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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2015-5059

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 15081001

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.

Human

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

12-AUG-15

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: BRITISH COLUMBIA

6. Date incident was first observed.

12-AUG-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. 27972      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: Nufarm Trillion Turf Herbicide

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • 2,4-D (PRESENT AS AMINE SALTS : DIMETHYLAMINE SALT, DIETHANOLAMINE SALT, OR OTHER AMINE SALTS)
    • DICAMBA (PRESENT AS ACID, AMINE SALT, ESTER, OR SODIUM SALT)
    • MECOPROP-P (PRESENT AS DIMETHYLAMINE SALT)

PMRA Registration No.       PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No. Unknown

Product Name: Touchdown

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • GLYPHOSATE (PRESENT AS ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT OR ETHANOLAMINE SALT)

7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

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

Site: Res. - Out Home / Rés - à l'ext.maison

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

Products were diluted together.

To be determined by Registrant

12. In your opinion, was the product used according to the label instructions?

Unknown

Subform II: Human Incident Report (A separate form for each person affected)

1. Source of Report.

Other

2. Demographic information of data subject

Sex: Female

Age: Unknown / Inconnu

3. List all symptoms, using the selections below.

System

  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Headache

4. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

5. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 13.

Yes

6. a) Was the person hospitalized?

Unknown

6. b) For how long?

7. Exposure scenario

Non-occupational

8. How did exposure occur? (Select all that apply)

Application

9. If the exposure occured during application or re-entry, what protective clothing was worn? (select all that apply)

Unknown

10. Route(s) of exposure.

Oral

11. What was the length of exposure?

<=15 min / <=15 min

12. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms.

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

13. Provide any additional details about the incident (eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms, type of medical treatment, results from medical tests, outcome of the incident, amount of pesticide exposed to, etc.)

The caller's daughter got a raindrop sized amount of diluted product on her tongue. A week after she started to get headaches. The call was placed while waiting to see her doctor.

To be determined by Registrant

14. Severity classification.

Minor

15. Provide supplemental information here.