New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2009-4972
Registrant Reference Number: 506095
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
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: RHODE ISLAND
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 4822-283
Product Name: Raid House and Garden Bug Killer Formula 7- 11 oz
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
DSH
1
Female
3
8
lbs
Unknown
<=15 min / <=15 min
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Other / Autre
specify Defined point of exposure not evident or witnessed. Exposure based on speculation.
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
7/22/2009 Product was sprayed in the caller's apartment by the landlord. Caller's cat vomited for 10 minutes, and then was asymptomatic for the rest of the day. The cat died suddenly the next day. The cat had no witnessed exposure to the product. The caller refused to have a necropsy performed on the cat.
Death
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. Any relationship between the use of this product and development of fatality 24 hours later is inconceivable and lacks biological plausibility. The product use history is extremely vague and lacks any description of a known or defined point of direct exposure to this product. Had the cat ingested material that had been sprayed with this insecticide or walked across the treated surface and subsequently licked its paws, the concentration of the active ingredients in this product would not be expected to lead to fatal illness. While toxicity from these particular active ingredients may cause toxicity in felines, the percent of active ingredient needs to exceed at least 100 times this concentration for systemic issues to occur. Finally, medical evaluation by a licensed veterinarian in order to determine the cause of the illness was never sought.