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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2007-6988

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2007-22

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): BASF Canada

Address: 100 Milverton Dr, 5th floor

City: Mississauga

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: L5R4H1

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

05-SEP-07

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: ARIZONA

6. Date incident was first observed.

24-AUG-07

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.

Product Name: Clarity herbicide + Roundup

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • DICAMBA (PRESENT AS ACID, AMINE SALT, ESTER, OR SODIUM SALT)
      • Guarantee/concentration 56.8 %
    • GLYPHOSATE (PRESENT AS ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT OR ETHANOLAMINE SALT)
      • Guarantee/concentration 18 %

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: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur

Préciser le type: overspray of horse lot

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

Neighbour had a crop duster spraying fields Aug 24, the crop duster accidentally oversprayed into the adjoining horse lot and the horses became symptomatic soon after.The area where the crop duster applied chemicals was an area of dead vegetation, may also have gotten into horse water + food bunkers.

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

Horse / Cheval

3. Breed

quater horse ;Apaloosa mix breed

4. Number of animals affected

22

5. Sex

Male

Female

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

lbs

Unknown

8. Route(s) of exposure

Unknown

9. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

Unknown / Inconnu

11. List all symptoms

System

  • Respiratory System
    • Symptom - Difficulty Breathing
  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Diarrhea
  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Depression
  • General
    • Symptom - Lethargy
    • Symptom - Other
    • Specify - protein losing enteropathy
  • Blood
    • Symptom - Abnormal coagulation
    • Specify - hemolyzed serum,increased clotting time
  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Weight loss
    • Specify - weight loss-moderate

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Yes

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

Yes

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

15. Outcome of the incident

Unknown/Inconnu

16. How was the animal exposed?

Other / Autre

specify overspray by aerial

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

blood tests run


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

24 horses, 1 died, 1 aborted fetus Because the time course was poorly consistent, the amount was somewhat consistent, and the findings were poorly consistent, this substance was considered to have doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation.

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Medical Professional

2. Type of animal affected

Horse / Cheval

3. Breed

quater horse;Apaloosa mix breed

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

lbs

Unknown

8. Route(s) of exposure

Unknown

9. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

Unknown / Inconnu

11. List all symptoms

System

  • Reproductive System
    • Symptom - Spontaneous abortion

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Yes

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

Yes

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

15. Outcome of the incident

Not recovered / Non rétabli

16. How was the animal exposed?

Other / Autre

specify overspray by aerial

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

blood tests run


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

24 horses, 1 died, 1 aborted fetus. Because the time course was poorly consistent, the amount was somewhat consistent, and the findings were poorly consistent, this substance was considered to have doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation.

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Medical Professional

2. Type of animal affected

Horse / Cheval

3. Breed

quater horse; Apaloosa mix breed

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

lbs

Unknown

8. Route(s) of exposure

Unknown

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.

Yes

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

Yes

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Other / Autre

specify overspray by aerial

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

blood tests run


To be determined by Registrant

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

Major

19. Provide supplemental information here

24 horses, 1 died, 1 aborted fetus. Because the time course was poorly consistent, the amount was somewhat consistent, and the findings were poorly consistent, this substance was considered to have doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation.