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Incident Report Number: 2010-3661
Registrant Reference Number: 640070
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
PMRA Registration No. 27325 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: OFF familycare Insect Repellant For Use on Kids Tropical Fresh 175mL
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
Other
Sex: Female
Age: <=1 yr / < = 1 an
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
Unknown
Skin
<=15 min / <=15 min
<=30 min / <=30 min
6-1-2010 Caller reports that she applied the product to her (age) year old child two weeks ago. Caller sprayed her hands and patted the product on child's arms, legs, and cheeks. Within minutes, the child developed a rash where the product was applied. Caller bathed the child within ten minutes of application. The child was evaluated by a doctor, and was prescribed an unspecified lotion. The child continues to suffer from the rash two weeks later.
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 differential diagnosis for dermatological disorders, especially during the warm weather months, would include multiple potential etiologies such as heat rash, sunburn, insect bites, viral infection, allergic reaction to sunscreens, allergic reaction to a consumed food or medication, and allergic reaction to a naturally occurring environmental allergen such as a component of a plant like poison ivy or poison oak. Typically, if an individual is allergic to an insect repellent, the rash would be most severe or limited to the areas of product application, as was evident in this case, but other etiologies must be considered, since contact allergic dermatitis does not typically last 2 weeks or longer.