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EPA Region 5 steps up pesticide export oversight

Release Date: 07/13/2006
Contact Information: Kären Thompson, (312) 353-8547, [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 06-OPA117

CHICAGO (July 13, 2006) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has increased oversight of pesticide exporters over the past two-and-a-half years. During that time, $440,000 in penalties were assessed against seven companies for violations.

The seven companies are:

• Nufarm Americas Inc., Chicago Heights, Ill., fined $33,000, November 2004
• State Industrial Products Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, fined $56,360, July 2005
• BioLab Inc., Adrian, Mich., fined $23,680, July 2005
• Dow Corning Corp. and Aegis Environmental Management, Midland Mich., fined $262,288, November 2005
• J.T. Eaton & Co. Inc., Twinsburg, Ohio, fined $15,840, December 2005
• Arch Wood Protection, Valparaiso, Ind., fined $29,704, April 2006
• Minntech Corp., Minneapolis, Minn., fined $16,640, May 2006.

• translate portions of pesticide labels into the predominant language of the country of import;
• export registered products with proper labeling and translation; or
• obtain written acknowledgement from foreign customers verifying that they understand the products were not registered in the United States.