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Incident Report Number: 2008-4144
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR Case 1-16495690
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): The Hartz Mountain Company
Address: 400 Plaza Drive
City: Secaucus
Prov / State: New Jersey
Country: USA
Postal Code: 07094-3688
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
PMRA Registration No. 25654 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Control Pet Care System Flea and Tick Guard for Dogs
Yes
Unknown
Site: Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Data Subject
Sex: Female
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
>30 min <=2 hrs / >30 min <=2 h
No
No
Non-occupational
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Eye
>15 min <=2 hrs / >15 min <=2 h
<=30 min / <=30 min
1-16495690: The reporter called on 8/7/2008, to report her own exposure to a Flea and Tick product containing the active ingredient Tetrachlorvinphos. According to the reporter, about 5 minutes prior to the call she was spraying the product and it drifted back into her right eye. The reporter was wearing contact lenses at the time of exposure and by the time of the call had not yet removed them. The report flushed her eye with water immediately after exposure to the product, and experienced a burning sensation in her eye. The safety profile of the product was discussed in that the product can irritate the eyes, but is not corrosive or expected to cause corneal burns. A recommendation was made to remove the contacts and discard them if they are disposal. If not, a recommendation was made to irrigate the contacts and let the eyes return to their normal lubrication before wearing the contacts again. Additionally, it was recommended that the eyes be rinsed with tepid tap water or normal saline for at least 20 minutes. The reporter was told not to use over the counter eye drops and to seek medical attention if the symptoms worsened or persisted more than 6 hours. A follow-up call on 8/8/2008 revealed the reporter¿s eye was better. She had flushed the eye and disposed of the contacts she was wearing at the time of exposure. Her symptoms started to improve within 30 minutes of treatment.
Minor