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09-2020-4405Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 09

EPA v. Arovast Corporation Entry#BQK-23653206 (Replaces BQK-23626384) (COVID-19)

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

Issued two Notice Of Refusal Action (NORA) for one import because Broker changed entry number. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) is informing the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (CBP) that the Air Purifiers Replacement Filters, pesticide devices in the import shipment should be Denied Entry-Refused Delivery into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. Section 136o(c), and the implementing regulations at 19 C.F.R. Section 12.114. The pesticide devices were not produced in an EPA registered establishment and were not labeled in accordance with 40 CFR 156.

Defendants (1)

  • Arovast CorporationNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • AROVAST CORPORATION

    1202 N MILLER ST UNIT A, ANAHEIM, CA, 92806

    Registry ID: 110070836207

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1FDevice Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Arovast Corporation Entry#BQK-23653206 (Replaces BQK-23626384) (COVID-19)entered 2020-09-18

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2020-09-18Final Order Issued
  • 2020-09-18Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2020-09-21Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602290391
Case number
09-2020-4405
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
09
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Device Misbranded

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2020-4405 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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