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Administrative data

Endpoint:
sensitisation data (humans)
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Published review article. Ethyl lactate used as read-across partner.

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Special Issue VI: Monographs on Fragrance Raw Materials
Author:
Opdyke, DLJ & Letizia, C (Eds.)
Year:
1982
Bibliographic source:
Food and Chemical Toxicology Volume 20: 677-678
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Safety Assessment of Lactate Esters
Author:
Clary JJ, Feron VJ and van Velthuijsen JA
Year:
1998
Bibliographic source:
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 27: 88-97

Materials and methods

Type of sensitisation studied:
skin
Study type:
study with volunteers
Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
other: maximization test
Deviations:
not specified
Principles of method if other than guideline:
A maximization test (Kligman 1966) was carried out.
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Ethyl lactate
EC Number:
202-598-0
EC Name:
Ethyl lactate
Cas Number:
97-64-3
IUPAC Name:
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
Test material form:
not specified
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Ethyl lactate

Method

Type of population:
not specified
Ethical approval:
not specified
Subjects:
N.A.
Clinical history:
N.A.
Controls:
N.A.
Route of administration:
dermal
Details on study design:
A maximization test (Kligman 1966) was carried out on 25 volunteers. The material was tested at concentration of 8 % in petrolatum

Results and discussion

Results of examinations:
No sensitisation occurred.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
A maximization test (Kligman 1966) was carried out on 25 volunteers. The test item was tested at a concentration of 8 % in petrolatum and produced no sensitisation reactions.
Executive summary:

In the publication by Opdyke et al. (1982) the results of a study performed by Kligman (1976) were referenced. Kligman conducted a maximisation test (Kligman 1966) on 25 human volunteers. The test item ethyl lactate was tested at a concentration of 8 % in petrolatum and produced no sensitisation reactions. By way of read-across, this may be considered as an indicatition that lactate esters in general, including isobutyl-R-lactate, do not entail a skin sensitisation hazard.