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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2019-2262

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2019-14

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): BASF Canada

Address: 100 Milverton, 5th floor

City: Mississauga

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: L5R4H1

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

Environment

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

14-MAY-19

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: QUEBEC

6. Date incident was first observed.

14-MAY-19

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. 29372      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: eragon

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • SAFLUFENACIL

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: wheat

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

Herbicide was used on pre-emergent wheat field; 6-8 hours after application, 40-50mm rain fell.

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

Herbaceous Plants / Plante herbacée

2. Common name(s)

herbs

3. Scientific name(s)

Unknown

4. Number of organisms affected

Unknown

5. Description of site where incident was observed

Fresh water

Terrestrial

Agricultural

Salt Water

6. Check all symptoms that apply

Death

Visible injury ( eg. chlorosis, necrosis, bleaching)

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

Grower complains his surface well was contaminated and had plant losses (herbs) in their greenhouse. Herbicide was used about 450 feet away from well used for greenhouse herbs. Greenhouse stated he also had problems with S-injector used to acidify his water.

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?

Yes

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)

Moderate

13. Please provide supplemental information here

Unsure of cause