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Administrative data

Endpoint:
chronic toxicity: oral
Remarks:
combined repeated dose and carcinogenicity
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Enhancement of azo dye carcinogenesis by dietary sodium sulphate
Author:
Blunck et al.
Year:
1975
Bibliographic source:
European Journal Cancer, vol 11, pp 23-31

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 453 (Combined Chronic Toxicity / Carcinogenicity Studies)
GLP compliance:
no
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Sodium sulphate
EC Number:
231-820-9
EC Name:
Sodium sulphate
Cas Number:
7757-82-6
Molecular formula:
H2O4S.2Na
IUPAC Name:
disodium sulfate

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: feed
Vehicle:
maize oil
Duration of treatment / exposure:
41 weeks and 33 weeks
Frequency of treatment:
daily
Doses / concentrations
Remarks:
Doses / Concentrations:
30 ml maize oil plus 8.4g Na2SO4
Basis:
actual ingested
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
yes, concurrent vehicle

Results and discussion

Results of examinations

Clinical signs:
no effects observed
Mortality:
no mortality observed
Body weight and weight changes:
no effects observed
Food consumption and compound intake (if feeding study):
not specified
Food efficiency:
not specified
Water consumption and compound intake (if drinking water study):
not specified
Ophthalmological findings:
not specified
Haematological findings:
not specified
Clinical biochemistry findings:
not specified
Urinalysis findings:
not specified
Behaviour (functional findings):
not specified
Organ weight findings including organ / body weight ratios:
no effects observed
Gross pathological findings:
not specified
Histopathological findings: non-neoplastic:
not specified
Histopathological findings: neoplastic:
not specified

Effect levels

Dose descriptor:
NOAEL
Basis for effect level:
other: No effectts were observed when feeding 0.84% Na2SO4 (30ml maize oil plus 8.4g Na2SO4)
Remarks on result:
not determinable
Remarks:
no NOAEL identified

Target system / organ toxicity

Critical effects observed:
not specified

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Na2SO4 had no effects in rats fed only with this substance