EPA v. Pan Pacific Retail Management CAFO

Case summary

The United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ), Region IX, and Pan Pacific Retail Management (USA) Co.; QSI, Inc. dba Times Supermarket; Don Quijote (USA) Co., Ltd., and Marukai Hawaii Co., Ltd. ( Respondents ) agree to settle this matter and consent to the entry of this Consent Agreement and Final Order ( CAFO ), which simultaneously commences and concludes this matter in accordance with 40 C.F.R. Sections 22.13 and 22.18. Settlement with Pan Pacific Retail Management (USA) Co. and its Hawaii-based subsidiaries Times Supermarket, Don Quijote (USA) Co. Ltd., and Marukai Hawaii Co. Ltd. regarding claims of distribution or sale of unregistered disinfectants and other products, including purported antimicrobials. Sale and distribution of such unregistered products violates the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Under the settlement, the companies will pay a $663,081 penalty.

Defendants (1)

• Pan Pacific Retail Mangement (USA) CoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• DON QUIJOTE (USA) CO. LTD. - WAIPAHU BRANCH

  94-144 FARRINGTON HWY, WAIPAHU, HI, 96796

  Registry ID: 110071234900

• DON QUIJOTE (USA) CO. LTD. - PEARL CITY BRANCH

  850 KAMEHAMEHA HWY, PEARL CITY, HI, 96782

  Registry ID: 110071234901

• PAN PACIFIC RETAIL MANAGEMENT

  801 KAHEKA STREET, HONOLULU, HI, 96814

  Registry ID: 110071642348

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Pan Pacific Retail Management CAFOentered 2024-01-25

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $663,081

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-01-25Enforcement Action Closed
• 2024-01-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-01-25Final Order Issued
• 2024-01-31Enforcement Action Data Entered