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Incident Report Number: 2020-5594
Registrant Reference Number: 2753719
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ALBERTA
PMRA Registration No. 32966 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: RAID MAX Bed Bug Killer, 500g [Canada]
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Data Subject
Sex: Male
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Unknown
Non-occupational
Application
What was the activity? Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding the activity
Unknown
Unknown
<=15 min / <=15 min
>2 hrs <=8 hrs / > 2 h < = 8 h
8/31/2020 Caller applied the product one week ago in his bedroom and his minivan. Caller also believes his work truck has residue from when he transported the mattress to the dump, which he says was bagged in plastic. Caller developed itching and hives approximately 4 hours after use of the product. The hives progressed from the top of his head down to his belly button. He also experienced redness and swelling. Caller went to the emergency room on 8/25/2020, and was given oral Prednisone to take for 5 days. He is also taking Benadryl every 4 to 6 hours. Caller had to miss 3 days of work due to his symptoms. His wife used dish soap to wash the product from surfaces and seems to have gotten rid of everything. His work clothes have been laundered multiple times, however he breaks out in new hives and itching every time he puts on his work clothes. 9/3/2020 Call back to the original caller. He is still getting new hives every day despite taking the steroid and allergy medications. 9/8/2020 Call back to the original caller. He is trying a third and fourth allergy medication. He is not home and does not know the names of the medications. He is waiting for a call back from a Dermatologist. 9/15/2020 Call back to the original caller. The symptoms are still the same. He has changed laundry products. He now states his home was sprayed by a professional bug company who used products with the same ingredients.
Moderate
The skin reaction reported in this case may have multiple potential and targeted allergy testing would be required before concluding that this product may be the causative agent. Secondly, the history lacks any description of a known or defined point of direct exposure to this product. Even had casual or incidental contact with this product occurred, such prolonged symptoms would not be expected.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.