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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2011-1864

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: DPIRF 2011-0004, NCR 11096

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Interprovincial Cooperative Limited (IPCO)

Address: 945 Marion Street

City: Winnipeg

Prov / State: Manitoba

Country: Canada

Postal Code: R2J 0K7

3. Select the appropriate subform(s) for the incident.

Packaging Failure

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

06-APR-11

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: NEW BRUNSWICK

6. Date incident was first observed.

06-APR-11

Product Description

7. a) Provide the active ingredient and, if available, the registration number and product name (include all tank mixes). If the product is not registered provide a submission number.

Active(s)

PMRA Registration No. 28219      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: IPCO PIVOT 418 EC

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • PROPICONAZOLE

7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Unknown

9. Application Rate.

10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).

11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).

To be determined by Registrant

12. In your opinion, was the product used according to the label instructions?

Unknown

Subform VI: Packaging Failure

1. What is the type of packaging that failed?

Jug-plastic / Cruche-plastique

2. Did packaging failure occur during?

Storage

3. Did packaging failure result in?

potential exposure

4. Describe how the packaging failed and the surrounding circumstances, including a description of the potential injury or exposure.

Diazinon 480 2x10 litre plastic jugs within cardboard case. 48 cases per pallet. Staining on the cardboard of a case within a shrink wrap pallet identified. Further investigation identified one case that contained 2 jugs with pin hole leakage. Product was segregated and placed in sealed containers. Limited human exposure other than an identifiable odor. Stained cardboard and shrink wrap disposed according to regulations. Sealed leaking containers returned to IPCO Winnipeg, to be reviewed and repackaged. Likely cause of leak due to jug flaws are manufacturing point.

For Registrant use only

5. Provide supplemental information here.

All products were contained, disposed in defined regulatory guidelines. Pin hole considered one off spec issue. No further actions required.