New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2008-3223
Registrant Reference Number: 344675
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: BRITISH COLUMBIA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. 20796 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Raid House and Garden Bug Killer 450 g (Canada)
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Other
Sex: Male
Age: >12 <=19 yrs / >12 <=19 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Other
None
Unknown
>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
7/10/2008 Caller states that her son developed a rash on his face an unspecified period of time after he entered and area of the home where the pesticide had been applied an unspecified period of time previously. There was no known direct skin contact with the spray or a surface treated with the spray. The patient was diagnosed with an allergic reaction to an unknown material and treated with diphenhydramine and topical hydrocortisone cream. An attempt at following up with the original reporter was made on 7/24/2008 and again on 7/28/2008 with voice mail messages being left both times. The original reporter did not return these messages. This case has been closed.
Moderate
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. The product use history as well as that of the patient does not indicate that any specific instance of skin contact with this product occurred. If the suggestion is being made that the patient could suffer an allergic reaction by simply entering a room that had the product sprayed in it sometime previously, then the clinical expectation would be dermal manifestations would not be limited to the facial region, but occur in areas all over the body. The differential diagnosis for a skin condition of this nature would include multiple potential etiologies which, in addition to this product, include such factors as plant allergens, poison ivy, poison oak, food, infectious pathogens, heat exposure, insect bites, etc. Skin patch testing would be required before labeling this product as the causative agent.