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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2011-2085

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 251912

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Hartz Canada, Inc.

Address: 1125 Talbot Street

City: St. Thomas

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: N5P 3W7

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

09-FEB-11

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: ONTARIO

6. Date incident was first observed.

02-FEB-11

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. 26491      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: UltraGuard One Spot Treatment for Cats and Kittens

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • (S)-METHOPRENE

7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

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

Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique

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

Consumer said she applied the product to her two cats: 3 years old cat and 8 months old kitten and in about 9 hours later when she returned home her kitten was laying on the floor twitching and having trouble walking, very lethargic and later starting to have tremors. The other cat was really red around the eyes and hiding under the covers for two days. Both cats are experiencing skin irritation to the neck area.

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

Mitten Rag Doll

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

1

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

5.6

lbs

8. Route(s) of exposure

Skin

9. What was the length of exposure?

>8 hrs <= 24 hrs / >8 h <= 24 h

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h

11. List all symptoms

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Lethargy
  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Tail twitching
    • Symptom - Difficulty walking
    • Symptom - Muscle tremors
    • Specify - Tremors
  • Skin
    • Symptom - Irritated skin

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Fully Recovered / Complètement rétabli

16. How was the animal exposed?

Treatment / Traitement

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

Consumer said that in about 9 hours after applying the product her kitten was laying on the floor twitching and having trouble walking, very lethargic and later starting to have tremors. It has been almost a month after applying and the animal just started to come back to normal, but still experiencing skin irritation to the neck area.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Moderate

19. Provide supplemental information here

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Animal's Owner

2. Type of animal affected

Cat / Chat

3. Breed

Flame Point Himalayan

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Female

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

3

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

8. Route(s) of exposure

Skin

9. What was the length of exposure?

>8 hrs <= 24 hrs / >8 h <= 24 h

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h

11. List all symptoms

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Hiding
  • Eye
    • Symptom - Other
    • Specify - Redness around the eyes

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Fully Recovered / Complètement rétabli

16. How was the animal exposed?

Treatment / Traitement

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

Consumer said that after applying the product her 3 years old cat was hiding under the covers for two days, was really red around the eyes. It has been almost a month after applying and the animal still experiencing skin irritation to the neck area.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Minor

19. Provide supplemental information here