Syngenta Seeds Inc. was fined $17,550 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of federal pesticide regulations in Hawai'i.

The EPA found alleged pesticide worker protection violations by Syngenta Seeds, Inc., in Kekaha, Kauai. These violations include failing to store all personal protective equipment separately from clothing and apart from pesticide-contaminated areas, and failing to post the spraying of the pesticide Liberty at its Central Notification Site.

The settlement is part of three separate administrative complaints totaling $284,050 in civil penalties with Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., and Syngenta Seeds Inc. for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. The violations were consolidated throughout the United States to emphasize the need for quality control in all aspects of pesticide production and distribution.