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Toxicological information

Eye irritation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vivo
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Guideline study with acceptable restrictions (lack of data on test substance and animal husbandry).

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1991
Report date:
1991

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
Deviations:
yes
Remarks:
(lack of details on test substance and animal husbandry)
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): pentaerythritol C7-C10 tetraester
- Analytical Purity:according to the manufacturer, the test was conducted with the pure substance without the addition of any substances.

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
New Zealand White
Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Weight at study initiation: 3.6 - 4.6 kg

Test system

Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Controls:
not required
Amount / concentration applied:
TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 0.1 mL

Duration of treatment / exposure:
single application without washing
Observation period (in vivo):
3 d
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
3 females
Details on study design:
SCORING SYSTEM: Draize scoring system

Results and discussion

In vivo

Resultsopen allclose all
Irritation parameter:
cornea opacity score
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
out of all three animals
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
4
Reversibility:
other: reversibility not applicable
Irritation parameter:
iris score
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
out of all three animals
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
2
Reversibility:
other: reversibility not applicable
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
out of all three animals
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
3
Reversibility:
other: reversibility not applicable
Irritation parameter:
chemosis score
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
out of all three animals
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
4
Reversibility:
other: reversibility not applicable
Irritant / corrosive response data:
No corneal or iridial effects were observed. Conjunctival effects included slight redness (1 animal) and slight discharge (1 animal) and were transiently seen approx. 1 h after dosing.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not irritating
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
CLP: not classified
DSD: not classified