EPA v. P.F. HARRIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC

Case summary

2/18/2026 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $106,110.00. PENALTY TO BE PAID WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON AUGUST 2, 2022, THE EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY TO EVALUATE RESPONDENT'S COMPLIANCE WITH FIFRA. DURNG THE INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED AND PHOTOGRAPHED PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN THIS CAFO PACKAGED FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. ON AUGUST 15, 2022, RESPONDENT PROVIDED THE EPA WITH SALES AND SHIPPING RECORDS FOR THE PRODUCTS DOCUMENTING THE SALE OF THESE PRODUCTS ON ONE OR MORE OCCASIONS BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST 2022. LABEL AND LABELING CONTAINED PESTICIDAL CLAIMS. BASED ON A REVIEW OF EPA'S PESTICIDE PRODUCT AND LABEL SYSTEM (PPLS), THE PRODUCTS WERE NOT REGISTERED AS A PESTICIDE AT THE TIME OF SALE OR DISTRIBUTION, OR WHILE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE ON RESPONDENT?S WEBSITE. ON AUGUST 22, 2022, CARILLON GREEN INC. REGISTERED PRODUCT A WITH THE EPA AS A PESTICIDE UNDER FIFRA. CARILLON GREEN INC. AND RESPONDENT ENTERED INTO A SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND SUBMITTED THE SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT TO THE EPA ON DECEMBER 14, 2023. REVIEWS OF RESPONDENT?S WEBSITE WERE CONDUCTED IN 2024 AND 2025. BASED ON THE PESTICIDAL CLAIMS ON THE LABELS AND LABELING FOR PRODUCTS B, C, D, E, AND THE PURPORTED DISINFECTANTS, THE PRODUCTS ARE INTENDED FOR PREVENTING, DESTROYING, REPELLING, OR MITIGATING PESTS. BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE EPA'S PPL$, PRODUCTS B, C, D, E, AND THE PURPORTED DISINFECTANTS WERE NOT REGISTERED AS PESTICIDES AT THE TIMES OF THE PF WEBSITE REVIEWS. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(L)(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(L)(A), BY SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING THE UNREGISTERED PESTICIDE ON ONE OR MORE OCCASIONS BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST 2022. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(L)(F) OF FIFRA, BY SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MISBRANDED PESTICIDE DEVICE ON ONE OR MORE OCCASIONS BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST 2022. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(L)(E) OF FIFRA, BY SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING, INCLUDING THE OFFER FOR SALE, OF THE MISBRANDED PESTICIDE (DISTRIBUTOR PRODUCT A). THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(L)(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(L)(A), BY SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING, INCLUDING OFFERING FOR SALE UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES (PRODUCTS B, C, D, E AND THE PURPORTED DISINFECTANTS).

Defendants (1)

• P.F. HARRIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• P F HARRIS MFG CO INC LLC

  7 RIVER DRIVE, CARTERSVILLE, GA, 30120

  Registry ID: 110070101638

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• P.F. HARRIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLCentered 2026-02-18

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $106,110

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-02-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-02-18Final Order Issued
• 2026-02-25Enforcement Action Data Entered