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Toxicological information

Eye irritation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2019/2020
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2020

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 492 (Reconstructed Human Cornea-like Epithelium (RhCE) Test Method for Identifying Chemicals Not Requiring Classification and Labelling for Eye Irritation or Serious Eye Damage)
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
amporphous glass fibre formed from the melting and fiberisation of predominately slilcon dioxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide
EC Number:
610-130-5
Cas Number:
436083-99-7
Molecular formula:
Amorphous glass consisting of SinO(3n-1)2(n-1) Polymeric anions ionically bonded to Ca2+ and Mg2+ cations or other alkaline earth cations
IUPAC Name:
amporphous glass fibre formed from the melting and fiberisation of predominately slilcon dioxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Superwool B3
- Substance type: Chopped fibrous wool
- Physical state: solid
- Analytical purity: >99%
- Stability under test conditions: stable
- Storage condition of test material: dry sealed container

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
human
Strain:
not specified
Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
Reconstructed Human Cornea-like Epithelium

Test system

Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Controls:
yes, concurrent positive control
yes, concurrent negative control
Amount / concentration applied:
TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 50mg solid


Duration of treatment / exposure:
6 hours +/- 15 minutes
Duration of post- treatment incubation (in vitro):
18 hours +/- 15 minutes
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
2
Details on study design:
- Details of the test procedure used
- RhCE tissue construct used, including batch number
- Doses of test chemical and control substances used
- Duration and temperature of exposure, post-exposure immersion and post-exposure incubation periods (where applicable)
- Description of any modifications to the test procedure
- Indication of controls used for direct MTT-reducers and/or colouring test chemicals (if applicable)
- Number of tissue replicates used per test chemical and controls (positive control, negative control, NSMTT, NSCliving and NSCkilled, if applicable)
- Wavelength and band pass (if applicable) used for quantifying MTT formazan, and linearity range of measuring device (e.g. spectrophotometer)
- Description of the method used to quantify MTT formazan
- Description of the qualification of the HPLC/UPLC-spectrophotometry system (if applicable)
- Description of evaluation criteria used including the justification for the selection of the cut-off point for the prediction model
- Reference to historical positive and negative control results demonstrating suitable run acceptance criteria
- Complete supporting information for the specific RhCE tissue construct used
- Reference to historical data of the RhCE tissue construct
- Demonstration of proficiency in performing the test method before routine use by testing of the proficiency chemicals
- Positive and negative control means and acceptance ranges based on historical data
- Acceptable variability between tissue replicates for positive and negative controls
- Acceptable variability between tissue replicates for the test chemical

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results
Irritation parameter:
in vitro irritation score
Run / experiment:
Mean Tissue Viability (%)
Value:
ca. 96.6
Vehicle controls validity:
not applicable
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Remarks on result:
no indication of irritation

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
substance is non-irritating