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Toxicological information

Eye irritation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Reliability: Publication book; Restriction: Short summary in book, no detailed procedure.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1974

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Review summaries including lots of human data and rabbits eye test.
GLP compliance:
no
Remarks:
Publication

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
iodide (in KI or NaI)
IUPAC Name:
iodide (in KI or NaI)
Details on test material:
no data

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
not specified

Test system

Vehicle:
water
Remarks:
3% potassium iodide solution
Controls:
not required
Duration of treatment / exposure:
no data
Observation period (in vivo):
no data
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
no data

Results and discussion

In vivo

Results
Irritation parameter:
overall irritation score
Basis:
other: no data
Time point:
other: no data
Score:
17
Max. score:
100
Reversibility:
fully reversible
Remarks on result:
other: old scoring system on a scale of 0-100
Other effects:
no data

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not irritating
Remarks:
Migrated information Old system Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
The iodide does not meet the classification criteria.
Executive summary:

Testing of iodide on rabbit eyes by injection of 3% solution into the comea has caused only slight reaction, graded 17 on a scale of 0 to 100.