New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2013-3903
Registrant Reference Number: 1194190
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: ONTARIO
PMRA Registration No. 24723 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: OFF! Deep Woods 3 Insect Repellent 230g
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
Data Subject
Sex: Female
Age: >64 yrs / > 64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
None
Skin
<=15 min / <=15 min
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
June 26, 2013: Consumer reports that she sprayed the product onto her legs and her mosquito hat on 6/14/2013. A couple days later she developed an itchy rash to her lower legs. A week later she went to MD and was given antihistamine, Prednisone and cortisone cream. The rash seems to be spreading and is now behind her knees and around her neck and down her back.
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 of this type, 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. Also, the two day delay in onset of symptoms is atypical if the insect repellent is to be considered as possibly causing allergic contact dermatitis.