Oregon pesticide company agrees to pay $54,000 for using outdated labeling on pesticide products (WA)
(Seattle – July 12, 2011) Today, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a $54,080 settlement
with Orcal, Inc., for numerous violations of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
The settlement follows an Oregon Department of Agriculture
inspection of Orcal’s Harrisburg, Oregon facility on February
4, 2009. EPA’s subsequent investigation found that Orcal was
using outdated labeling on at least two products they produced. The
outdated labeling included directions for use that did not match
EPA accepted statements. On at least 52 separate occasions in
2008-2009, Orcal sold, and distributed Orcal Slug & Snail Bait and Southern Ag Snail
& Slug Bait with incorrect
labeling.
On September 29, 2009, EPA immediately issued a
Stop-Sale Order on the products and helped bring the company into
compliance.
According to Scott Downey, manager of EPA's pesticide unit in the
Seattle office, pesticides must be properly labeled to ensure
protection of human health and the environment.
“EPA is very concerned with ensuring that labeling in the
marketplace matches language accepted by EPA in their label review
process,” said EPA’s Downey. “When registrants do
not keep their labels up-to-date it undermines the efforts EPA
takes to ensure public safety.”
Orcal, Inc. is a manufacturer of slug and snail bait, lime sulfur,
and liquid fertilizers that service the agricultural
community.
For additional information about pesticides, visit: https://www.epa.gov/pesticides.