EPA v. Clorox Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is an administrative penalty action pursuant to FIFRA issued to The Clorox Company. The violations involve distribution of an unregistered and misbranded pesticide. Specifically, Clorox distributed within the United States variants of Clorox Bleach meant solely for Asian export that were inadequately labeled and failed to contain the required statement Not Registered for Use in the United States of America. The Complaint seeks a penalty in the amount of $177,300.
Defendants (1)
- The Clorox CompanyNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
CLOROX COMPANY
1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND, CA, 94612
Registry ID: 110002880614
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Clorox Companyentered 2007-12-13
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $95,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2007-04-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-04-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-12-13Final Order Issued
- 2007-12-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600039258
- Case number
- 09-2007-0062
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Adulterated/Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2007-0062 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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