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Acute toxicity: via oral route

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Reference
Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.1 (Acute Toxicity (Oral))
GLP compliance:
yes
Limit test:
yes
Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Charles River UK
- Females (if applicable) nulliparous and non-pregnant: [yes
- Age at study initiation: six weeks
- Weight at study initiation: 127-147 g
- Fasting period before study: fasting the night before dosing
- Housing: in groups of 5/sex
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum
- Acclimation period: 9 days

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20-22°C
- Humidity (%): ca. 56%
- Air changes (per hr): 15
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

IN-LIFE DATES: From: To:
Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle:
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage):
- Justification for choice of vehicle:
- Lot/batch no. (if required):
- Purity:

MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 4.9 ml/kg body weight

DOSAGE PREPARATION (if unusual):

CLASS METHOD (if applicable)
- Rationale for the selection of the starting dose:
Doses:
4.9 ml (= 5 g) / kg body weight
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: daily observation, weighing on Day 1,8,15
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight,organ weights, histopathology, other:
Key result
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 5 mL/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Remarks on result:
other: no mortality
Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no adverse effect observed

Acute toxicity: via inhalation route

Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no study available

Acute toxicity: via dermal route

Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no study available

Additional information

Justification for classification or non-classification

Since no mortality was observed after a single oral dose of 5 mg/kg body weight no classification for acute oral toxicity is warranted.