EPA v. QUAKER OATS COMPANY
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$2,000
Case summary
THE COMPAMY FAILED TO CONDUCT ANNUAL INSPECTION OF PCB'S AND MAINTAIN A HISTORY OF INSPECTION; FAILED TO REGISTER ITS PCB'S WITH FIRE RESPONSE PERSONNEL; FAILED TO INITIATE CLEAN ING OF SPILLED PCB WITHIN 48 HOURS; FAILED TO MARK THE MEANS OF ACCESS TO PCBV TRANSFORMERS WITH THE ML LABEL, AND FAILED TO DEVELOPE ANNUAL DOCUMENTS.
Defendants (1)
- QUAKERS OATS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
QUAKER OATS CO THE MARION PLANT *
1171 W CENTER ST, MARION, OH, 43302
Registry ID: 110009648088
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
QUAKER OATS COMPANYentered 1989-08-25
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $2,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1989-03-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-08-25Final Order Issued
- 1989-09-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27144
- Case number
- 05-1989-0084
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- AWGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1989-0084 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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