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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2019-4224

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2425211

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bell Laboratories, Inc.

Address: 3699 Kinsman Blvd

City: Madison

Prov / State: WI

Country: USA

Postal Code: 53704

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

18-APR-19

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: IOWA

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.       PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No. 12455-96-3240

Product Name: Tomcat with Bromethalin Pelleted Bait (discontinued)

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • BROMETHALIN
      • Guarantee/concentration .01 %

7. b) Type of formulation.

Bait

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Unknown

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

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

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

Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding application.

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

Medical Professional

2. Type of animal affected

Cat / Chat

3. Breed

DSH

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

10.00

lbs

8. Route(s) of exposure

Oral

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.

No

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

No

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Other / Autre

specify Speculated ingestion of pesticide

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

4/18/2019 A veterinarian reported that 12 farm cats may have ingested a total of one-quarter cup of product. It was not known when the ingestion may have occurred, or if the cats ingested all of the product, but the bait was missing. One cat (Patient 1) was found dead and another cat (Patient 2) was ataxic. The other 10 cats were asymptomatic. No treatments had been performed. The owner was hesitant to provide extensive care for the ataxic cat, so the veterinarian was seeking treatment recommendations. Typical clinical signs for bromethalin were discussed along with symptomatic and supportive care recommendations based on the cat's clinical signs. No further information was received in this case.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews.

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Medical Professional

2. Type of animal affected

Cat / Chat

3. Breed

DSH

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Unknown

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

10.00

lbs

8. Route(s) of exposure

Oral

9. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

Unknown / Inconnu

11. List all symptoms

System

  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Ataxia

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.

No

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

Unknown

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Unknown/Inconnu

16. How was the animal exposed?

Other / Autre

specify Speculated ingestion of pesticide

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

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

4/18/2019 A veterinarian reported that 12 farm cats may have ingested a total of one-quarter cup of product. It was not known when the ingestion may have occurred, or if the cats ingested all of the product, but the bait was missing. One cat (Patient 1) was found dead and another cat (Patient 2) was ataxic. The other 10 cats were asymptomatic. No treatments had been performed. The owner was hesitant to provide extensive care for the ataxic cat, so the veterinarian was seeking treatment recommendations. Typical clinical signs for bromethalin were discussed along with symptomatic and supportive care recommendations based on the cat's clinical signs. No further information was received in this case.


To be determined by Registrant

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

Moderate

19. Provide supplemental information here

The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews.