Reporting Known or Suspected Pesticide-Related Illness

How to report:

Complete the confidential report form from the California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

Fax the form within 24 hours to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health at 888 397-3778 or 213-482-5508.

For questions, call 888-397-3993.

More information:

• California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Pesticide Illness Surveillance and Pesticide Illness Reporting
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Occupational Pesticide Illness Prevention Program
• Health and Safety Code §105200

Definition of a Pesticide Illness

A pesticide illness case is a patient who is or may be suffering from pesticide poisoning or any disease or condition caused by a pesticide. The term pesticide includes any product intended to repel, kill, prevent, destroy, control, or mitigate any pest. Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides, plant growth regulators, rodenticides or other vertebrate control agents, repellents, dessicants, fungicides, miticides, disinfectants, sterilants, and sanitizers. Spray adjuvants are pesticides under California law.

 

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