New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2015-0829
Registrant Reference Number: 1501592
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
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: SOUTH CAROLINA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 4822-229
Product Name: Raid Flea Killer Plus Fogger
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Animal's Owner
Other / Autre
specify Reptile
Other - Turtle
1
Female
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
>1 mo <=2 mos / > 1 mois < = 2 mois
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Unknown
Died
Other / Autre
specify Defined point of exposure not evident or witnessed. Exposure based on speculation.
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
11/13/2014 Caller used product in their home a couple of months ago, and placed their turtles in another room with a towel under the door. One turtle has since died, and the other became ill. Caller took the second turtle to a veterinarian, but caller declined to run diagnostics to determine the cause of the turtles illness. 11/21/2014 Attempted cal back to the original caller for follow up information. A family member gave an alternate phone number for the original caller. 11/24/2014 Attempted call back to the original caller. A message was left requesting follow up information.
Death
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. Based on the known toxicological profile of the active ingredients used in this pesticide, when this product is used in the manner described in this incident, such significant adverse effects as reported are not expected and lack biological plausibility. The apparent insidious and delayed onset of the protracted illness reported is not consistent with pyrethroid toxicity even had significant exposure occurred. There are several potential illnesses that may lead to a fatal outcome in a turtle. Without a comprehensive diagnostic testing or an evaluation including necropsy performed by a veterinarian, statements regarding the cause of the illness reported in these turtles is purely speculative.
Animal's Owner
Other / Autre
specify Reptile
Other - Turtle
1
Male
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
No
No
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
Other / Autre
specify Defined point of exposure not evident or witnessed. Exposure based on speculation.
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
11/13/2014 Caller used product in their home a couple of months ago, and placed their turtles in another room with a towel under the door. One turtle has since died, and the other became ill. Caller took the second turtle to a veterinarian, but caller declined to run diagnostics to determine the cause of the turtles illness. 11/21/2014 Attempted cal back to the original caller for follow up information. A family member gave an alternate phone number for the original caller. 11/24/2014 Attempted call back to the original caller. A message was left requesting follow up information.
Minor
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. Based on the known toxicological profile of the active ingredients used in this pesticide, when this product is used in the manner described in this incident, such significant adverse effects as reported are not expected and lack biological plausibility. The apparent insidious and delayed onset of the protracted illness reported is not consistent with pyrethroid toxicity even had significant exposure occurred. There are several potential illnesses that may lead to a fatal outcome in a turtle. Without a comprehensive diagnostic testing or an evaluation including necropsy performed by a veterinarian, statements regarding the cause of the illness reported in these turtles is purely speculative.