E.P.A. Resolves Violations with Newport Beach, California Company for Failure to Report Imported Agricultural Chemicals

LOS ANGELES-The E.P.A. settled its case against American Vanguard Corporation, located in Newport Beach, Calif., for failure to report toxic chemical substances imported by 2 of its subsidiary companies. American Vanguard will pay a fine of $81,855.

Under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), E.P.A. maintains a comprehensive list of in excess of 85,000 chemical substances called the TSCA Inventory. Bulk chemical substances on this list weighing in excess of 25,000 lbs that are imported, manufactured, processed or used must be reported to EPA.

In 2011, American Vanguard imported through its subsidiaries AMVAC Chemical Corporation and GemChem, Incorporated in excess of 25,000 pounds of 3 chemicals commonly used as ingredients in pesticides and other agricultural products: Trichloroethanal, Phosphorothioic trichloride and 2,4-Dichlorophenol. The company failed to report these chemicals to E.P.A. by the 2012 deadline, as required by TSCA's Chemical Data Reporting rule.

American Vanguard Corporation is a Delaware corporation with headquarters offices in Newport Beach, Calif., that develops products such as pesticides and herbicides for agricultural use. It is the parent company of AMVAC Chemical Corporation, located in Los Angeles, Calif., and GemChem, Inc., located in Canton, Connecticut.

The data collected by E.P.A. under the Chemical Data Reporting rule is made accessible to the public so that communities have a better understanding of the risks posed to human health and the environment by chemicals currently used in U.S. commerce.

For more information on TSCA chemical requirements, please visit: http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-toxic-substances-control-act

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