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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
06 to 20 March 1980
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions; the tested substance is a precursor or Reactive Black 5 Bis-Vinyl and hydrolyses in aqueous solution from the bis-ester to the bis-vinyl form

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1980
Report date:
1980

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Internal Guideline Hoechst AG
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Reactive Black 5
IUPAC Name:
Reactive Black 5
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Remarks:
migrated information: powder
Details on test material:
Remazol Schwarz GFVP 5152

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Hoechst AG
- Age at study initiation: -
- Weight at study initiation: 208 to 222 g
- Fasting period before study: 16 hours before to 2 hours after dosing
- Housing: groups caging
- Diet: Altromin 1324 ad libitum
- Water: tap ad libitum
- Acclimation period: -


IN-LIFE DATES: From: 06. Mar To: 20. Mar 1980

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
water
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 25%
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 20 mL/kg
Doses:
5000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: mortality/clinical signs: al least daily; body weight: weekly
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight
Statistics:
-

Results and discussion

Preliminary study:
NA
Effect levels
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 5 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
no deaths
Clinical signs:
other: drowsiness, piloerection, diarrhea within 1 to 3 hours after dosing. Dark bluish discoloration of skin, feces and urine within 3 to 24 hours after dosing. Discolored skin and urine were observed during the entire observation period with decreasing intensi
Gross pathology:
slight bluish discoloration of cutis and subcutis, purple discolored kidneys

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
practically nontoxic
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: other: Spector, Handbook of Toxicology
Conclusions:
LD50 above 5000 mg/kg bw.
No classification necessary