EPA v. ASARCO, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER IS ISSUED TO ASARCO, INC. FOR FAILURE TO PLACE WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS LANGUAGE ON LABELS OF AFFECTED PESTICIDES AS THAT TERM COMPELS EXPLICIT LABEL REFERENCES TO WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS. RESPONDENT'S SULFURIC ACID POTATO VINE DESICCANT IS SUCH A PESTICIDE. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR 30 COUNTS OF THIS VIOLATION IS $148,500.
Defendants (1)
- ASARCO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (3)
ASARCO INC EAST HELENA
SOUTH OF EAST HELENA, EAST HELENA, MT, 59625
Registry ID: 110007651807
ASARCO INC EAST HELENA
SOUTH OF EAST HELENA, EAST HELENA, MT, 59625
Registry ID: 110007651807
ASARCO INC EAST HELENA
SOUTH OF EAST HELENA, EAST HELENA, MT, 59625
Registry ID: 110007651807
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ASARCO, Inc.entered 2002-10-25
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $40,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2002-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-10-25Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51955
- Case number
- 08-2002-0046
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Device Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2002-0046 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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