EPA v. 3M Company - Filtrete - 101-67146109 (COVID-19)

Case summary

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 Filtrete Allergen Reduction HEPA-Type Room Air Purifier Filter ( Filtrete ) in the import shipment described below 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 entry was marked Refused in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) by EPA.

Defendants (1)

• 3M CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• 3M COMPANY

  BUILDING 225-4S-18, SAINT PAUL, MN, 55144

  Registry ID: 110070890627

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A1B — Claim Difference

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• 3M Company - Filtrete - 101-67146109entered 2021-01-19

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-01-19Final Order Issued
• 2021-01-19Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-01-25Enforcement Action Data Entered