Incident Report
Subform I: General Information
1. Report Type.
New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2020-1969
2. Registrant Information.
Registrant Reference Number: ProPharma Group case #: 1-61292373
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Syngenta Canada Inc.
Address: 140 Research Lane, Research Park
City: Guelph
Prov / State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N1G4Z3
3. Select the appropriate subform(s) for the incident.
Environment
4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.
06-JUN-20
5. Location of incident.
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
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. 33573
PMRA Submission No.
EPA Registration No.
Product Name: MIRAVIS ACE FUNGICIDE
- Active Ingredient(s)
- PROPICONAZOLE
- PYDIFLUMETOFEN
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).
1-61292373 - The reporter stated that over a period of several days, he sprayed over 700 acres of wheat which was not in flower. Honeybees were never observed in the fields. A non-company product NIS surfactant ("Activate") was applied at the same time.
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
Terr. Invrtbrt-Honey Bee/Inv.Ter-Abeille
2. Common name(s)
Honey Bee
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
7. Describe symptoms and outcome (died, recovered, etc.).
1-61292373 - The reporter, a farmer, indicates use of a pesticide containing the active ingredients propiconazole and pydiflumetofen. An unknown number of days before the day of initial contact with the registrant, the reporter applied the product according to label directions to his wheat field that was not in flower. An unknown number of days later, a commercial honeybee operator with 20-30 hives located on the farm site an unknown distance adjacent to the treated field, indicated to the farmer that half of the bees had died. The farmer reported that honeybees were never observed in the field.
8. a) Was the incident a result of (select all that apply)
Application
N/A
8. b) i) How many times has the product been applied this year?
Unknown
8. b) ii) What was the date of the last application?
Unknown
9. Did it rain
9. a) During application?
Unknown
9. b) Up to 3 days after application?
Unknown
10. a) Was there a buffer zone?
Yes
10. b) What type?
Terrestrial
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)
Major
13. Please provide supplemental information here