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).