EPA v. Monsanto Company
Case summary
Monsanto Company, of St. Louis, Missouri, agreed to pay a $2.5 M penalty to resolve misbranding violations related to the sale and distribution of cotton seed products containing genetically engineered pesticides. This is the larges civil administrative penalty settlement ever received under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Defendants (1)
- Monsanto CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (6)
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS, MO, 63167
Registry ID: 110017986820
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS, MO, 63167
Registry ID: 110017986820
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS, MO, 63167
Registry ID: 110017986820
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS, MO, 63167
Registry ID: 110017986820
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS, MO, 63167
Registry ID: 110017986820
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS, MO, 63167
Registry ID: 110017986820
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1E — Adulterated/Misbranded
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Monsanto Companyentered 2010-07-01
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $2,500,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2010-07-01Final Order Issued
- 2010-07-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2010-07-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800112704
- Case number
- HQ-2010-5014
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- HQ
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- Yes
- Primary statute
- Adulterated/Misbranded
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-2010-5014 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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