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Acute oral toxicity: A primary oral toxicity study (Beerens-Heijnen, 2010) was available which is key study. This study showed that the oral LD50 value of test substance is established to exceed 2000 mg/kg body weight.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Acute toxicity: via oral route

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Reference
Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
From 03 to 29 September 2010
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Study run to a method comparable with current guidelines and to GLP
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 423 (Acute Oral toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
acute toxic class method
Limit test:
yes
Species:
rat
Strain:
other: Wistar strain Crl:WI (Han) (outbred, SPF-Quality)
Sex:
female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Charles River Deutschland, Sulzfeld, Germany.
- Age at study initiation: Approx. 8 weeks old
- Weight at study initiation: Bodyweight variation did not exceed +/- 20% of the sex mean.
- Fasting period before study: Animals were deprived of food overnight prior to dosing and until 3-4 hours after administration of the test substance. Water was available ad libitum.
- Housing: Group housing of 3 animals per cage in labeled Macrolon cages (MIV type; height 18 cm.) containing sterilized sawdust as bedding material and paper as cage-enrichment.
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): Free access to pelleted rodent diet.
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): Free access to tap water.
- Acclimation period: At least 5 days

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 21.0 ± 3.0ºC (actual range: 19.6 – 21.6ºC)
- Humidity (%): A relative humidity of 40-70% (actual range: 42 - 75%)
- Air changes (per hr): Approximately 15 air changes per hour
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12 hours artificial fluorescent light and 12 hours darkness per day

IN-LIFE DATES: From: 03 September 2010 To: 29 September 2010
Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: 1% Aqueous carboxymethyl cellulose
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle:
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 10 mL/kg
- Justification for choice of vehicle: The vehicle was selected based on trial formulations performed at NOTOX and on test substance data supplied by the sponsor.
- Lot/batch no. (if required):
- Purity: 1% w/v
Doses:
2000 mg/kg (10 mL/kg) body weight
No. of animals per sex per dose:
3 females
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: Mortality/Viability Twice daily. Body weights Days 1 (pre-administration), 8 and 15. Clinical signs At periodic intervals on the day of dosing (Day 1) and once daily thereafter, until Day 15.
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes. At the end of the observation period, all animals were sacrificed by oxygen/carbon dioxide procedure and subjected to necropsy. Descriptions of all internal macroscopic abnormalities were recorded.
Statistics:
None stated
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
No mortality occurred.
Clinical signs:
other: Hunched posture and/or piloerection were noted in all animals on Day 1.
Gross pathology:
No abnormalities were found at macroscopic post mortem examination of the animals.
Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
The oral LD50 value of this substance in Wistar rats was established to exceed 2000 mg/kg bodyweight.
Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no adverse effect observed
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Value:
2 000 mg/kg bw
Quality of whole database:
1 (reliable without restriction)

Additional information

Acute oral toxicity:

A primary oral toxicity study was conducted according to OECD 423 using rat (Beerens-Heijnen, 2010). Key study.

This study showed that the oral LD50 value of test substance is established to exceed 2000 mg/kg body weight.


Justification for selection of acute toxicity – oral endpoint
Study run to a method comparable with current guidelines and to GLP

Justification for classification or non-classification

Oral LD50 = >2,000 mg/kg (actual value >2,000 mg/kg)

Therefore in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 Table 3.1.1 the substance is not classified for the acute toxicity endpoint.