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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2017-2989

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: DASC050317

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.

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

03-MAY-17

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: ALBERTA

6. Date incident was first observed.

14-AUG-16

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. 31641      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: Aspect

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • 2,4-D (PRESENT AS ACID)
    • PICLORAM (PRESENT AS AMINE SALTS)

7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

7.66

Units: L/ha

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

Site: Other / Autre

Préciser le type: Right of Way

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

Broadcast application

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

Animal's Owner

2. Type of animal affected

Cow / Vache

3. Breed

Unknown

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

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?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Unknown

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Contact treat.area/Contact surf. traitée

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

Custom applicator applied product on a power line right-of-way. Livestock owner is alleging that one of his cows grazed the area treated and died hours later.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

No autopsy was conducted. Livestock owner did not indicate any symptoms