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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2013-2308

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 170

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Chemtura Canada Co./Cie

Address: 25 Erb Street

City: Elmira

Prov / State: Ontario

Country: Canada

Postal Code: N2B 3A3

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

06-AUG-12

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: COLORADO

6. Date incident was first observed.

Unknown

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. 400-461

Product Name: Dimilin 2L

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • DIFLUBENZURON
      • Unknown

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: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur

Préciser le type: pasture

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

The pasture was sprayed by an airplane on June 6, 2012. Caller stated that he hired a company to spray the pasture with Dimilin 2L. Caller stated that the pastures were sprayed as well as the cows.

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

Other

2. Type of animal affected

Cow / Vache

3. Breed

unknown

4. Number of animals affected

34

5. Sex

Female

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

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

  • General
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Unknown

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

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

In the ten days before the caller contacted CHEMTREC on June 15, 2012, 34 cows and 1 bull had died. On Sept. 18, 2012, Chemtura spoke to the caller and the caller stated that he had found out that anthrax had killed his cattle. With treatment for the disease his cattle have been fine. He stated Dimilin 2L had nothing to do with the cattle deaths.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Other

2. Type of animal affected

Cow / Vache

3. Breed

Bull

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Male

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

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

  • General
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Unknown

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

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

In the ten days before the caller contacted CHEMTREC on June 15, 2012, 34 cows and 1 bull had died. On Sept. 18, 2012, Chemtura spoke to the caller and the caller stated that he had found out that anthrax had killed his cattle. With treatment for the disease his cattle have been fine. He stated Dimilin 2L had nothing to do with the cattle deaths.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here