EPA v. TAO Clean LLC NOW & ESA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On November 1, 2023, EPA R9 issued a Notice of Warning to the pesticide producing establishment, TAO Clean LLC, violating Section 12(a)(2)(L) of FIFRA. EPA Region 9 has signed an Expedited Settlement Agreements with TAO Clean on their FIFRA Section 7(c) violation. The companies failed to submit their annual pesticide production report for the calendar year 2025 before the March 1, 2026 deadline. The total penalty is $1,400.
Defendants (1)
- Barry MessnerNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TAO CLEAN, LLC
190 S GLASSELL STREET, SUITE 205, ORANGE, CA, 92866
Registry ID: 110070814899
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A2L — Establishment Registration
Enforcement conclusions (2)
TAO Clean LLC NOWentered 2023-11-01
Primary law: FIFRA
TAO Clean LLC ESAentered 2026-05-29
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $1,400
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2023-12-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2026-05-29Final Order Issued
- 2026-06-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603803958
- Case number
- 09-2024-4796
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Establishment Registration
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2024-4796 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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