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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2015-3850

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2015KP161

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bayer Inc

Address: 2920 Matheson Boulevard

City: Missisaugua

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: L4W 5R6

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

05-AUG-15

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: UNKNOWN

6. Date incident was first observed.

01-SEP-13

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. 11556-155

Product Name: Seresto Collar - (unspecified)

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • Flumethrin
    • IMIDACLOPRID
      • Guarantee/concentration 10 %

7. b) Type of formulation.

Other (specify)

Collar

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

1

Other Units: collar

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

Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique

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

On approximately 01-Aug-2013, a canine of unknown signalments, in poor condition with a concomitant medical condition of renal failure, had 1 Seresto dog collar (unspecified) (Flumethrin-Imidacloprid) placed around the neck by the owner.

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

Dog / Chien

3. Breed

Unknown

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

8. Route(s) of exposure

Skin

9. What was the length of exposure?

>1 mo <= 6 mos / > 1 mois < = 6 mois

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

>1 mo <=2 mos / > 1 mois < = 2 mois

11. List all symptoms

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

>1 mo and <= 2mos / >1 mois et < = 2mois

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?

Treatment / Traitement

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

N - Unlikely. On approximately 01-Sep-2013 the dog died. A necropsy was not performed. No further information is expected. This case is closed.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

Time to onset not compatible with product use. Collar was well tolerated for 1 month. Death is neither expected nor in line with pharmaco-toxicological product profile and rather due to dogs underlying medical condition. Animal was in poor condition with a concomitant medical disease of renal failure prior to product administration. No necropsy performed. In the end, a product relation was deemed to be unlikely.