Polar modified Rice Bran Wax

Eye irritation

Administrative data

Endpoint:

eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

30-Jul-2015 to 11-Aug-2015

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: The study has been performed according to OECD and/or EC guidelines and according to GLP principles.

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2015

Report date:

2015

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: OECD guideline 437 “Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying i) Chemicals Inducing Serious Eye Damage and ii) Chemicals Not Requiring Classification for Eye Irritation or Serious Eye Damage”

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: EU Method B.47 “Bovine corneal opacity and permeability method for identifying ocular corrosives and severe irritants

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Test material form:

solid: flakes

Test system

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Amount / concentration applied:

TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): approx. 300 mg per cornea

NEGATIVE CONTROL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 750 µl of physiological saline per cornea

POSITIVE CONTROL
Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 750 µl per cornea
Concentration (if solution): 20% (w/v) Imidazole

Duration of treatment / exposure:

240 minutes

Details on study design:

TEST SITE
- Isolated bovine cornea

REMOVAL OF TEST SUBSTANCE
- Washing (if done): yes
- Time after start of exposure: 240 minutes

SCORING SYSTEM:
- After exposure the cornea is thoroughly rinsed to remove the test substance followed by immediate opacity measurement and permeability evaluation of the cornea.

- The mean opacity and mean permeability values (OD490) were used for each treatment group to calculate an in vitro score:

In vitro irritancy score (IVIS) = mean opacity value + (15 x mean OD490 value).


TOOL USED TO ASSESS SCORE:
- opacitymeter and microplate reader

DATA EVALUATION:
In vitro score range UN GHS
≤ 3 No Category
> 3; ≤ 55 No prediction can be made
>55 Category 1

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results

Irritation parameter:

in vitro irritation score

Run / experiment:

means

Value:

2.8

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Any other information on results incl. tables

The individual in vitro irritancy scores for the negative controls ranged from -0.7 to 0.5. The individual positive control in vitro irritancy scores ranged from 146 to 156. The corneas treated with the positive control were turbid after the 240 minutes of treatment.

The corneas treated with Licocare RBW 106 showed opacity values ranging from 1.8 to 3.8 and permeability values ranging from -0.008 to 0.011. The corneas were slightly translucent after the 240 minutes of treatment with Licocare RBW 106. No pH effect of the test item was observed on the rinsing medium. Hence, the in vitro irritancy scores ranged from 2.0 to 3.7 after 240 minutes of treatment with Licocare RBW 106.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

not irritating

Remarks:

Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU

Conclusions:

Since Licocare RBW 106 induced an IVIS ≤ 3, no classification is required for eye irritation or serious eye damage.

Executive summary:

The negative control responses for opacity and permeability were less than the upper limits of the laboratory historical range indicating that the negative control did not induce irritancy on the corneas.The mean in vitro irritancy score of the positive control (20% (w/v) Imidazole) was 150 and within two standard deviations of the current historical positive control mean. It was therefore concluded that the test conditions were adequate and that the test system functioned properly.

 

Licocare RBW 106 did not induce ocular irritation through both endpoints, resulting in a meanin vitroirritancy score of 2.8 after 240 minutes of treatment.