The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with The Pond Guy Inc., located in Armada, Michigan, amounting to $162,246. This settlement addresses allegations that the company sold and distributed pesticide products without proper registration, violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
According to the EPA, The Pond Guy allegedly sold pesticide products as part of a kit that was not registered with the agency. Additionally, it is claimed that the company distributed an EPA-registered pesticide product that was not labeled according to its EPA registration.
The EPA mandates that all pesticides sold or distributed in the United States must be registered to ensure they perform as intended and do not pose harm to people, non-target species, or the environment when used as directed. Pesticidal claims are only permissible for products registered with the EPA.
For further details on the EPA’s enforcement program and information about pesticides, interested parties can visit the agency's official website.
