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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2011-0963

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 731311

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bell Laboratories, Inc.

Address: 3699 Kinsman Blvd

City: Madison

Prov / State: WI

Country: USA

Postal Code: 53704

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

15-DEC-10

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: WISCONSIN

6. Date incident was first observed.

15-DEC-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. 12455-80-3240

Product Name: Tomcat All Weather Bait Chunx

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • DIPHACINONE (PRESENT IN FREE FORM OR AS SODIUM SALT)
      • Guarantee/concentration .005 %

7. b) Type of formulation.

Bait

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

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

Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison

11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).

Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding application.

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

Dog / Chien

3. Breed

Labrador Retriever

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Male

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

3

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

85.00

lbs

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

  • General
    • Symptom - Death
    • Symptom - Fever
    • Symptom - Lethargy
  • Respiratory System
    • Symptom - Difficulty Breathing

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?

No

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Other / Autre

specify Exposure via ingestion has been speculated.

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

12/15/2010 5:01:41 PM A pet owner claims to have placed 5-6 blocks of bait in his garage but cannot recall the date of application. On 12/15/10 his dog began acting lethargic and was evaluated by a veterinarian who found the dog to be febrile (104.0 degrees Fahrenheit). Upon medical examination the dog¿s mucus membranes (gums) appeared pink and there was no sign of bleeding. The veterinarian provided a tentative diagnosis of Lymes disease and began treatment with an antibiotic. Later in the evening of 12/15/10, while at home, the dog developed difficulty breathing and died. A necropsy was not performed. The dog did not have access to the application area (garage) and no ingestion of bait was witnessed. However, the pet owner later recalled that the dog ingested a portion of a towel a few days prior to death. This information was not provided to the treating veterinarian.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

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.