EPA v. BEAUTY ELEMENTS CORP

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 8/18/2026 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Beauty Elements Corp Entry Number: 9PP-01067700 Product(s): Ghana Twist 3x Passion Locs Hair Wigs 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 9PP-01067700 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: 9PP-01067700 Product Name(s): Ghana Twist 3x Passion Locs Hair Wigs Shipper/Manufacturer: Evergreen Products Factory Consignee: Beauty Elements Corp Date of Importation: July 28, 2026 Port of Entry: Port of Everglades/Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 5203 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. Pursuant to the foregoing, and in accordance with Section 17(c) of FIFRA, the EPA is notifying CBP of these violations so that it may either refuse delivery of the abovementioned product(s) to the consignee, or if the shipment has been released to the consignee under bond, require redelivery of the shipment under the terms of the bond. Please provide the EPA with a copy of the export waybill or other documentation demonstrating that exportation or destruction of the product(s) has occurred within 90 days after notice of the refusal of delivery or within 90 days after redelivery, as applicable.

Defendants (1)

• BEAUTY ELEMENTS CORPNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BEAUTY ELEMENTS CORP (IMPORTER)

  5517 NW 163RD ST, MIAMI GARDENS, FL, 33014

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BEAUTY ELEMENTS CORPentered 2026-08-18

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-08-18Final Order Issued
• 2026-08-18Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered