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3M Company 3M C en ter S t . P a u l, Minnesota 55101
M aterial: Sample R eceived : Date o f Report: T e s t: Object of Test:
Method o f T e s t:
3M Company - T-2038CoC
1/5/78 Stud y I n i t i a t e d : 1/9/78 Study Com pleted: 1/12/78
2/ 2/78
Prim ary Skin Ir r it a t io n Study - Rabbits
To d eterm ine th e degree o f i r r i t a t i o n , i f an y, w hich th e s u b je c t m a te r ia l may produce when a p p lie d to th e in t a c t and abraded sk in o f a lb in o rabbi t s .
The method employed in the t e s t in g , e v a lu a tio n and the s co rin g o f the r e s u lt s was s im ila r to th a t d e s c rib e d in S e c tio n 1500.41 - Hazardous Substances and a r t i c l e s , a d m in is tra tio n and Enforcement R eg u latio n s, Federal R e g is te r, V o l. No. 187, P. 27019, 27 September 1973-
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In c a rry in g out the study the experim ental sample was used as s u p p lie d . A group o f s ix a lb in o r a b b its were c lip p e d o v e r a wide a r e a . One s id e o f the a n im a ls ' backs was abraded a t one s i t e w ith a la n c e t s u f f i c i e n t l y deep to p en e tra te the stratu m corneum but not e n te r the derma to produce b le e d in g . The s k in o f the o th e r sid e was a llo w e d to remain i n t a c t . A 0.5 gm p o rtio n o f m a te r ia l was a p p lie d to an abraded and an in t a c t s k in s i t e on th e same r a b b it . Gauze patches were then p laced o v e r the tr e a te d are as and an im pervious m a te ria l was wrapped sn u gly around the trunks o f the anim als to hold the patches in p la c e .
The wrapping was removed a t the end o f the twentyfo u r hour p e rio d and th e tr e a te d a re as were examined. Readings were a ls o made a f t e r seventy-tw o hours. The D ra iz e method o f s c o rin g was employed.
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3M Company - T-2038CoC, P rim a ry Sk in I r r i t a t i o n S tu d y.
R esu lts: Cone 1us i on :
See T ab le 1.
Based on the accompanying t a b le , the s u b je c t m a te r ia l would not be c la s s if ie d as a prim ary i r r i t a n t to albino rab b its w ith in the d e fin itio n o f the A c t- R e fe re n c e : S e c tio n 1500.3 (c ) ( k ) and re q u ire s no c a u tio n a ry la b e lin g w ith respect to that se ctio n .
Karl L. G a b rie l, V.M .D., Ph. Di r e c to r
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TABLE 1 Prim ary Skin Ir r it a t io n
M a t e r i a l : 3M Company - T-2038CoC , as s u p p lie d .
Erythema and Esch a r Form ation
Reading (Hours)
R a b b it Number 12 3 k 56
Averaqe
In ta c t Skin In ta ct Skin Abraded Skin Abraded Skin
2k
000000
0.00
72
0 0 0 0 00
0.00
2k
000000
0.00
72
000000
0.00
Subtotal
0.00
Edema Form ation
In ta ct Skin In ta ct Skin Abraded Skin Abraded Skin
2k
000000
0.00
72
000000
0.00
2k
000000
0.00
72
0 0 0 0 00
0.00
Subtotal
0.00
Total
0.00
P rim a ry 1r r i t a t ion S c o re : 0
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