EPA v. Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 2/23/2026 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Makhteshim Agan of North America Entry Number: 916-55421070 Product(s): ADM.03520.F.2.D 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 916-55421070 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: 916-55421070 Product Name(s): ADM.03520.F.2.D Shipper/Manufacturer: ADAMA Makhteshim Limited Consignee: Makhteshim Agan of North America Date of Importation: February 16, 2026 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), 7 U.S.C. ? 136j(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 product includes a signal word ?Danger?, yet the label includes a signal word ?Caution?.

Defendants (1)

• Makhteshim Agan of North America IncNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MAKHTESHIM-AGAN OF NORTH AMERICA

  4515 FALLS OF NEUSE RD, SUITE 300, RALEIGH, NC, 27609

  Registry ID: 110029622095

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Makhteshim Agan of North America Incentered 2026-02-23

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-02-23Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-02-23Final Order Issued
• 2026-02-25Enforcement Action Data Entered