Where should you report pesticide incidents or use the Vet Reporting Portal?

• A. NPIC Online
• B. Vet Reporting Portal
• C. FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
• D. CDC Hotline

Answer: (B)

Reporting pesticide incidents involving animals should go through a dedicated Vet Reporting Portal because it’s the official channel designed to capture veterinary pesticide incident reports and route them to the right regulatory and public health teams for investigation. Other channels serve different purposes: NPIC Online is for pesticide information inquiries rather than incident reporting; the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System focuses on human medical product adverse events and isn’t the right place for veterinary pesticide incidents; and the CDC Hotline handles disease outbreaks and urgent public health questions, not routine pesticide incident submissions. When you use the Vet Reporting Portal, include details such as product name and active ingredient, exposure route, species affected, number of animals, date and location of the incident, symptoms or outcomes, and your contact information to support a prompt assessment.