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Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2015-0685

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2015-01

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): MONSANTO CANADA INC.

Address: 180 KENT STREET, SUITE 810

City: OTTAWA

Prov / State: ONTARIO

Country: CANADA

Postal Code: K1P 0B6

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

13-FEB-15

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: NEW JERSEY

6. Date incident was first observed.

06-JAN-15

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. 71995-33

Product Name: Roundup Weed and Grass Killer Ready to Use Plus

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • GLYPHOSATE (PRESENT AS ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT OR ETHANOLAMINE SALT)
      • Guarantee/concentration 2 %

7. b) Type of formulation.

Liquid

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Unknown

9. Application Rate.

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

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

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

Unknown

4. Number of animals affected

10

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 - Weakness
    • Symptom - Lethargy
  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Ataxia
  • General
    • Symptom - Hemorrhage
    • 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?

Other / Autre

specify Owner uses Mr. Clean for treating the area in the barn and an Exterminator came in to spray area around barn

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

Owner had a barn for feral cats. Within 2-3 weeks owner had 10 random deaths. Cats are fine one day and dead the next. All cats were profoundly anemic. The owner started with 21 cats in the barn, 10 are dead as of this report. Owner uses Mr. Clean products to clean in barn area and has for a long time, and her landscaper puts out Roundup weed and grass killer around the lawn but cats are mainly inside the barn. There are no rodenticides.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

Owner stated there were 21 cats and 10 died within hours of each other. There had been an exterminator recently treating with Round up. Mr. Clean is used to to clean up symptoms: weak, lathargic, staggaring and then die. One cat that died was bleeding from the nose profusely. The cats that were seen and treated were anemic with low plateltes. The owner is concerned for malicious poisoning. The owner is concerned for malicious poisoning, or the Round up or Mr. Clean The remaining group that appear healthy have been retested for FELV and are neg. DVM is unsure of their vaccination status but they do not seem to have fleas. Owner wanted DVM to inquire what tests could be run to see if the Mr. Clean or Round up were responsible for the cats getting sick? Neither of the agents would be expected to cause death if used per label. If ingested some GI signs would have been seen. Discussed infectious rule outs like Mycoplasma hemofelis and panleuk. Would want to be sure there is no rodenticides being used where the cats live.