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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2024-3233

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: CTVA240611

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Corteva Agriscience Canada Company

Address: Suite 240, 115 Quarry Park Road S.E

City: Calgary

Prov / State: Alberta

Country: Canada

Postal Code: T3C 5G9

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

Environment

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

09-JUN-24

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: ALBERTA

6. Date incident was first observed.

09-JUN-24

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. 31303      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No. 62719-735

Product Name: Pixxaro Herbicide

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • FLUROXYPYR 1-METHYLHEPTYL ESTER
    • HALAUXIFEN, PRESENT AS METHYL 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: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur

Préciser le type: Cereal Field

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

Cereal field was being sprayed with Pixxaro herbicide in32km/hr winds. Drift has been suspected at [Location] in [City], Alberta on 80 acres of shade trees, caliper trees,shrubs, perennials, poplar, ash, birch and mountain ash trees.Owner also concerned about irrigation pond exposure as it feeds the greenhouse. Active ingredient not available in drop-down list: Halauxifen, present as methyl ester.

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

Trees or shrubs / Arbre ou arbuste

2. Common name(s)

Shade trees, caliper trees, shrubs, perennials, poplar, ash, birch and mountain ash trees

3. Scientific name(s)

Unknown

4. Number of organisms affected

Unknown

5. Description of site where incident was observed

Fresh water

Terrestrial

Agricultural

Other

Salt Water

6. Check all symptoms that apply

Visible injury ( eg. chlorosis, necrosis, bleaching)

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

Cereal field was being sprayed with Pixxaro herbicide in32km/hr winds. Drift has been suspected at [Location] in [City], Alberta on 80 acres of shade trees, caliper trees,shrubs, perennials, poplar, ash, birch and mountain ash trees.Owner also concerned about irrigation pond exposure as it feeds the greenhouse.

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

Drift

N/A

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

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

9. Did it rain

9. a) During application?

No

9. b) Up to 3 days after application?

No

10. a) Was there a buffer zone?

No

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