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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2018-2737

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: USA-BAYERBAH-2018-US0033627 (Report 499700)

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

Address: 2920 Matheson Blvd

City: Mississaugua

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.

26-JUN-18

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: VIRGINIA

6. Date incident was first observed.

26-JUN-14

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. Unknown

Product Name: advantageII pipette size unknown

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • IMIDACLOPRID
      • Guarantee/concentration 9.1 %
    • PYRIPROXYFEN
      • Guarantee/concentration .46 %

7. b) Type of formulation.

Other (specify)

Spot-on

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

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 26-Jun-2014, a male, cat of unknown signalment, in unknown condition, with no known concomitant medical conditions, was administered 1 tube of Advantage II (cat-unspecified) (Imidacloprid-Pyriproxyfen) via the topical route by the animal 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

Animal's Owner

2. Type of animal affected

Cat / Chat

3. Breed

Unknown

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Male

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?

<=15 min / <=15 min

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

<=30 min / <=30 min

11. List all symptoms

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Death
  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Foaming at mouth

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?

Treatment / Traitement

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

Immediately post-application, the cat started foaming at the mouth. The owner bathed the cat in an unspecified amount of an unknown shampoo. Approximately 10 minutes post-onset of the clinical sign, the cat stopped foaming at the mouth. On an unspecified date in approximately Jun-2016, the cat passed away. No necropsy was performed. Due to the sensitive nature of the communication, specific relevant details were not obtained nor will they be sought. No further information is expected. This case is closed. Note: The intent of this call was not to report this event but to inquire about the use of Seresto on another animal.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

N - Unlikely Foaming at the mouth after suspected ingestion of product. Sign is consistent with distaste reaction. Later reported death is not expected following appropriate topical product application as inconsistent with product's pharmacological profile. Product has wide margin of safety. Oral LD50 in rat is 642 mg/kg BW. 24-fold overdosage tolerated by cats without showing any side effect. In case of suspected product involvement, adverse event would have been reported in close proximity and not long time after (2 years). Other causes are more probable. Further the owner does not believe in product involvement either as the intent of this call was not to report this event but to inquire about the use of product on another animal. Even though time to onset is consistent for initially reported foaming at mouth; it is too long for death. Finally, considering safety profile of the product and intent of the call, a product involvement is unlikely.