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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2016-4993

2. Registrant Information.

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

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

Human

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

03-JUL-16

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: CALIFORNIA

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. 62719-324

Product Name: Rodeo Herbicide

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • GLYPHOSATE
      • Unknown

7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

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

Site: Unknown / Inconnu

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

Sprayed diluted product

To be determined by Registrant

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

Unknown

Subform II: Human Incident Report (A separate form for each person affected)

1. Source of Report.

Medical Professional

2. Demographic information of data subject

Sex: Male

Age: >64 yrs / > 64 ans

3. List all symptoms, using the selections below.

System

  • Respiratory System
    • Symptom - Shortness of breath
    • Symptom - Other
    • Specify - COPD

4. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Yes

6. a) Was the person hospitalized?

Unknown

6. b) For how long?

7. Exposure scenario

Unknown

8. How did exposure occur? (Select all that apply)

Application

Drift from the application site

9. If the exposure occured during application or re-entry, what protective clothing was worn? (select all that apply)

Unknown

10. Route(s) of exposure.

Oral

Respiratory

11. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

12. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms.

>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem

13. Provide any additional details about the incident (eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms, type of medical treatment, results from medical tests, outcome of the incident, amount of pesticide exposed to, etc.)

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.

To be determined by Registrant

14. Severity classification.

Major

15. Provide supplemental information here.

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.