New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2016-4993
Registrant Reference Number: SC1856896
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Address: 2400, 215-2nd Street S.W.
City: Alberta
Prov / State: Calgary
Country: Canada
Postal Code: T2P 1M4
Human
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: CALIFORNIA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 62719-324
Product Name: Rodeo Herbicide
Yes
Unknown
Site: Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Medical Professional
Sex: Male
Age: >64 yrs / > 64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Application
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Oral
Respiratory
Unknown / Inconnu
>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem
Caller states he was exposed to diluted product over 1 year ago and is alleging that the product has led to shortness of breath and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He has seen several different doctors and specialists all of whom have told him that the product is not the cause of his symptoms or the COPD.
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. Direct inhalation of the airborne product may result in minor, self-limiting respiratory irritation, however, any relationship between the use of this product and the insidious development of the complications reported in this case is inconceivable and lacks biological plausibility. Even had casual or incidental contact with this product occurred, such prolonged illness would be unexpected and is not consistent with the toxicological profile of this product.