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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2010-2239

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR 1-22240899

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): The Scotts Company LLC

Address: 14111 Scottslawn Road

City: Marysville

Prov / State: Ohio

Country: USA

Postal Code: 43041

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

13-APR-10

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: NEW JERSEY

6. Date incident was first observed.

12-APR-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)

PMRA Registration No.       PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No. 239-2690

Product Name: Basic Solutions Lawn Weed Killer 1 Ready to Spray 32 fl oz

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • 2,4-D (PRESENT AS AMINE SALTS : DIMETHYLAMINE SALT, DIETHANOLAMINE SALT, OR OTHER AMINE SALTS)
      • Guarantee/concentration 3.6 %
    • DICHLORPROP (PRESENT AS DIMETHYLAMINE SALT)
      • Guarantee/concentration 1.8 %
    • MECOPROP-P (PRESENT AS AMINE SALT)
      • Guarantee/concentration 1.8 %

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: 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 product was applied to the lawn on 04/11/2010.

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

Domestic Shorthair

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Male

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

10

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

8. Route(s) of exposure

Unknown

9. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

Unknown / Inconnu

11. List all symptoms

System

  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Shaking
  • General
    • Symptom - Abnormal behaviour
    • Specify - "Jumping"
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.

No

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

No

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Contact treat.area/Contact surf. traitée

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

1-22240899: A reporter (cat owner) called on 04/13/2010 to report the exposure of her cat to an herbicide containing the active ingredients 2,4-D, Mecoprop-p, and Dichlorprop. According to the reporter, the product was applied to the lawn on 04/11/2010. On 04/12/2010, she let her cat outside. He came back into the house a few hours later, started to shake and jumped and suddenly died. The reporter was advised that the signs described are not expected following exposure to the product. Ingestion of product may result in temporary gastrointestinal irritation such as nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. A recommendation was made to consider necropsy to determine the cause of death. No further information was obtained.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here