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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2023-4429

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: AEINBX_01

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bayer CropScience Inc.

Address: 160 Quarry Park Boulevard SE Suite 130

City: CALGARY

Prov / State: AB

Country: CANADA

Postal Code: T2C 3G3

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

Human

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

01-AUG-23

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: MASSACHUSETTS

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. Unknown

Product Name: Roundup Weed Killer

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • GLYPHOSATE
      • Unknown

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: Unknown / Inconnu

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

Please see detailed case information.

To be determined by Registrant

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

Unknown

Subform II: Human Incident Report (A separate form for each person affected)

1. Source of Report.

Other

2. Demographic information of data subject

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown / Inconnu

3. List all symptoms, using the selections below.

System

  • Respiratory System
    • Symptom - Shortness of breath
  • General
    • Symptom - Cancer
    • Symptom - Death

4. How long did the symptoms last?

Unknown / Inconnu

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

Unknown

6. a) Was the person hospitalized?

Unknown

6. b) For how long?

7. Exposure scenario

Non-occupational

8. How did exposure occur? (Select all that apply)

9. If the exposure occured during application or re-entry, what protective clothing was worn? (select all that apply)

Unknown

10. Route(s) of exposure.

Unknown

11. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

12. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms.

Unknown / Inconnu

13. Provide any additional details about the incident (eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms, type of medical treatment, results from medical tests, outcome of the incident, amount of pesticide exposed to, etc.)

A woman writing in letter to Bayer CropScience LP (United States) stated the following - Her husband passed away 8 years ago. Her children talk to her about RoundUp Weed Killer and how the children feel that it is not the best but her husband thought it was the best. They have a large driveway and weeds would grow between the Paver's and the husband would spray RoundUp Weed Killer on them and did it for years. She states that he would get shortness of breath while spraying and that he had a diagnosis of lung cancer after going to hospital. Her note discusses that she would like to settle the case.

To be determined by Registrant

14. Severity classification.

Death

15. Provide supplemental information here.

Glyphosate has a wide margin of safety in humans and is not known to be a cause of cancers in humans. Glyphosate has been recognized by the PMRA as not presenting a carcinogenic risk to humans.