EPA v. Spectrum Brands Pet Group Inc.

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 11/19/2025 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Spectrum Brands Pet Group Inc. Entry Number: 791-56551041 Product(s): Acticide SR 2081 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 791-56551041 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: 791-56551041 Product Name(s): Acticide SR 2081 Shipper/Manufacturer: Tetra GMBH Consignee: Spectrum Brands Pet Group Inc. Date of Importation: November 4, 2025 Port of Entry: Port of Atlanta, Georgia (1704) 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. Specifically, the product is an unregistered pesticide. ? 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)

• Spectrum Brands Pet Group Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SPECTRUM BRAND PETS, LLC

  3001 COMMERCE, BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060-6671

  Registry ID: 110005255507

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Spectrum Brands Pet Group Inc.entered 2025-11-19

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-11-19Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-11-19Final Order Issued
• 2025-11-23Enforcement Action Data Entered