Accrued expenses payable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accrued expenses payable

Note 5 – Accrued expenses payable

Accrued expenses payable at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:

	2011		2010
Accrued customer promotions	$	485,730	$	502,278
Accrued payroll, commissions, and benefits		169,103		176,767
EPA civil penalty		-		110,000
Other		234,611		203,965
Total accrued expenses payable	$	889,444	$	993,010

On January 28, 2010, the Company received notice from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") that it was not in compliance with certain reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act. Under a consent agreement and final order signed by the Company on December 23, 2010 and effective on January 19, 2011, the Company resolved the alleged violations and agreed to pay a civil penalty of $110,000. The civil penalty was not related to any discharges of hazardous materials. The Company's liability under the consent agreement was paid during 2011. The Company is now in compliance with its EPA filing requirements.