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Toxicological information

Repeated dose toxicity: dermal

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
short-term repeated dose toxicity: dermal
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
secondary literature

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Pyrogallol
Author:
CIR - COSMETIC INGREDIENT REVIEW
Year:
1991
Bibliographic source:
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TOXICOLOGY. 10(1): 67-85

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline available
Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Principle of test:
- Short description of test conditions:
- Parameters analysed / observed:
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Pyrogallol
EC Number:
201-762-9
EC Name:
Pyrogallol
Cas Number:
87-66-1
Molecular formula:
C6H6O3
IUPAC Name:
benzene-1,2,3-triol
impurity 1
Reference substance name:
unknown impurities
IUPAC Name:
unknown impurities
Test material form:
not specified
Details on test material:
not specified

Test animals

Species:
guinea pig
Strain:
Hartley
Details on species / strain selection:
no data
Sex:
female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
no data

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:
not specified
Vehicle:
not specified
Details on exposure:
no data
Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
not specified
Duration of treatment / exposure:
3 consecutives days
Frequency of treatment:
every day
Doses / concentrationsopen allclose all
Dose / conc.:
0.01 other: mMol
Dose / conc.:
0.05 other: mMol
No. of animals per sex per dose:
29
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
no data
Positive control:
no data

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

7 and 14 animals had sensitization reactions to 0.01 M and 0.05 M pyrogallol, respectively.

Of those animals receiving the challenge treatment as sealed cloth applications, 3 and 6 animals had sensitization reactions to 0.01 M and 0.05 M pyrogallol, respectively.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Some animals had sensitization reactions to the substance tested.