Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5856854 | Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Polyvinyl acetate vinyl laurate copolymer (PVAcVL) is a useful component of gum base for chewing gum production. The safety of PVAcVL was examined in a 4-week and a 13-week oral toxicity study in rats. Finely powdered PVAcVL was administered with the diet at levels of 1.25%, 2.0% and 5% in the 4-week study and 1.25%, 2.5% and 5% in the 13-week study. There were no treatment related effects on mortality, bodyweight gains feed efficiency, ophthalmoscopic findings, hematological and clinical chemical parameters, neurobehavioral observations as well as gross and histopathological changes of standard organs and tissues. The highest dose tested in the 13-week study (3783 and 4396 mg/kg bw/d for males and females, respectively) proved to be a NOAEL.
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Authors
Horst Messinger, Albert Bär,