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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2008-3497

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2009249

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): BioLab Inc., A Chemtura Company

Address: 1005 Copperstone Drive

City: Pickering

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: L1W 4A5

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

05-AUG-08

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: KENTUCKY

6. Date incident was first observed.

05-AUG-08

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. 5185-47427334

Product Name: BioGuard Algae Banish

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • COPPER AS ELEMENTAL (PRESENT AS COPPER SULPHATE)
      • Guarantee/concentration 3.3 %

7. b) Type of formulation.

Liquid

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).

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

Cat / Chat

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

  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Weight loss
  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Disorientation
  • Eye
    • Symptom - Blurred vision
  • Respiratory System
    • Symptom - Respiratory failure
  • General
    • Symptom - Drowsiness
  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Anorexia
  • General
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

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?

Accidental ingestion/Ingestion accident.

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

Cat owner allegedly found an empty container of product on the ground about the same time her cat began having symptoms. Cat owner's vet allegedly diagnosed 'cat died from poison', but an autopsy has not been performed at this time.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

Product label warns, "harmful if swallowed."