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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:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
BIBRA toxicity profile of sunset yellow FCF
Author:
The British Industrial Biological Research Agency
Year:
1995
Bibliographic source:
BIBRA Report (1995), (Order No. BIBRA196GAR), 6 pp

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other:
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Data is from BIBRA toxicity profile of sunset yellow FCF
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate
EC Number:
220-491-7
EC Name:
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate
Cas Number:
2783-94-0
Molecular formula:
C16H12N2O7S2.2Na
IUPAC Name:
disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
Details on test material:
- Name of test material: disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate
- Molecular formula: C16H12N2O7S2.2Na
- Molecular weight: 454.38
- Substance type: organic
- Physical state: solid

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
not specified

Test system

Vehicle:
not specified
Controls:
not specified
Amount / concentration applied:
no data
Duration of treatment / exposure:
no data
Observation period (in vivo):
no data
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
no data

Results and discussion

In vivo

Results
Irritation parameter:
overall irritation score
Basis:
mean
Score:
0
Reversibility:
not specified
Remarks on result:
other: minimally irritant

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not irritating
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate was found to be minimally irritant to the rabbit eye
Executive summary:

Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate was found to be minimally irritant to the rabbit eye. This information is not sufficient to classify the substance as eye irritant as per the CLP criteria.