06/08/2010 // West Palm Beach, FL, USA // Tara Monks // Tara Monks
Kansas City, KS – Missouri pesticide manufacturer, PBI-Gordon Corporation, agreed to pay a $6,000 civil penalty to the United States in order to settle allegations that the company imported misbranded pesticides. According to the press release issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, June 4, 2010, PBI-Gordon Corporation imported over 147 tons of a misbranded pesticide from Argentina.
The consent agreement and final penalty order was filed in Kansas City, Kansas. The agreement stated that PBI-Gordon Corporation violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) when they imported a 298,880-pound shipment of 2,4-D Acid in June 2009.
The bags were considered mislabeled because they did not display required labeling that includes directions for safe and proper use and handling. EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks explained, “It is important that the most recent, up-to-date labels are used on all pesticide products so that people who process, package and use them have critical information at their fingertips regarding first aid, environmental hazards and directions for use.”
The shipment received by PBI-Gordon Corporation consisted of 152 bags of the pesticide. Each bag contained 1,940 pounds of technical grade 2,4-D Acid, which the firm used to manufacture other pesticide products.
PBI-Gordon Corporation has stated that it is now in compliance with FIFRA regulations.
The product 2,4-D is designated as an herbicide and is used in products to kill weeds. It is often used in mixtures with other herbicides. The product comes in several forms, such as salts, acids and esters, according to the National Pesticide Information Center.
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