EPA v. Makhteshim Agan of North America

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 7/30/2025 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Makhteshim Agan of North America Entry Number: 791-54647379 Product(s): Spirotetramat 480 SC 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 791-54647379 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: 791-54647379 Product Name(s): Spirotetramat 480 SC Shipper/Manufacturer: ICMS Inc. Consignee: Makhteshim Agan of North America Date of Importation: July 5, 2025 Port of Entry: Port of Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina - 1502 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. The unregistered product does not appear to meet the labeling requirements.

Defendants (1)

• Makhteshim Agan of North AmericaNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MAKHTESHIM AGAN OF NORTH AMERICA

  8601 SIX FORKS ROAD, STE 300, RALEIGH, NC, 27615-5276

  Registry ID: 110071399201

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Makhteshim Agan of North Americaentered 2025-07-30

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-07-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-07-30Final Order Issued
• 2025-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered