EPA v. Cesco Solutions, Inc.

Case summary

On December 7, 2022, EPA Region 10 settled with Cesco Solutions, Inc., (Bellingham, Washington) for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Information from a January 2021 referral from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and a September 2019 EPA inspection of the company's Bellingham, WA, facility revealed that the company was distributing and selling unregistered and misbranded pesticides. In all, EPA alleged the company distributed and sold the unregistered pesticide, Zinc Sulfate, on 11 separate occasions (in violation of FIFRA Section 12(a)(1)(A)) and distributed or sold the misbranded pesticide, Cesco Solar Ray, on one occasion (in violation of FIFRA Section 12(a)(1)(E). The company agreed to pay a civil penalty of $54,987.00.

Defendants (1)

• Cesco Solutions, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CESCO SOLUTIONS, INC.

  2227 MIDWAY LANE, BELLINGHAM, WA, 98226

  Registry ID: 110058276912

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Cesco Solutions, Inc.entered 2022-12-07

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $54,987

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2022-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-12-07Final Order Issued
• 2022-12-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2023-04-10Enforcement Action Closed