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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2017-2258

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: DASC061516

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.

Address: 2400, 215-2nd Street S.W.

City: Alberta

Prov / State: Calgary

Country: Canada

Postal Code: T2P 1M4

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

Environment

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

15-JUN-16

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: ALBERTA

6. Date incident was first observed.

Unknown

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. 29752      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: ClearView

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • AMINOPYRALID
    • METSULFURON-METHYL

PMRA Registration No. 30409      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: Sightline A Herbicide

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • AMINOPYRALID
    • FLUROXYPYR (PRESENT AS 1-METHYLHEPTYL ESTER)
    • METSULFURON-METHYL

PMRA Registration No. 29994      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: Vantage XRT

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • GLYPHOSATE (PRESENT AS DIMETHYLAMINE SALT)

PMRA Registration No. 30795      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: Sightline B Herbicide

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • FLUROXYPYR 1-METHYLHEPTYL ESTER

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: Industrial / Industriel

Préciser le type: Oil Lease Sites

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

To be determined by Registrant

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

Unknown

Subform IV: Environment (includes plants insects and wildlife)

1. Type of organism affected

Herbaceous Plants / Plante herbacée

2. Common name(s)

Pea crop

3. Scientific name(s)

Canola crop

4. Number of organisms affected

Unknown

5. Description of site where incident was observed

Fresh water

Terrestrial

Agricultural

Salt Water

6. Check all symptoms that apply

Abnormal leaf discoloration

Reduced emergence

Visible injury ( eg. chlorosis, necrosis, bleaching)

7. Describe symptoms and outcome (died, recovered, etc.).

Caller reported alleged damage to pea and canola crops (yellowing / stunted plants) adjacent to oil lease sites that were sprayed with ClearView or Sightline A + Sightline B in combination with Vantage XRT in 2015.

8. a) Was the incident a result of (select all that apply)

Run-off

N/A

8. b) i) How many times has the product been applied this year?

Unknown

8. b) ii) What was the date of the last application?

Unknown

9. Did it rain

9. a) During application?

Unknown

9. b) Up to 3 days after application?

Unknown

10. a) Was there a buffer zone?

Unknown

10. b) What type?

10. c) What was the size of the buffer zone?

11. a) Were environmental samples collected and analysed?

No

To be determined by Registrant

12. Severity classification (if there is more than one possible classification, select the most severe)

Minor

13. Please provide supplemental information here