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Enforcement

Consent Agreement and Final Order for AMVAC Chemical Corporation

Respondent Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., d/b/a AMVAC 

Pesticide Details: Fluensulfone 480EC, a nematicide containing the active ingredient Fluensulfone, which has been assigned EPA Registration Number 66222-243. Fluensulfone 480EC was given the alternate brand name, “Nimitz.” 

Action Taken April 23, 2015: Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order (SSURO) 

EPA has reason to believe that the pesticide Fluensulfone 480EC (a/k/a "Nimitz") is misbranded as defined in section 2(q)(1)(F) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. § 136(q)(1)(F) and section 2(q)(1)(G) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. § 136(q)(1)(G). 

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