Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2010-1231

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2009-29-03

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Syngenta Crop Prottection Canada, Inc.

Address: 140 Research Lane, Research Park

City: Guelph

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: N1G 4Z3

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

Residues in Food

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

18-FEB-10

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: UNKNOWN

6. Date incident was first observed.

18-FEB-10

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)

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PMRA Registration No. 26665      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: THIAMETHOXAM TECHNICAL

• Active Ingredient(s)
  • THIAMETHOXAM

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7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Unknown

9. Application Rate.

10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).

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 V: Residues in Food

1. Pesticide(s) and degradate(s) analysed for

thiamethoxam and metabolites

2. Concentration of pesticide/degradate in food

.04

Units ppm

3. Corresponding limit of detection

.01

Units ppm

4. Sample Type

Raw Agricultural commodity

5. Method of analysis (include if a confirmatory method was used in addition to the screening method)

unknown - analysis was done in Japan on a sample of soybeans being imported into the country

Sample Information

6. What is the reason the sample was collected (e.g. complaint, inspection, process monitoring)?

routine compliance monitoring in Japan of shipment of soybeans received from Canada

7. What organization collected the sample?

Other

8. From what point in the distribution channel was the sample taken?

Unknown

9. How large was the food commodity from which the sample was taken?

Unknown

10. How many samples were taken?

Unknown

11. How large was the sample size?

Unknown

12. What action was taken based on the violative residue?

Shipment rejected

For Registrant use only

14. Provide supplemental information here

Investigation by the soybean exporter group confirmed that an equipment malfunction in a funnel on a bagging machine occurred near the end of bagging a shipment of soybeans for Japan. A replacement part was mistakenly taken from another machine that was used to bag soybeans treated with a seed treatment. This resulted in a few bags in the shipment having a residue that was slightly above the MRL (0.04ppm vs the MRL of 0.02ppm). The situation is being investigated by the Canadian Grain Commission and corrective action, including training for the machine operators, will be instituted. Since this was an equipment malfunction issue with a bagging machine, no changes to the current MRL for thiamethoxam are warranted. This shipment has been ceased by the authorities in Japan and will not be used for food purposes.