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Eye irritation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
25 January 2006 to 02 March 2006
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2006
Report date:
2006

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
Deviations:
not specified
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Commission Directive 2004/73/EC, B-5, "Acute Toxicity; Eye Irritation/Corrosion", April 29, 2004.
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Constituent 1
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Details on test material:
-Batch No.: ROE 805 BOP 04/05
-Colour: Dark red
-Solubility in water: >100g/L at 20 °C
-Solubility in vehicle: Miscible
-Stability in solvent: 7 days in Water, Saline, Polyethylene Glycol, Carboxymethylcellulose, and 1 day in Vaseline and FCA at room temperature.
-Storage: At room temperature, in the desicator
-Expiration Date: October 01, 2010
-Purity: Approx. 82 % organic part (Na-salt),
all coloured components = 80.3 %;
Main component 1: 36.2 %,
Main component 2: 27.5 %, Oligomers: 10 %
Specific details on test material used for the study:
Identity: FAT 40824/A
Batch: Red ROE 805 BOP 04/05
Appearance: dark red powder
Purity: Organic part (Na-salt): approx. 82 %; Main component 1 : approx. 36.2 %; Main component 2: approx. 27.5 %; Oligomers: 10%
Expiration date: 01 October 2010
Storage: At room temperature at about 20°C in a desiccator (hygroscopic)

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
New Zealand White
Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
Test system: Young Adult New Zealand White Rabbit, SPF
Source: Charles River Deutschland GmbH Stolzenseeweg 32-36 D-88353 Kisslegg / German
Age at treatment: 13-14 weeks (male), 12 weeks (females)
Acclimatization: Under laboratory conditions after health examination. Only animals without any visual signs of illness were used for the study.
Accommodation: Individually in stainless steel cages equipped with feed hoppers and drinking water bowls. Wood blocks (RCC Ltd, Füllinsdorf) and haysticks 4642 (batch no. 57/05, Provimi Kliba AG) were provided for gnawing.
Diet: Pelleted standard Provimi Kliba 3418 rabbit maintenance diet ad libitum (batch no. 74/05) provided by Provimi Kliba AG, CH-4303 Kaiseraugst. Results of analysis for contaminants are archived at RCC Ltd.
Water: Community tap water from Füllinsdorf, ad libitum.
Allocation: Male No. 33, Female Nos. 34 and 35

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Air-conditioned with ranges for room temperature 17-23 relative humidity 30-70 % and approximately 10-15 air changes per hour. Room temperature and humidity were monitored continuously and values outside of these ranges may have occasionally occurred, usually following room cleaning. These transient variations are considered not to have any influence on the study and, therefore, these data are not reported but are retained at RCC. The animals were provided with an automatically controlled tight cycle of 12 hours light and 12 hours dark. Music was played during the daytime light period.

Test system

Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Controls:
yes, concurrent no treatment
Amount / concentration applied:
0.1 g (per animal)
Duration of treatment / exposure:
one second
Observation period (in vivo):
1, 24, 48 and 72 hours after administration
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
Number of animals per test: 3 (animals of both sexes were used)
Details on study design:
TEST ITEM PREPARATION
0.1 g (per animal) of FAT 40824/A was weighed and applied undiluted as it was delivered by the Sponsor. The eyes of the animals were examined one day prior to test item administration.

TREATMENT
Animals with overt signs of ocular injury or irritation which may have interfered with the interpretation of the results were not used in the test.
On the day of treatment, 0.1 g of FAT 40824/A was placed in the conjunctival sac of the left eye of each animal after gently pulling the lower lid away from the eyeball. The lids were then gently hefd together for about one second to prevent loss of test item. The right eye remained untreated and served as the reference control. The treated eyes were not rinsed after instillation.

Observations
viabilily/Mortality and Clinical signs: Daily from acclimatization of the animals to the termination of test.
body weights: At start of acclimatization, on the day of application and at termination of observation
Irritation scores:The eyes of each animal were examined approximately 1, 24, 48, 72 hours and 7, 10, 14, 17 and 21 days after administration.
No necropsy was performed on the animals sacrificed at termination of observation. All rabbits were sacrificed by an intravenous injection of Vetanarcol into the ear vein at a dose of at least 1 mL/kg body weight (equivalent to 162 mg sodium pentobarbitone/kg body weight) and discarded.

Results and discussion

In vivo

Resultsopen allclose all
Irritation parameter:
cornea opacity score
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
3 animal
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
4
Remarks on result:
no indication of irritation
Irritation parameter:
iris score
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
3 animal
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
2
Remarks on result:
no indication of irritation
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Remarks:
redness
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
3 animal
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0.11
Max. score:
3
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 48 h
Irritation parameter:
chemosis score
Basis:
mean
Remarks:
3 animal
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0
Max. score:
4
Remarks on result:
no indication of irritation
Irritant / corrosive response data:
No abnormal findings were observed in the cornea or iris of any animal at any of the measurement intervals.
Slight reddening of the conjunctivae was noted in alt animals at the 1-hour observation and persisted in one animal until the 24-hour observation.
Slight swelling (chemosis) of the conjunctivae was observed in one animal at the 1-hoar observation.
Marked red staining prevented the assessment of the sclerae in one animal at the 1-hour reading and slight reddening of the sclerae was present in the two remaining animals at the 1-hour observation and persisted in one animal at the 24-hour reading.
No abnormal findings were observed in the treated eye of any animal 43 hours after treatment, the end of the observation period for all animals.
No corrosion of the cornea was observed at any of the reading times.
Other effects:
No clinical signs of systemic toxicity were observed in the animals during the study and no mortality occurred.
Slight to marked red staining of the treated eyes was observed in all animals one hour after treatment and persisted as slight staining until the 72-hour, 7-day or 21-day observation, respectively.
The body weights of all rabbits were considered to be within the normal range of variability.

Any other information on results incl. tables

Individual eye score:

Animal No.

Time point

Corneal opacity

Area of Corneal Opacity

Iris

Conjunctiva

Sclera

 

Redness

Chemosis

33

After 24 h

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

0

0

0

1

0

0

35

0

0

0

0

0

1

33

After 48 h

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

0

0

0

0

0

0

33

After 72 h

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
Based on the results of the study, FAT 40824/A is non-irritant to the eye of rabbits.
Executive summary:

In a GLP compliant study, the primary eye irritation potential of FAT 40824/A was investigated according to OECD test guideline no. 405. The test item was applied by instillation of 0.1 g into the left eye of each of three young adult New Zealand White rabbits. Scoring of irritation effects was performed approximately 1, 24, 48 and 72 hours, as well as 7, 10, 14, 17 and 21 days after test item instillation.

The mean score was calculated across 3 scoring times (24, 48 and 72 hours after instillation) for each animal for corneal opacity, iris, redness and Chemosis of the conjunctivae, separately. The individual mean scores for corneal opacity and iris were 0.00 for all three animals. The individual mean scores for the conjunctivae were 0.00, 0.33 and 0.00 for reddening and 0.00 for Chemosis for all three animals.

The instillation of FAT 40824/A into the eye resulted in mild, early-onset and transient ocular changes, such as reddening of the conjunctivae and sclerae and Chemosis. These effects were reversible and were no longer evident 48 hours after treatment. Slight to marked red staining of the treated eyes was observed in all animals one hour after treatment and persisted as slight staining until the 72-hour, 7-day or 21-day observation, respectively. No abnormal findings were observed in the cornea or iris of any animal at any of the examinations. No corrosion was observed at any of the measuring intervals. No clinical signs were observed. Thus, the test item did not induce significant damage to the rabbit eye.

 

Based on the study results, FAT 40824/A does not have to be classified and labelled as irritant.