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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: dermal

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: dermal
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
From January 17 to February 07, 2001
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2001
Report date:
2001

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 402 (Acute Dermal Toxicity)
Version / remarks:
1987
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.3 (Acute Toxicity (Dermal))
Version / remarks:
1992
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Yellow 981
IUPAC Name:
Yellow 981
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Remarks:
Hanlbm: WIST (SPF)
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:
semiocclusive
Vehicle:
polyethylene glycol
Remarks:
PEG 300
Details on dermal exposure:
- Preparation of site: clipped using electric clippers to expose ca. 10 % of total body surface area, on the back
- Application volume: 6 ml/kg bw
- Dressing: semi-occlusive, wrapped around the abdomen and fixed with elastic bandage
Duration of exposure:
24 hours, after which time the bandage was removed and the site was cleaned by flushing with water
Doses:
2000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5 males and 5 females
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Dermal application: day 0 of study period
- Removal: day 1
- Observation period: 14 days
- Sacrifice: day 14
- Observations: mortality (daily), clinical signs (daily), body weight (weekly), macroscopic findings (at necropsy)

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
No mortality occurred during the study period
Clinical signs:
other: Remnants of the test item and orange skin were observed after the 24-hour exposure period and persisted in two females until test day 12. No signs of toxicity were observed during the observation period
Gross pathology:
No macroscopic findings were observed at necropsy.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
other: not classified according to the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008)
Conclusions:
LD50 > 2000 mg/kg bw