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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2016-7228

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: ProPharma Group case #: 1-45879614

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): FMC Corporation

Address: 2929 Walnut Street

City: Philadelphia

Prov / State: Pennsylvania

Country: USA

Postal Code: 19104

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

10-OCT-16

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: FLORIDA

6. Date incident was first observed.

09-OCT-16

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. 279-3206

Product Name: TALSTAR P PROFESSIONAL INSECTICIDE

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • BIFENTHRIN

7. b) Type of formulation.

Liquid

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).

1-45879614 - A non-company insecticide product "Tempo" was applied at the same time. No additional information is available on this product.

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

Fish / Poisson

3. Breed

Koi

4. Number of animals affected

10

5. Sex

Unknown

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 - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

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?

Spray drift / Dérive de pulvérisation

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

1-45879614 - The reporter, a pest control operator, indicates an exposure of fish to an insecticide with the active ingredient bifenthrin. Two days before the day of initial contact with the registrant, the report applied the diluted product in a yard containing a pond of 10 domesticated koi fish of unknown age, weight, or gender. The reporter stated the product had not been applied closer that 5-10 feet away from the edge of the pond and the winds were under 10 miles-per-hour on the day of application. All of the koi died within 24-hours of application. The reporter was advised that the product is very toxic to fish and was given instructions for cleaning the pond. No follow-up was attempted. No additional information is available.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here