一、六间新英格兰公司因杀虫剂违规受到EPA的处罚（2008/02/20）
二、油漆，着色剂生厂商（Newburyport, Mass.）因杀虫剂和有害化学品被EPA予以处罚（2008/05/08）
三、美国EPA对于Unified Western Grocers所谓的杀虫剂予以处罚：赔偿270000美元（2008/04/02）
四、南部加州公司因销售未经注册的杀虫剂而遭到EPA当局171600美元的罚款（2008/07/02）
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一、六间新英格兰公司因杀虫剂违规受到EPA的处罚（2008/02/20）
六间坐落于新英格兰，生产杀虫剂的公司，因未能准确地向EPA上交年度生产报告，而受到联邦法律的处罚。
在美国，联邦杀虫剂、杀真菌剂和灭鼠剂法案（FIFRA）要求杀虫剂的生产商向EPA上交年度生产报告。根据EPA的控诉，这六间公司在此之前至少试过一次没有准确地提交信息。
这六间公司分别是：
Hydros, Inc. of Bourne, Mass.;
AIRMAR Technology Corp. of Milford, N.H.;
Goldline Controls, Inc. of North Kingstown, R.I.;
North Safety Products, Inc. of Cranston, R.I.;
Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. of Richford, Vt.;
Swish Maintenance, Ltd. of Burlington, Vt.
这几间公司已经处理了这些处分，并赔偿了高达5400美元的处罚金额，这些处罚金额是基于违章的类型和公司规模等因素。
FIFRA法案的第七节规定：每一个注册的杀虫剂生产商都必须在每年的3月1日之前向EPA提交生产报告。这意味着EPA根据这些报告统计每年杀虫剂的类型、生产总量、销售量和国内外的分销数量。EPA利用这些数据统计因无效的，被污染的和被召回等原因的杀虫剂总数。
杀虫剂包括杀虫水、灭草剂、杀真菌剂、抗氧化剂等其他类型的控制剂型，用以控制昆虫、杂草或微生物如细菌、病菌等。
原文：
Six New England Companies Settle with EPA for Pesticide Violations
Release date: 02/20/2008
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 20, 2008) – Six companies based in New England that produce pesticide products recently settled with EPA for failing to properly submit annual production reports to the Agency, as required by federal law.
The law that governs pesticide use in the U.S., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), requires pesticide manufacturers to submit annual production reports to EPA. According to the EPA complaints, each of the six companies has failed on at least one previous occasion to properly submit this information.
The companies are: Hydros, Inc. of Bourne, Mass.; AIRMAR Technology Corp. of Milford, N.H.; Goldline Controls, Inc. of North Kingstown, R.I.; North Safety Products, Inc. of Cranston, R.I.; Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. of Richford, Vt.; and Swish Maintenance, Ltd. of Burlington, Vt.
The companies have addressed all violations and have paid fines of up to $5,400. Penalties were based on several factors including the type of violation and size of the business.
Section 7 of FIFRA requires that each registered pesticide producing establishment submit annual production reports to EPA on or before March 1st. These reports are the only means that EPA has for obtaining information on the types and amounts of pesticides being produced, sold or distributed both domestically and for export during the year. EPA uses the information to trace ineffective, contaminated or recalled pesticide products, among other purposes.
Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, antimicrobials or other substances and pest control devices used to control insects, weeds or microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
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二、油漆，着色剂生厂商（Newburyport, Mass.）因杀虫剂和有害化学品被EPA予以处罚（2008/05/08）
生厂商Newburyport, Mass.以及Valspar Corp.因违反联邦农药法案、FIFRA和EPCRA法案处以266800美元的罚款。
Valspar Corp.公司的油漆和着色剂是以Samuel Cabot的名称销售，Valspar公司在2005年收购了Samuel Cabot, Inc.公司，包括其技术、Newburyport设施，并为其聘请了100名员工，全球总共9000名员工。
在FIFRA法案的条款中规定：EPA控诉Valspar公司在2006年3月到2007年2月期间销售未经注册的杀虫剂，尤其是“Cabot SPF 1 Cleaner and Conditioner” 和 “Cabot Problem Solver Wood Cleaner”这两种型号。产品上的标签声称有去除杀死霉菌的性能，触犯了EPA关于杀虫剂的有关注册条款。再者，产品并没有EPA的相关认证。联邦法律授权EPA以严厉的，科学测试为基础管制杀虫产品，并要在其注册条款下安全使用，以保护消费者安全，确保在一定程度上，其产品不会对人体和生态构成不必要的危害。
在EPCRA法案的条款中规定：EPA控诉Valspar公司没有提交相关的信息，因此妨碍了公众在其能力范围内得到有毒化学品类型、数量等相关信息。这处罚是基于该公司没有向EPA提交，五种有毒化学品生产、处理、发售和最低使用量范围等报告（Form-Rs），这Form-Rs报告包括EPA公开的有毒物品发放清单。
EPA新英格兰分部的地区行政管理者Robert Varney说道：对于生产化学物品的生产商了解并遵守相关环境法规是非常重要的，这关乎到人体健康和生态保护。
原文：
Newburyport, Mass. Paint and Stain Manufacturer Settles with EPA for Pesticide and Hazardous Chemical Violations
Release date: 05/08/2008
Contact Information: Jeanethe Falvey, (617) 918-1020
( Boston, Mass. – May 8, 2008) - A Newburyport, Mass. manufacturer, Valspar Corp., has paid a $266,800 penalty as a part of a settlement of an enforcement action brought by EPA for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Emergency Planning and Community-Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
Valspar manufactures paints and stains, which are sold under the Samuel Cabot name, at the facility. Valspar bought Samuel Cabot, Inc., including its operations and Newburyport facility in 2005. Valspar employs about 100 people at the facility and over 9,000 people nationwide.
In the FIFRA portion of the complaint, EPA alleged that Valspar sold or distributed unregistered pesticide products, specifically, “Cabot SPF 1 Cleaner and Conditioner” and “Cabot Problem Solver Wood Cleaner” from March 2006 to February 2007. The labels on the products included claims about the products’ mildew and mold killing/removing properties, triggering EPA’s pesticide registration requirements. However, neither product had received a pesticide “registration” from EPA. Federal law directs EPA to perform rigorous, science-based assessments of pesticide products and their uses before they can be legally used in the U.S. Registration requirements were created for consumer protection, helping to ensure that no pesticide is distributed, sold or used in a manner that could pose unnecessary risk to human or ecological health.
In the EPCRA portion of the complaint, EPA alleged that Valspar failed to submit certain information, thereby hampering the public’s ability to obtain accurate information about the type and amount of toxic chemicals in their community. The violations were based on Valspar’s failure to submit to EPA, Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms (Form-Rs) for five hazardous chemicals manufactured, processed or otherwise used in quantities above minimum threshold reporting levels. Form R information is entered into EPA’s publicly accessible Toxic Release Inventory.
“It’s very important for industries that work with chemicals to understand and comply with environmental laws, which are designed to protect the health of people and the environment,” said Robert Varney, regional administrator of EPA’s New England Office.
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三、美国EPA对于Unified Western Grocers所谓的杀虫剂予以处罚：赔偿270000美元（2008/04/02）
洛杉矶——美国EPA当局最近收到高达270000美元的罚款，是来自洛杉矶的Unified Western Grocers公司以及其在加州的零售分销商，因销售和分销未经注册的杀虫剂，违反了FIFRA法案。
Unified Western Grocers公司坐落在5200 Sheila大街，是销售与分销“Western Family Cleanser with Bleach”产品，这项产品在其标签中说明可以去除家居中的细菌，包括葡萄状球菌、沙门氏菌和假单胞菌，但未经注册。
EPA的负责人Katherine Taylor称：葡萄状球菌、沙门氏菌和假单胞菌都是有害的细菌，能对人体健康产生危害，产品声称能消除这些细菌都必须得到EPA的认证。
原文：
U.S. EPA settles with Unified Western Grocers for alleged pesticide violations: Company agrees to pay $270,000 in penalties
Release date: 04/21/2008
Contact Information: Francisco Arcaute, 213/798-1404 arcaute.francisco@epa.gov
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a $270,000 settlement with Unified Western Grocers, a Los Angeles, Calif.-based grocery distributor, for the sale and distribution of an unregistered pesticide, a violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Unified Western Grocers, located at 5200 Sheila Street, allegedly sold and distributed “Western Family Cleanser with Bleach,” an unregistered product that stated on the label that it “wipes out most household germs, including Staph, Salmonella, and Pseudomonas.”
“Staph, Salmonella, and Pseudomonas are harmful bacteria that can cause serious damage to human health. Products that claim to eliminate such bacteria must be registered with EPA as a pesticide,” said Katherine Taylor, Associate Director of the Communities and Ecosystems Division in EPA’s Pacific Southwest region.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act requires companies to register cleaning products as pesticides if the cleaning product makes claims to control germs. These requirements protect public health and the environment by ensuring safe production, handling, and application of pesticides, and by preventing false, misleading, or unverifiable product claims.
The case was based on inspections conducted by the State of California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Agriculture in 2005 and 2006.
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四、南部加州公司因销售未经注册的杀虫剂而遭到EPA当局171600美元的罚款（2008/07/02）
今日，美国EPA对于Torrance, Calif. 公司在当地销售未经注册的日本进口杀虫剂处以高达171600美元的罚款。
在2007年六月，EPA的调查员发现日本超市Mitsuwa销售了从日本进口33件未经注册的产品，其中包括：日本花王的清洁用品“Kao Magic Clean”和“Lion Clean Clean Kitchen”产品。这些抗菌产品声称可以抑制细菌、霉菌和病毒等。
据EPA太平洋西南区域的农产品负责人Katherine Taylor说：如果一家公司想要在美国销售杀虫剂，必须确保其产品已经得到EPA认证并符合相关法规，否则我们不能确保产品是否达到含量、包装和标签等相关规定。
自事件披露以来，该公司配合EPA当局的调查，以及迅速地召回未经注册的商品。
生产商、分销商和经销商都需要对其杀虫剂是否达到FIFRA法案（此法案规定了在美国境内销售杀虫剂的销售数量、分销和使用的相关事项）而负责。
FIFRA要求：如果其清洁产品声称具有抑菌作用的必须经过EPA注册。这条款是为了确保公共卫生和环境保护，以保证杀虫剂的安全生产，处理和申请，同时避免错误的、误导性的、无法证实的产品说明。
EPA当局不会对未经测试的，或根据其用法有不确定性风险的产品进行注册。EPA同时要求其产品标签必须给消费者提供安全准确的使用指示。所有经EPA注册认证的杀虫剂都会在其标签上注有注册号码。
原文：
Southern California company settles with EPA for $171,600 for selling unregistered Japanese pesticides at San Jose, Calif. store
Release date: 07/02/2008
Contact Information: Wendy Chavez, 415/947-4248, chavez.wendy@epa.gov
(San Francisco, Calif. -- 07/02/2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today settled with a Torrance, Calif. company for $171,600 for allegedly selling unregistered, imported Japanese pesticides at its San Jose, Calif. location.
In June 2007, EPA inspectors discovered that Mitsuwa Corporation sold 33 unregistered products from Japan, including “Kao Magic Clean” for bath and toilets and “Lion Clean Clean Kitchen,” at its Mitsuwa Marketplace store. The antimicrobial products claimed to control bacteria, mold and germs.
“If a company is going to sell pesticides they must be sure that the products are registered and meet all federal and state regulations,” said Katherine Taylor, the EPA’s associate director for agriculture for the EPA’s Pacific Southwest region. “Without products going through the proper EPA registration process, we cannot be sure what they contain and whether they are properly packaged and labeled.”
Since the violations were discovered, the company has cooperated with the EPA’s investigation and promptly discontinued all sales of the unregistered products.
Manufacturers, distributors and retailers are all responsible for ensuring that pesticides sold in the U.S. fully comply with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, which regulates the sale, distribution, and use of pesticides within the United States.
FIFRA requires companies to register products as pesticides if the cleaning product makes claims to control germs. These requirements protect public health and the environment by ensuring safe production, handling, and application of pesticides, and by preventing false, misleading, or unverifiable product claims.
The EPA will not register a pesticide until it has been tested to show that it will not pose an unreasonable risk when used according to the directions. The agency also makes sure that pesticide labels provide consumers with the information they need to use the products safely. Pesticides that have been registered with the agency will have an EPA registration number on the label.
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