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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2007-7427

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: SJB

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Spectrum Brands IP Inc.

Address: P.O. Box 21001

City: Brantford

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: N3R 7W9

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

12-SEP-07

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: UNKNOWN

6. Date incident was first observed.

02-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. 28352      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: WILSON PREDATOR RAT & MOUSE KILLER BLOKS WITH DIFETHELIONE "KILLS IN

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • DIFETHIALONE

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: Res. - Out Home / Rés - à l'ext.maison

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

The pet owner indicated that 5 cubes of rodenticide were put under the deck 2 weeks ago and indicated that this area is unaccessible to the dogs. The Owner's of the pets went on vacation and the dog's stayed in a boarding kennel. Owner's have been home for 24hrs and 1 dog is now sick while the other one is doing fine.

To be determined by Registrant

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

Yes

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Animal's Owner

2. Type of animal affected

Dog / Chien

3. Breed

Great Dane

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Male

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

125

lbs

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

  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Bloody diarrhea
    • Symptom - Vomiting
    • Symptom - Rectal hemorrhage
  • Liver
    • Symptom - Hepatic failure

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?

Unknown

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Fully Recovered / Complètement rétabli

16. How was the animal exposed?

Accidental ingestion/Ingestion accident.

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

Pet owner's put 5 cubes under the deck 2 weeks ago. Unaccessible to the dogs. Owner's went on vacation and dog's stayed in the boarding kennel. Owner's have been home for 24hrs and one dog is now sick and the other is doing fine. Dog just suddenly became unresponsive. Only blinking eyes. Owner's splashed him with water and dog got up. He first developed vomiting which was was brown then became, bright red blood. He had black diarrhea, then developed into bright red blood. Blood leaking from anus. Dog is at the vet. Vet has given Vit K and IV fluids and antibiotics. Vet has run blood work and believes the dog's liver is in failure. Pancreas levels are bad and liver enzymes can't register on the machine. Several vets over the course of a few days follow up with the dog owner's personal vet and have confirmed that the dog has fully recovered.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Moderate

19. Provide supplemental information here