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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2011-5826

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 110100200

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.

Address: Suite 2100, 450 - 1st Street S.W.

City: Calgary

Prov / State: Alberta

Country: Canada

Postal Code: T2P 5H1

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

04-AUG-11

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: IOWA

6. Date incident was first observed.

Unknown

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.       PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No. 62719-34

Product Name: Lorsban 15G Granular Insecticide

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • CHLORPYRIFOS
      • Guarantee/concentration 15

7. b) Type of formulation.

Granular

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

No

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 III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Medical Professional

2. Type of animal affected

Cow / Vache

3. Breed

Holstein Friesian Cattle (Bovine)

4. Number of animals affected

13

5. Sex

Male

Female

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

200

lbs

8. Route(s) of exposure

Oral

9. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

Unknown / Inconnu

11. List all symptoms

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.

No

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

No

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Accidental ingestion/Ingestion accident.

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms

Exposure involved unknown amount orally. During the first week of June (date unknown), 13 calves were found dead. One necropsied and potential diarrhea was noted. Cultured but no significant findings. No diagnostics on calves. Feed was tested and chlorpyrifos identified. Lorsban was on the farm and farmer said it was a granular product. Concentration unknown.


To be determined by Registrant

18. Severity classification (if there is more than 1 possible classification

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

The medical professional indicated the following: Because the time course was poorly consistent, the amount was unknown consistent, and the findings were poorly consistent, this substance was considered to have doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation.