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Article: JUDGE RULES AGAINST BEHNKE LUBRICANTS ON PESTICIDE VIOLATIONS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 29, 2009
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The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 office issued the following news release:
An administrative law judge has decided in favor of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 by assessing a $55,055 penalty against Behnke Lubricants Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis., for violations of federal pesticide rules.
According to the judge's decision, Behnke sold or distributed five unregistered pesticides. The products, JAX Poly-Guard FG-2, JAX Halo-Guard FG-2, JAX Poly-Guard FG-LT, JAX Halo-Guard FG-LT and JAX Magna-Plate 74, were distributed by Behnke with claims that the lubricants provide antimicrobial protection against listeria, E. coli, salmonella and other organisms.
The company's ...