EPA v. Fruit of the Earth, Inc.

Case summary

On September 17, 2019, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to FIFRA Section 14(a)(1) to Fruit of the Earth (Respondent) located in Grand Prairie, Texas. The CAFO was issued to address Respondent?s violations of FIFRA Section 12(a)(1)(A) for having sold and distributed pesticide products without an EPA registration and Section 12(a)(2)(L), FIFRA section 7(a) for having produced those pesticides at an unregistered establishment

Defendants (1)

• Fruit of the Earth, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FRUIT OF THE EARTH

  1430 AVENUE R, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, 750501605

  Registry ID: 110033792769

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2L — Establishment Registration
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Fruit of the Earth, Inc.entered 2019-09-17

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $150,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-09-17Final Order Issued
• 2019-09-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-09-15Enforcement Action Closed