Registration Dossier
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EC number: 201-069-1 | CAS number: 77-92-9
Toxicity to birds
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
Description of key information
Results are only available from a short-term feeding study with Gallus domesticus. A 14-day NOEC value of > 4 g/kg body weight has been determined for the effects of the test substance on mortality. Although they do not relate to a REACH endpoint, the results do provide some indication to the low toxicity of citric acid to birds after dietary exposures.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
In accordance with Column 2 of REACH Annex X, long-term and reproductive toxicity testing with birds (required in Section 9.6.1) is not needed because there are adequate long-term mammalian toxicity data, the substance is part of the metabolic pathway of living organisms, it is unlikely to bioaccumulate (log Kow <3) and is readily biodegradable. This assessment is supported by a 14 day study conducted up to 4 g/kg that indicates no mortality in a feeding study with Gallus domesticus (Snow et al. 2004).
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