Sounds like someone from IC reported your site
I was working at a commercial nursery greenhouse with one of my seed partners and considered buying the business from him. Once he showed me all the bureaucratic paper work needed for applying/using fertilizers, pesticides as well as water (environmental dept. gets involved in that one), we both decided, I was better off taking the knowledge, and growing/going elsewhere.
He sold the biz to a former cop, who has had (so I heard) problems with the EPA on pesticides used during greenhouse operations. Now he (my seed partner) does his thing, we do ours, so together we grow the hybrids we want, and not under the limelight and beacons.
Consult an attorney rather than get random opinions. Once they dig their incisors into you, it's best to cooperate and make peace.
At least in some states....when you go to a grow/hydro store, you speak in terms of growing medium, plants, but NEVER an utterance of cannabis. I think your predicament is somewhat similar.....yes, you sell items that "can be used" as pesticides....but stating it's a soil amendment makes it sound organic and not pesticidal. Capisch?
Yes indeed it was. I believe I know the person.
This definetly sucks for you, hope the best for you f' ing w/ the feds but I totally understand your view.
If I may be nosey, what would this person have gained by turning you in. A competitor?
Good luck to ya brother!
I am not trying to be a dick but this could have be avoided by doing some homework BEFORE you started selling any products that make any pest control claims. It does not mater what the product is (water, chemical, magic pixie dust), if you make a claim to control any pest (bugs, weeds, whatever) the product MUST be registered with the EPA and the state were you do business. This is done to protect the environment and end consumers from damage and fraud. My advice would be to change all labels with claims on them and just list the content of the products. Then think about other ways to inform your customers about other uses for your products( blogs, forums...etc). I dealt with this bullshit for over seven years and I feel your pain brother. There are so many great organic products that are not made available to the general public because of the cost of getting a product registered. And if a company can't patent a product it is hard for them to make a return on investment. I know it is hard for the small business owners to play this game but it can be done. Keep up the good fight.