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Division 3.3.2.1.2 Eye irritation (Category 2)F1

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Table 3.3.2

Eye irritation f1

Grading criteria are understood as described in Regulation (EC) No 440/2008.

Category Criteria
Category 2

Substances that produce in at least 2 of 3 tested animals a positive response of:

  1. (a)

    corneal opacity ≥ 1; and/or

  2. (b)

    iritis ≥ 1; and/or

  3. (c)

    conjunctival redness ≥ 2; and/or

  4. (d)

    conjunctival oedema (chemosis) ≥ 2

calculated as the mean scores following grading at 24, 48 and 72 hours after instillation of the test material, and which fully reverses within an observation period of normally 21 days.

  1. 3.3.2.1.2.1Division 3.3.2.1.2.1
  2. 3.3.2.1.2.2Division 3.3.2.1.2.2
  3. 3.3.2.1.2.3Division 3.3.2.1.2.3

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/918 of 19 May 2016 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance).

Footnotes

f1

Grading criteria are understood as described in Regulation (EC) No 440/2008.