New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2016-4098
Registrant Reference Number: 1833688
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Human
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: GEORGIA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 4822-397
Product Name: OFF! Deep Woods Sportsmen Insect Repellent 11 6oz
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
Data Subject
Sex: Male
Age: >64 yrs / > 64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Unknown
Non-occupational
Application
What was the activity? Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding the activity
Unknown
Skin
>1 mo <= 6 mos / > 1 mois < = 6 mois
>2 mos <=6 mos / > 2 mois < = 6 mois
6/1/2016 Caller has used product for many years. About 3 years ago, caller got product into a scratch on his upper thigh. He was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma in the same area. The shape of the carcinoma is the same as the scratch. Two dermatologists have told him it is related to N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide. He had surgery in May 2014 to remove the carcinoma. The site remained swollen after surgery and had misformed tissue. He saw a second physician in November 2015 and they thought it was scar tissue. He followed up again in November 2016 and the physician indicated it was scar tissue. A biopsy was performed in April 2016. It has returned, and he will be having another surgery in a few weeks. 6/21/2016 Attempted call back to the original caller. A message was left requesting follow up information. 6/23/2016 Attempted call back to the original caller. A message was left requesting follow up information. Caller is returning the previous message. Caller had another surgery performed by a mole surgeon on 6/15/2016, and a biopsy was performed during the surgery. There is a 5 inch incision on his leg due to the carcinoma which went down to his muscle. The incision is slowly healing.
Major
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews. Any relationship between the use of this product and the delayed development of the complications reported in this case is inconceivable and lacks biological plausibility. When considering the body of regulatory data and post-marketing data as well as the weight of scientific peer reviewed evidence on the active ingredients used in this product such a causal relationship appears to be scientifically implausible.