Regulating Pesticides in the Growing World of eCommerce

Royan TeterPesticides and Tanks Enforcement Branch

Waste and Chemical Enforcement DivisionOffice of Civil Enforcement

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assuranceteter.royan@epa.gov

(202) 564-0940

Impact“The rapid growth of e-commerce has revolutionized the way goods are bought and sold, allowing for counterfeit and pirated goods to flood our borders and penetrate our communities and homes. Illicit goods trafficked to American consumers by e-commerce platforms and online third-party marketplaces threaten public health and safety, as well as national security... “

Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/combating-trafficking-counterfeit-and-pirated-goods

National Enforcement PrioritiesFY20-21 OECA National Program Guidance

FIFRA Focus Areas• Product Integrity - Conduct inspections, including sample

collection/analyses• Import Compliance - prevent illegal pesticides from entering U.S.

channels of trade• E-Commerce - assuring the compliance of products offered for sale on

eCommerce platforms

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Source: https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/e-commerce-sales-retail-sales-ten-year-review/

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Source: https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/e-commerce-sales-retail-sales-ten-year-review/

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Source: https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/e-commerce-sales-retail-sales-ten-year-review/

More from DHS

• Amazon - third-party sales grew from $100 million in 1999 to $160 billion in 2018

• Walmart - eCommerce sales increase of 40 percent for 2018

• OECD - 154 percent increase in counterfeits traded internationally —from $200 billion in 2005 to $509 billion in 2016

• 10-fold increase in seizures of infringing goods by CBP and ICE from 2000 through 2018, 3,244 to 33,810 – value increased from $94 million to $1.4 billion

eCommerce Activities

• SSUROs• Amazon and Sirowl – 10 Products (unregistered and misbranded insecticides, biocides, rodenticides) • Bonanza – 12 products (unregistered and misbranded insecticides and rodenticides)

• Multimedia Coordination - Global/National Approaches to Addressing Non-Compliance

• Data Driven Examination of Incoming Shipments• Domestic Port Operations• International Cooperation

• Raising Awareness - Collaboration with State Associations• ASPCRO• AAPCO/SFIREG

• Improving Management/Responding to Tips and Complaints• Regional Referral System• eCommerce Portal

• Automated Data Mining• Web Scraping Tool• Data Analytics Tools

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