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. 2024 May 15;22(5):e8747. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8747

TABLE D.1 Summary of newly submitted in vitro genotoxicity studies on naringenin (Documentation provided to EFSA No. 2 and 3).

Chemical name [FL‐no] Test system in vitro Test object Concentrations a and test conditions Result Reliability/comments Relevance of test system/relevance of the result Reference

Naringenin

[16.132]

Reverse Mutation test

S. Typhimurium

TA98, TA100, TA102, TA1535, TA1537

E. Coli WP2 uvrA

Experiment 1:

1.5–5000 μg/plate (+/− S9, plate incorporation)

Negative

Reliable without restrictions

Study performed according to OECD TG 471 and in compliance with GLP

High/High Envigo Research Limited (2018a)

Experiment 2:

1.5–5000 μg/plate (+/− S9, pre‐incubation)

Micronucleus assay with FISH analysis Human peripheral blood lymphocytes 125, 150, 200, 250 μg/mL (4 h + 24 h, –S9)

Positive

FISH analysis indicates that naringenin induced micronuclei by a clastogenic mechanism

Reliable without restrictions. Study performed according to OECD TG 487 and in compliance with GLP High/High Envigo Research Limited (2018b)
125, 150, 200 μg/mL (4 h + 24 h, +S9)
100, 125, 150 μg/mL (24 h + 24 h, –S9)

Abbreviations: FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridisation; GLP, good laboratory practice; OECD, Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development.

a

For the in vitro MN study, the given concentrations are those for the cultures that were scored for micronuclei.