SAN FRANCISCO CA (10/16/2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has prevented 15 companies from importing over 333,000 pounds of illegal pesticides and devices into the United States under federal pesticide laws. In addition, four of these companies have agreed to correct the violations and pay a combined $52,656 in penalties for attempting to import misbranded and illegal pesticides.

“Companies that produce, sell or import pesticides must adhere to our nation’s pesticides laws to protect public health and the environment,” said Mike Stoker, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “These protections help ensure consumer safety and the proper handling of pesticide products.”

The following four companies with import violations of federal pesticides law agreed to come into compliance and pay a penalty.

* DowAgrosciences LLC will pay a $9,790 penalty for attempting to import 120 bags of a misbranded pesticide in Los Angeles.
* Atticus LLC will pay a $19,016 penalty for attempting to import 972 containers of an unregistered pesticide in San Luis, Ariz.
* EcoStadt Technologies LLC will pay $10,861 for attempting to import 1,692 containers of a misbranded pesticide in Oakland, Calif.
* Floricultura Pacific Inc. will pay $12,989 for importing an unregistered pesticide and failing to declare the import to EPA.

Each of the four companies came into compliance by relabeling, registering or destroying the imported pesticides.

Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan (perezsullivan.margot@epa.gov)415-947-4149