EPA v. Trident Agricultural Products

Case summary

On Mary 29, 2019, EPA Region 10 settled with Trident Agricultural Products, Inc. (Buena, Washington) for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Trident is a producer and distributor of restricted use pesticides, including Meth-O-Gas (methyl bromide) and several Strike fumigants. During a July 9, 2015, inspection of Trident?s Buena, WA, pesticide producing establishment, EPA collected label specimens and distribution records for Meth-O-Gas as well as advertising materials for multiple Strike products. Subsequent review revealed that Trident was repackaging Meth-O-Gas into smaller containers without a repackaging agreement and subsequently distributed as an unregistered pesticide on at least 7 occasions. Meth-O-Gas was exported to Canada with misbranded labeling and without submitting Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statements on at least 1 occasion. Additionally, Trident advertised their Strike line of fumigant products without identifying them as Restricted Use Products on at least 1 occasion. These FIFRA violations occurred between June 2014 and June 2015. See FIFRA Sections 12(a)(1)(A), 12(a)(1)(E), 12(a)(2)(N) and 12(a)(2)(E). The company agreed to pay a civil penalty of $49,125.

Defendants (1)

• Trident Agricultural ProductsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRIDENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, INC

  1120 BUENA RD, BUENA, WA, 98921

  Registry ID: 110038244496

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2E — Advertise without Classification
• FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
• FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Trident Agricultural Productsentered 2019-05-30

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $49,125

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-05-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-05-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-05-30Final Order Issued
• 2019-08-26Enforcement Action Closed