EPA v. NUFARM AMERICAS INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
AN INSPECTION OF THE PILOT GROVE COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR, INC. IN PILOT GROVE, MO ON JAN. 14, 2016, REVEALED MULTIPLE MISBRANDINGS OF A PESTICIDE PRODUCT HELD FOR SALE REGISTERED TO NUFARM AMERICAS, INC. IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 12 OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. SECTION 136J. THE MISBRANDED BULK TANK CONTAINED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF MISBRANDING. THESE MISBRANDINGS INCLUDED OMISSIONS OF MULTIPLE DIRECTION FOR USE SECTIONS ENTIRELY OR IN PART INCORRECT APPLICATION RATES AND MISWORDED WARNINGS AND OTHER DIRECTIONS.
Defendants (1)
- NUFARM AMERICAS, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NUFARM AMERICAS INC (PESTICIDE IMPORTER)
11901 SOUTH AUSTIN AVE, ALSIP, IL, 60803
Registry ID: 110067367717
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NUFARM AMERICAS INC.entered 2017-09-28
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $9,902
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2017-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-09-28Final Order Issued
- 2017-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-10-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 2017-10-30Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601190423
- Case number
- 07-2017-0361
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Adulterated/Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2017-0361 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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