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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2015-2393

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 15052501

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Nufarm Agriculture Inc.

Address: 5507 1st Street SE

City: Calgary

Prov / State: Alberta

Country: Canada

Postal Code: T2H 1H9

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

25-MAY-15

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: ARKANSAS

6. Date incident was first observed.

24-MAY-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. 228-145

Product Name: Weedestroy AM-40

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • 2,4-D (PRESENT AS AMINE SALTS : DIMETHYLAMINE SALT, DIETHANOLAMINE SALT, OR OTHER AMINE SALTS)
      • Guarantee/concentration 46.8 %

7. b) Type of formulation.

Liquid

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

2.5

Other Units: gal in 125 gal of water

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 caller sprayed the diluted product (125 gallons water to 2.5 gallons of the product) in a pasture.

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

Horse / Cheval

3. Breed

Paint

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

0.25

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

300

lbs

8. Route(s) of exposure

Unknown

9. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem

11. List all symptoms

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

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

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

The caller put the diluted product (125 gallons water to 2.5 gallons of the product) down on 05/15/2015 in a pasture that contained 3 adult horses and two colts (2 month old colt - 200 lbs - and a 3 month old colt - 300-350 lbs). On 05/24/2015 the caller found his 3 month old colt dead in his field with white bubbles coming out of his nose. The colt did not have any symptoms before that and his other 4 animals seem to be doing just fine.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here