EPA Fines Petmed Express, Inc., Internet Pet Supply Company, $100,000 for Selling Allegedly Misbranded Pet Products.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) today announced the settlement of an administrative enforcement action against Petmed Express, Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The Nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of 2006, the U.S. , for allegedly selling misbranded mis·brand tr.v. mis·brand·ed, mis·brand·ing, mis·brands To brand or label misleadingly or fraudulently. Adj. 1. foreign-labeled versions of the popular flea-control products, Advantage and Frontline. EPA contended that such activities constituted violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act regulations administered by the (US) Environmental Protection Agency which regulate dispensing and use of pesticides. (FIFRA). While not admitting the alleged violations, Petmed Express, Inc., formerly known as petmedexpress.com, agreed to pay a penalty of $100,000 and to properly dispose of mislabeled mis·la·bel tr.v. mis·la·beled also mis·la·belled, mis·la·bel·ing also mis·la·bel·ling, mis·la·bels also mis·la·bels To label inaccurately. Adj. 1. products placed under a stop sale order by the EPA. Both of the flea control products that were the subject of EPA's allegations were missing labeling information required by FIFRA for safe use. The company had been selling the products labeled for sale in other countries including Australia without the required U.S. labeling. The products failed to contain directions for use adequate to protect health and the environment. On the package labels, pet weight was listed in kilograms, which could lead to overdose of the product if users are not familiar with the metric system. There has been a recent increase in the number of companies bringing unregistered pet products into the United States. Foreign labels on these products differ from those required pursuant to FIFRA in the U.S. and can potentially cause harm to people and pets. |
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