Recommendation to Refuse Admission Consignee: Snell Scientifics, LLC Entry Number: 057-51161165 Product(s): Dinotefuran By this memorandum, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is notifying the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it is the opinion of the EPA that one or more of the pesticidal products in the shipment 057-51161165 described below, is in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA, or the Act), as amended, 7 U.S.C. ? 136o(c), and should be refused entry into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of FIFRA as more fully detailed below. The following information pertains to this shipment: Entry Number: 057-51161165 Product Name(s): Dinotefuran Shipper/Manufacturer: Sharda Cropchem Espana S.L. Consignee: Snell Scientifics, LLC Date of Importation: May 17, 2024 Port of Entry: Port of Raleigh-Durham, NC (Port Code 1503) It appears that the product is not in compliance with the Act and is subject to refusal of entry into the United States due to the following violation(s): ? FIFRA ? 12(a)(1)(A): To sell or distribute to any person any pesticide that is not registered under Section 3 or whose registration has been cancelled or suspended, except to the extent that distribution or sale otherwise has been authorized by the Administrator under FIFRA. ? FIFRA ? 12(a)(2)(N): Failure to file reports required by the Act. The importer or the importer's agent did not file or did not complete: o A Notice of Arrival of Pesticide and Devices (NOA) EPA Form 3540-1 prior to the arrival of the shipment in the U.S.; or o An electronic alternative to the NOA filed with the entry documentation via any CBP authorized electronic data interchange system.

Defendants (1)

• Snell Scientifics, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SNELL SCIENTIFICS, LLC

  188 VEGA ROAD, MEANSVILLE, GA, 30256

  Registry ID: 110042353495

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Snell Scientifics, LLCentered 2025-01-02

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-01-02Final Order Issued
• 2025-01-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-07-16Enforcement Action Data Entered