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Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Limited documentation (analytical purity of test substance not specified, 7-day observation period).

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
The oral Toxicity and Pathology of Polyethoxyethylene Derivatives in Rats and Hamsters
Author:
Eagle, E. and Poling, C.E.
Year:
1956
Bibliographic source:
Food research 21: 348

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Deviations:
yes
Remarks:
(analytical purity of test substance not specified, 7-day observation period)
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Acute oral toxicity test in rats.
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Sorbitan monolaurate, ethoxylated
EC Number:
500-018-3
EC Name:
Sorbitan monolaurate, ethoxylated
Cas Number:
9005-64-5
Molecular formula:
Molecular formula cannot be given as substance is a mixture.
IUPAC Name:
Sorbitan monolaurate, ethoxylated (1-6.5 moles ethoxylated)
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Polyoxyethylene-20-sorbitan monolaurate (PSML)
- Analytical purity: no data

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
male
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Weight at study initiation: 150 - 220 g
- Fasting period before study: 18 h, but water ad libitum
- Housing: individually
- Water : ad libitum

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 25.6 - 27.8
- Humidity (%): 45

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
not specified
Doses:
36700 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
57
Control animals:
yes
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 7 days
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Statistics:
Calculation of LD50 was made by the method of Reed and Muench (1938).

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
36 700 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
CLP: not classidied
DSD: not classified