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Chromium in <strong>food</strong> and bottled <strong>water</strong><br />

Table H7:<br />

Summary of in vivo genotoxicity of Chromium (VI) - oral route (continued)<br />

Test system/<br />

Endpoint<br />

B6C3F1 mouse<br />

Micronuclei<br />

BDF1 male<br />

mouse<br />

Micronuclei<br />

Male MS/Ae<br />

and CD-1<br />

mouse<br />

Micronuclei<br />

Swiss albino<br />

mouse<br />

DNA damage<br />

Comet assay<br />

Swiss albino<br />

mouse<br />

DNA damage<br />

Comet assay<br />

ddY mouse<br />

DNA damage<br />

Comet assay<br />

Compound Dose/route Exposure<br />

time/evaluation<br />

time<br />

<strong>drinking</strong> <strong>water</strong> at 0, for 3 mo<br />

62.5, 125, 250, 500,<br />

or 1000 mg/L (0,<br />

21.8, 43.6, 87.2,<br />

174.5, or 349 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/L);<br />

Doses: 0, 3.1, 5.2,<br />

9.1, 15.7, or 27.9<br />

mg Cr(VI)/kg b.w.<br />

Potassium<br />

dichromate<br />

Potassium<br />

chromate<br />

Potassium<br />

dichromate<br />

Potassium<br />

dichromate<br />

Potassium<br />

dichromate<br />

per day<br />

single gavage dose<br />

of 0 or 50 mg /kg<br />

Doses: 17.7 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/kg b.w. per<br />

day<br />

single gavage doses<br />

of 0, 10, 20, 40, 80,<br />

160, or 320 mg/kg<br />

Doses: 0, 5.3, 10.7,<br />

21.4, 42.8, 85.7 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/ kg b.w.<br />

per day<br />

single gavage doses<br />

of 0, 0.59,1,19,<br />

2.38, 4.75, 9.5, 19,<br />

38 or 76 mg/kg<br />

Doses: 0, 0.21,<br />

0.42, 0.84, 1.68,<br />

3.37, 6.7, 13,5 or<br />

26.9 mg Cr(VI)/kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

single gavage doses<br />

of 0, 25, 50 and 100<br />

mg/kg<br />

Doses: 0, 8.8, 17.7<br />

and 35.4 Cr(VI)/kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

single gavage doses<br />

of 0 or 320 mg/kg<br />

Doses: 0 or 85.7<br />

mg Cr(VI)/kg b.w.<br />

per day<br />

for 1 d or 5<br />

consecutive d<br />

samples analysed<br />

at 3, 8 and 24 hrs<br />

after treatment<br />

Tissue Response* Reference<br />

peripheral<br />

red blood<br />

cells<br />

bone<br />

marrow<br />

cells<br />

Bone<br />

marrow<br />

cells<br />

leukocytes<br />

peripheral<br />

lymphocytes<br />

stomach,<br />

colon. Liver,<br />

kidney,<br />

bladder,<br />

lung, brain<br />

and bone<br />

marrow<br />

Negative<br />

349 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/L<br />

27.9 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

Negative<br />

50 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/kg<br />

17.7 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/ kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

Negative<br />

Negative up<br />

to acutely<br />

toxic doses<br />

85.7 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/ kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

Positive<br />

0.21 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

Positive<br />

8.8 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

samples analysed<br />

at 24, 48, 72 and<br />

96 hrs, and 1 and<br />

2 wks posttreatement<br />

Doseresponse<br />

Doseresponse<br />

Positive<br />

85.7 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

NTP (2007)<br />

De Flora et al.<br />

(2006)<br />

Shindo et al.<br />

(1989)<br />

Devi et al.<br />

(2001)<br />

Wang et al.<br />

(2006)<br />

Sekihashi et<br />

al. (2001)<br />

b.w.: body weight.<br />

* The lowest effective dose is indicated for positive results and the highest dose tested for negative results.<br />

(a): Doses calculated using the default correction factor for subacute/subchronic/chronic exposure via <strong>drinking</strong> <strong>water</strong>/feed<br />

from EFSA SC (2012).<br />

EFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3595 220

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