Fatty acids, lanolin

Endpoint summary

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Effects on fertility

Effect on fertility: via oral route

Endpoint conclusion:

no study available

Effect on fertility: via inhalation route

Endpoint conclusion:

no study available

Effect on fertility: via dermal route

Endpoint conclusion:

no study available

Effects on developmental toxicity

Description of key information

Developmental toxicity test according to OECD 414 in rats: NOAEL (developmental toxicity) ≥ 1000 mg/kg bw/d (highest dose tested)

Link to relevant study records

Reference

Endpoint:

developmental toxicity

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

05 Mar - 27 Nov 2013

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: GLP guideline study

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 414 (Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Study)

Deviations:

no

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EPA OPPTS 870.3700 (Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Study)

Deviations:

no

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: Japanese Guidelines (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Test Data for Registration of Agricultural Chemicals, 12 Nohsan No. 8147, Teratology (2-1-18), Agricultural Production Bureau, dated November 24, 2000).

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes

Limit test:

no

Species:

rat

Strain:

other: RccHanTM:WIST(SPF)

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Harlan Laboratories B. V., Horst, The Netherlands
- Age at study initiation: 11 weeks
- Weight at day 0 (post coitum): 196-246 g (females)
- Housing: single housing in Makrolon type-3 cages after the acclimatisation period
- Diet: Pelleted standard Harlan Teklad 2018C (batch no. 56/12) rodent maintenance diet (Provimi Kliba AG, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland), ad libitum
- Water: tap water, ad libitum
- Acclimation period: 7 days

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 22±3
- Humidity (%): 30-70
- Air changes (per hr): 10-15
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Route of administration:

oral: gavage

Vehicle:

corn oil

Details on exposure:

PREPARATION OF DOSING SOLUTIONS:
The solutions were prepared daily. The test substance was weighed into a glass beaker on a tared Mettler balance and the vehicle was added. The mixtures were stirred using a magnetic stirrer and stored at room temperature (15 - 25 °C). Homogeneity of the test item in the vehicle was maintained during the daily administration period using a magnetic stirrer.

VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 20, 60, and 200 mg/mL
- Amount of vehicle: 5 mL/kg bw/day
- Batch No.: 492194511, 103197718

Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:

yes

Details on analytical verification of doses or concentrations:

On the first treatment day, samples of the control group as well as three samples (top, middle and bottom) of about 1 g of each concentration were taken prior to dosing for analysis of homogeneity and concentration. Samples of about 1 g of each concentration were taken 5 hours and 8 days after commencement of dosing to confirm stability.
The aliquots for analysis of dose formulations were frozen (-20 ± 5 °C) and delivered on dry ice to Harlan Laboratories Ltd. (Zelgliweg 1, 4452 Itingen / Switzerland) and stored there at -20 ± 5 °C until analysis. The samples were analyzed using a GC method provided by the Sponsor.

Details on mating procedure:

- Impregnation procedure: cohoused
- M/F ratio per cage: 1:1
- Verification of same strain and source of both sexes: yes
- Proof of pregnancy: vaginal plug / sperm in vaginal smear referred to as day 0 of pregnancy

Duration of treatment / exposure:

day 6 - 20 of gestation

Frequency of treatment:

daily, 7 days/week

Duration of test:

15 days, until day 21 of gestation

Remarks:

Doses / Concentrations:
100, 300, 1000 mg/kg bw/day
Basis:
actual ingested

No. of animals per sex per dose:

22

Control animals:

yes, concurrent vehicle

Details on study design:

Dose levels were based on the results of a foregoing range finding study, in which animals were orally exposed to 100, 300, and 1000 mg/kg bw/day for 15 days. No adverse effects were observed up to the limit dose of 1000 mg/kg bw/day. Therefore, 100, 300, and 1000 mg/kg bw/day were selected as the dose levels for the main study.

Maternal examinations:

CAGE SIDE OBSERVATIONS: Yes
- Time schedule: twice daily (viability, mortality), once daily (clinical signs)

BODY WEIGHT: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: daily from day 0 until day 21 post coitum

FOOD CONSUMPTION: Yes, recorded at 3-day intervals: days 0 - 3, 3 - 6, 6 - 9, 9 - 12, 12 - 15, 15 - 18 and 18 - 21 post coitum
- Food consumption for each animal determined and mean daily diet consumption calculated as g food/animal/day: Yes
- Compound intake calculated as time-weighted averages from the consumption and body weight gain data: No

WATER CONSUMPTION: No

POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS: Yes
- Sacrifice on day 21 post coitum
- Organs examined: Any female sacrificed or found dead during the study was subjected to macroscopic examination with emphasis on the uterus and its contents. Post mortem examination, including gross macroscopic examination of all internal organs with emphasis on the uterus, uterine contents, corpora lutea count and position of fetuses in the uterus was performed and the data recorded. The uteri (and contents) of all females with live fetuses were weighed during necropsy on day 21 post coitum to enable the calculation of the corrected body weight gain.

Ovaries and uterine content:

The ovaries and uterine content was examined after termination: Yes
Examinations included:
- Gravid uterus weight: Yes
- Number of corpora lutea: Yes
- Number of implantations: Yes
- Number of early resorptions: Yes
- Number of late resorptions: Yes
- Other: If no implantation sites were evident, the uterus was placed in an aqueous solution of ammonium sulfide to accentuate possible hemorrhagic areas of implantation sites.

Fetal examinations:

- External examinations: Yes: all per litter
- Soft tissue examinations: Yes: half per litter
- Skeletal examinations: Yes: half per litter
- Head examinations: No

Statistics:

The following statistical methods were used to analyze food consumption, body weights, reproduction and skeletal examination data:
- Means and standard deviations of various data were calculated and included in the report.
- The Dunnett-test (many to one t-test) based on a pooled variance estimate was applied if the variables could be assumed to follow a normal distribution for the comparison of the treated groups and the control groups for each sex.
- The Steel-test (many-one rank test) was applied instead of the Dunnett-test when the data could not be assumed to follow a normal distribution.
- Fisher's exact-test was applied if the variables could be dichotomized without loss of information.

Indices:

Pre- and post-implantation losses

Historical control data:

Historical control data from several former embryofetal development toxicity studies were provided, giving information on skeletal findings, visceral examination, and reproductive data.

Details on maternal toxic effects:

Maternal toxic effects:no effects

Details on maternal toxic effects:
All females survived until the scheduled necropsy on day 21 post coitum.
No clinical symptoms or signs were observed at any dose level during the study that were considered to be related to the test item.
No test item-related changes were observed in the amount of food consumed during the study.
Absolute body weight and body weight gain were not affected by treatment with the test item. Corrected body weight gain (corrected for the gravid uterus weight) was not affected by treatment with the test item (+13.2%, +14.6%, +13.1%, 13.4% in order of ascending dose level).
The relevant reproduction data (post-implantation loss and number of fetuses per dam) were not affected by treatment with the test item.
No findings were observed at any dose level during macroscopical examination.

Dose descriptor:

NOAEL

Effect level:

1 000 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)

Based on:

test mat.

Basis for effect level:

other: maternal toxicity

Dose descriptor:

NOAEL

Effect level:

1 000 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)

Based on:

test mat.

Basis for effect level:

other: developmental toxicity

Details on embryotoxic / teratogenic effects:

Embryotoxic / teratogenic effects:no effects

Details on embryotoxic / teratogenic effects:
No findings were observed during external examination of the fetuses in any group.
No test item-related effects on the sex ratio of the fetuses were noted in any group. The proportion of male fetuses was 52.9%, 46.4%, 53.2% and 49.1% in order of ascending dose level.
No test item-related effects on fetal body weights were noted. A marginal increase in group mean body weights of live fetuses calculated on an individual basis were seen for all test item treated groups when compared to controls, achieving statistical significance in groups 2 and 4. However, as the fetal weights were not statistically significant when calculated on a litter basis, were not dose-related, and since a toxicological effect is normally expected to cause a decrease in body weight, this was considered not to be a test item-related effect.

Visceral abnormalities and variations:
There were no findings seen during visceral examination that were considered to be related to maternal administration of the test item. Severe kidney pelvic dilatation was seen in one fetus in the group given 1000 mg/kg/day, and severely malpositioned testis was recorded for one fetus in the group given 100 mg/kg bw/day. However, as both instances were isolated findings, these were not considered to be test item-related.

Bone and cartilage abnormalities and variations:
No test item-related findings were observed.
Abnormalities were observed in 1 fetus from 1 litter at 100 mg/kg body weight/day (Skull bone supernumerary ossification site small or fused to the adjacent cervical vertebral archand; cervical and thoracic vertebral bodies/arches misshapen (partially split) / fused / absent). In addition abnormalities were observed in 2 fetuses from 2 litters at 1000 mg/kg bw/day (Skull bone supernumerary ossification site small or fused to the adjacent cervical vertebral arch; costal cartilage of cervical rib to thoracic rib fused). These abnormalities were all within historical background ranges and there was no dose-dependent pattern. Therefore the findings were considered to be incidental. Incidences of a long rib were observed in 3 fetuses from one litter. Since only 1 litter was affected, this was considered to be incidental.
Incidences of branched costal cartilage were seen in all treated groups, however were absent in controls. This was most prevalent in litters from the group administered 1000 mg/kg bw/day, with 5 fetuses (4%) in 4 litters (20%) effected. This incidence has been observed in this strain, and since no other bone effects have been observed this dose level, it is not considered to be a test item-related effect.
All other variations seen were considered to be incidental, with all values seen either within historical background ranges, non dosage related, at similar prevalence as seen in the controls or in a small number of fetuses spread between litters.

Ossification and supernumerary ribs:
No test item-related effects were observed. No statistically significance increases were observed in any of the findings at any dose level.

Additional cartilage variations:
There were no findings observed that were considered to be related to maternal administration of the test item. Although costal cartilage not reaching sternum was statistically significantly increased at 1000 mg/kg bw/day on a litter and on a fetus basis this incidence has been observed in this strain and is therefore not considered to be test item-related. All further findings were within the range of the historical control data or did not increase in a dose-dependent manner.

Abnormalities:

not specified

Developmental effects observed:

not specified

	Group 1 (control)	Group 2 (100 mg/kg bw/d)	Group 3 (300 mg/kg bw/d)	Group 4 (1000 mg/kg bw/d)
Number of dams	22	22	20	20
Corpora Lutea Mean ± St. dev.	309 14±2	298 13.5±2.4	252 12.6±2.3	278 13.9±1.7
Pre-Implantation Loss % of Corp. Lutea Mean ± St. dev. Number of dams affected	10 3.2 0.5±0.9 6	13 4.4 0.6±1.2 7	13 5.2 0.7±1.0 7	4 1.4 0.2±0.5 3
Implantation Sites % of Corp. Lutea Mean ± St. dev.	299 96.8 13.6±1.8	285 95.6 13.0±2.8	239 94.8 12.0±2.9	274 98.6 13.7±1.9
Post-Implantation Loss % of Impl. Sites Mean ± St. dev. Number of dams affected	6 2 0.3±0.5 6	5 1.8 0.2±0.5 4	6 2.5 0.3±0.7 4	3 1.1 0.2±0.4 3
Implantation sites scars	0	0	0	0
Embryonic/Fetal Deaths total	6	5	6	3
Embryonic Resorptions	5	5	5	2
Fetal Resorptions	1	0	1	1
Total Fetuses % of Impl. Sites Mean ± St. dev.	293 98 13.3±1.8	280 98.2 12.7±2.9	233 97.5 11.7±3.0	271 98.9 13.6±1.9
Live Fetuses	293	280	233	271
Dead Fetuses	0	0	0	0
Abnormal Fetuses	0	0	0	0
Total Males % of Fetuses	155 52.9	130 46.4	124 53.2	133 49.1
Total Females % of Fetuses	138 47.1	150 53.6	109 46.8	138 50.9
Weight of Fetuses (Litter Basis)
Total Fetuses N (Litters) Mean ± St. dev.	22 4.8±0.3	22 5.0±0.3	20 4.9±0.4	20 5.0±0.2
Total Fetuses N (Fetuses) Mean ± St. dev.	293 4.8±0.4	280 4.9±0.4**	233 4.9±0.5	271 5.0±0.4**

*/**: Dunnett-Test based on pooled variance significant at level 5% (*) or 1% (**)

Effect on developmental toxicity: via oral route

Endpoint conclusion:

no adverse effect observed

Quality of whole database:

The available information comprises an adequate and reliable study (Klimisch score 1), and is thus sufficient to fulfil the standard information requirements set out in Annex IX-X, 8.7.2, of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

Effect on developmental toxicity: via inhalation route

Endpoint conclusion:

no study available

Effect on developmental toxicity: via dermal route

Endpoint conclusion:

no study available

Additional information

Lanolin Fatty Acids (CAS 68424-43-1) was tested in a prenatal developmental toxicity study according to OECD Guideline 414 (Whitlow, 2013). The test substance was applied by gavage to Han-Wistar rats. 22 female animals per dose were treated with 100, 300 or 1000 mg/kg bw/day test substance dissolved in corn oil on Days 6-15 of gestation. Control animals (22 females per dose) received the vehicle. Observations and examinations of the animals included clinical signs, body weight, food consumption and post-mortem examinations, with emphasis on the uterus and its content.

All females survived until the scheduled necropsy on day 21 post coitum. No clinical symptoms or signs were observed at any dose level during the study that were considered to be related to the test item. No test item-related changes were observed in the amount of food consumed during the study. Absolute body weight and body weight gain were not affected by treatment with the test item. The relevant reproduction data (post-implantation loss and number of fetuses per dam) were not affected by treatment with the test item. No findings were observed at any dose level during macroscopical examination.

No findings were observed during external examination of the fetuses in any group. No test item-related effects on the sex ratio and body weights of the fetuses were noted in any group. There were no findings seen during visceral examination that were considered to be related to maternal administration of the test item. Severe kidney pelvic dilatation was seen in one fetus in the group given 1000 mg/kg bw/day, and severely malpositioned testis was recorded for one fetus in the group given 100 mg/kg bw/day. However, as both instances were isolated findings, these were not considered to be test item-related. Examination of bone and cartilage abnormalities and variations revealed no test substance related effects. Furthermore no test substance related effects were observed after examination of ossification and supernumerary ribs. Examination of additional cartilage variations revealed that costal cartilage not reaching sternum was statistically significantly increased at 1000 mg/kg bw/day on a litter and on a fetus basis. This incidence has been observed in this strain and is therefore not considered to be test item-related. All further findings were within the range of the historical control data or did not increase in a dose-dependent manner. There were no findings observed that were considered to be related to maternal administration of the test item.

In conclusion, a NOAEL of 1000 mg/kg bw was derived for prenatal development and for maternal toxicity.

Justification for selection of Effect on developmental toxicity: via oral route:
There is only one study available.

Justification for classification or non-classification

The available data on toxicity to reproduction of the test substance do not meet the criteria for classification according to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 or Directive 67/548/EEC, and are therefore conclusive but not sufficient for classification.