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*1 II 713G CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE' July 20, 1911 pie gathered at Andrews Air Force Base that-- Deep difference* In political philosophy cfo>no' permanently dlvido lit* peoples of the wmld, What 1* most important for tho United Slates Is that those differences In-politi cal Phllosopkv should not b* usedjiko a vice lo crush the independent, national istic course which the Rumanians havo chosen lor themselves. This will not oc cur so lone 08 America recognizes that independence and actively encourages H. President Mixon has recognized that independence and now has urged the Conr.rm to act to fester it. As with the p;n-ponj tournament in China, the ball Js now In our court. If we In Congro; s arc to fulMl our responsibility in the determination ol national policy, then hearing should tv; held on our Eastern European trade policy at an early dale. The two hills 1 am introducing today could provide the foou$ lor those hear ings. The general bill I today introduced would permit the President to extend MEN to any country with which tho United States has diplomatic relations and which Js a member ol GATT--ccn- oraJ Agreement on Tarhls and Trade-- If the President cleterininie-EUch to bo Jn the national interest. ""v. ^ PC.TS--BVJRONMKNTAL POISON,' The SPEAKER. Under a previous order of the Jion.se, toe genh'onrn from Now York (Mr. Ryan) is recognized for 10 minutes. ' Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, July 23. the U.S. Dopm-linent of Agricul ture revealed that a significant propor tion of chickens raised in 12 Elates have been contaminated with p.n extremely tlnngero.is chemical--polychlorinated bi phenyl--PCIh This occurrence tragically illustrates the failure'of the Federal Government to tal:n preventive action against the un controlled u:;o of this deadly clicmical. Bin ti:;; the past 2 years 1 have nticmplrd to net (he appropriate Federal fluencies to lake the necessary protective actions thnl would havo forestalled arid) an oc currence and would have guaranteed the health and safety of the public. But in on almost unprecedented display of dis Polychlorinated biphenyls me.y be taken ban of the importatior, rranufectu.e, into the body by direct actfr.: upon the and sale of all products containing FOB'S skin or as a vapor through the respira with the possible exception ol certain tory tract. Tho effect on the skin is closed system applications. I lugecl {hut chlorncnc: tho early symptoms of which arc pimples and dark pigmentation; later, more serious eruptions. Persons he require that any product con'.aini!:? PCB's npt included in such a ban be labeled with a warning rs to their ,iU.:i- who havo bcciv continuously exposed to T mental environmental c.Teits. I rw-'i:.'.-: Tees may suffer nausea, vomiting, loss that he obtain from Monsanto those pi o- of weight, endema and abdominal pain, duction and salts fiyum necc:>s?.ry to Increased respiration, lowered blood cell determine the extent of possible PBC count, and inhibition of the carbohydrate contamination--data which Monvuito metabolism. More serious eflect-s are has refused to provide me And I . .-god those on the kidneys. The principle ef that the Environmental Prctceiion fect, however, is on the liver--possibly leading to atrophy, followed by death. PCB's arc very persistent in the en Agency coordinate ali rpprcprl.'.t gov ernmental agencies in dealing with this hazard. . vironment thus making them a long In replying to me, S*?A ignored pU four term threat. They are not soluble in of my requests and in no way responded water and resist biological breakdown. to them. In the past. PCD's have been so3d by In short, except for the action of the the Monsanto Co. for use in plasticizer Department of Agriculture tn banning application.!; in closed system applica PCIi's ir. pesticides, the Federal Govern- tions. such coolants in transformers; as mcnl has not taken r.p.y of the necessary hydraulic fluids; r.ml as an extender in steps which I have requested over Uv? pesticides. past 2 years to combat this very serious When I first brought the potential environmental and hceldi hazard. dangers of TCiVs to the attention of the appropriate Federal agencies in April 1970,1 requested that certain specific ac tions be taken to protect our health and environment from the hazards of PCE's. I urged the Secretary of Agriculture to The results of this Government inactlon are now tragically apparent. Larr? amounts of poultry and hogs in a Vi Staid area may now 'oe contaminated .with this toxic chemical. ban the use of polychlorinated biphenyls For nearly 3 months PCB's have been in pesticides. The Department of Agri leaking into fish meal processed at (he culture agreed to discontinue the us3 of East Coast Terminal. Inc., plant in V/il- PCB's in pesticides and to car eel regis mington, N.C. The meal has been se'.u *.o trations for pesticides containing PC'3's. 64 poultry producers in Virginia, I>la- I urged the Food and Drug Adminis tration to set food tolerance levels for PCP.'s, to require the labeling of all prod ucts containing rOD'*, and to determine ware. North Corolina, Bouih Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, rid Mississippi. whether this chemical should bo banned According to the Department cf Agri completely. In replying to me, the FDA culture, 16.000 tons of fish meal had be::, advised me that it was undertaking a produced at the Wilmington plant to- survey to determine the extol t of food tween April 30 and July 16--when the contamination from PCB's--the results plant was closed down. of which 1 still have not received. FDA This contamination would yet be v.n- refused to set food tolerance levels and noticed if It were not for the fact that a to require labeling. . commercial poult)? processor became I urged the Secretary of the Interior to Manned at tho low rate of hatching of net to protect fish and wildlife from tills eggs in his broiler breeding cliickens. hazard, lie replied that investigations I can sec no way that all the pon'try were being carried out by various agen and hogs subjected to this chemical c."i cies of the Federal Government and tho now be traced. The potential rer.i'.u results of these studies would be tunneled could be disastrous. to the staff of tho Council on Environ mental Quality. And this is not the sole instance if widespread PCB contamination in *hr / ` ' j ; > | I ) ] ' ; . ; I I ? , ] j , i ' ' : regard for the pub'ic he; Uh and welfare, I urged the Commission Product Safety food chain. ` that nriminisl:alive action lias not been forthcoming. Therefore. I am today introducing IcpMnllon to totally ban (lie distribution of IH'IVs in lnler.vtalo commerce, thus insuring that our health and environ to determine the nature and extent of the threat to our environment. The Commis; ion replied that it was not possible for them to conduct an ir.dcmh investi gation of the hazards of FCIl's at that time. . In December 1C70. the Campbell fra ' Co. discovered that fat samples 1 from slauirhtcrcd chickens cont/v.' ' high quantity ol FC"3 residue. Y;-. ing notified of this !:n:,.i:'g rv.cl n\ .- inp the poion'.:.al t'.angvr of this * - ment are safeguarded from Die hazards And I urged the Connell on Environ rcnce. t he New York Si ale ' viUi t v. of Mils chemical. ment;:! On dity to coordinate the c'lovts Ar.rlcnliuvc and M.ii'.rts i:r.rv.. Manufactured in tho Uniietl Stales solely by il:v? Monsmv'o Co., polychlo rinated biphonyh arc a serious threat to our health and to our environment. Dike DDT--their chemical cousin-- FOB'S and their residue arc extremely IonIo l animal life, cause birds to lay r;:n with shells too thin to protect tiro embryos they enclose, and have r. of fd! sippropria!-.* Government agencies, MotM'cd the ir.oveir.''Ml of all _ so that the public (night know the from lhe area In Cviint;-. source;:; and the s.riov.siuv.1; e.f the FCh where (lie chick.m* I: u! been danger, and that it take steps to elimi The New York Stale Deprriuv;';'.' * nate litis hazard an soon nr pebble. The Acricullure and Markets then ' Council nd-.ised mo that it v. is world:;? fuli-scr.lc invest!':; ten into the c . -h' with other Federal agencies tr determine of possible.FCh ccn'.rnVration ir*. pm'* what course of action was available to try. Their Ir.bo. atny confirmed the_ tho Federal Government. , inps made by Canv./jeH Seup Co. ot :u 1 , deleterious effect on the reproductive Earlier tills year I renewed by call for levels of PCB'k. and viia U.S. fJepr.;> ; . j capacity of nfmal3. administrative action by requesting tho of Agriculture csir.bliiO'.cd a con:r.,.'':`T But by lav the moM frightenin'; hazard Admin!i'r cf the K-.p-'ronmenlnl restraint oa the movement et nil }' '*117 Ls Ur etfecv of PC'.'i':; on Jumxm beings. Troi-ection Agency toplace .nit:i;linie try for sJangldcr In S; i-' .in, H.-hv. HONS 02tt7Z1 1 Jhf.y 3C't 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE II 7137 Oi'Mi&c Coiuvilc*. N.Y., untJ! It *.vrs found tc be wfc DirojcJi a 5;>: rir.l ficrceitlnrr tc&l c.yuvf.Uon. A* ft ra;;)to.* thili' inv.'sIScr.tlons end J*i conjunction tvjih USDA, the New York t'lft*..* IJcpUvhncnt of Ai'.deu'.Uvc tuxd Mnir.i'ls that 1 H5.COO l'Cincon- clili'kohii Vc bin lurt under clorc r<n;vrv.iion to make absolutely sure that they would cl rcr.eh the morkrlphuc. yj:o Cf.iup'lvll fiouj) Co.. VSDA, and the Nc`. York Slate 17'ptu'lmcat of Asriculture nnd Ahukcis nil took prompt action to deal wit.) this ??ric>t:s problem, nsltl U.ftt Is re.'ii-v:!:-.;,'. However, the po- tencal domar.e t.t.Seh could have re- *ultcd K ibla iticMtr.t had not been ti!scpvtnd h*. time i.tnticl iie ignored. And I l;mt Klicsi that ihi* Is not an Isolated example. In January 1070, srnv/.ca of milk col lected by t:ie Bictc of Ohio L'>epni lniu\l of ApricuUtn c revra'-rd rescue of r. prod uct ciewty Vcsombii'.v? 5.5DT find HDD. On Fcbrunry 19, n d.tir.v/nr.n, Ocur^o fciiwdivv/Mder, tva.t ifstted f. notice by the Olvlalon of UaW, dairies, eurt dvu's to (l:KC(-).llnue liic sale cf ndllt until su it IJmo a* iho nwid'.U! fv.tiud In J\!s mliU wan W'.ow the act!o:\r.v..; V'vel. Cn Fcb- ruaiy 7, nnofhor c.r.irymaii, 1'rankl.n Humphrey, ivcelw;. a thnilar notice. ' Sitbrcqucnl ramples fro.tt individual cows jind tha bulk (.ink on these farms submitted to Hpi'louh.i.j laboratories t.nd the revtlcldu IrbcvAU-vy at Oi*Jo fiveto Vhlrcrulty rcvcali tl Hint lho resi due wi.t not DJ>r but }'C3's. Tno Ohio CUtc liv pc.v'-iv.cpt of A:;..?.nltuvc four. 5 U)J c,on;:t.,v.!n:`.ll:) suathmck. to b: AKO- CLOU 1231, manufactured by the Mon santo Co. Appavcnllv, the dairymen's t;los were- llJi.'il wnh a product calle.l Cmr.y.r \.h!ck j5i;h\!.-..: .UvC ilok in i;$ Ci'Uf.nv. Tnc K'l-'s \\\r: thru absorbed by the r.llntrc which In turn was fed to thn milk cbw?, rcsultins in PC3-contami- hated mdk. ' Althrx.h I ktivi been .'..-surecl by flic Ohio tl'itc l;:i):.rt;iii'r.i of AsrJcu'turc that th.s problem is now under control, the harm that might have resulted is obvious. in view of the leek of r.mrdrlstvaiivo tvui after thoso incident? v/cn brorttM tc i:;n r.tun.nm ci r'.xiivaj a*;t*n- cUs hr.tJ in 1!,'ht of tre i/yviou* threat pc sod by FCU-conlftniiraUGn in milk and poultry, on May 20, 1 introduced lojdsloMon tH.lt. 8573) vo fcim the dis tribution of polychiorina cd biyhonyl In JnU'iMAU (om.'nvrec. jJov.cvnr, this 1* nb-.l.itlo.) r-iVt l'.:c fit nv:try of Health, iioucatlon, and V/t.-.'jare, tlu: ttullwriiy to /ion) tlli.1; b;.i) K.'IJ'.i lor u.so In rrrl.iln elu.ied-Kvrieiu .'ipplicaliom;; 11.0111' , t No dielectric h.tk; it: capaci tors, U:c c.rtkmt in ti.'itj.'.fon.-H'is, or ns a Are rr.*Wirmt in heat trawler media, proMc* d UiM he fouv.d r.vch uat.'. voutd nol n<ivoi';-eI.v i.Kcct Uic public health and vdf.'uc. His now apparent,however, thatPCU's arc ft fer.oi:,i threat even in tlicse ela%cd uyatem rttlan.v, evidenced by the current incident of poultry feed con I taniinaUon. I'kor^fore. 1 :.n today In I trodueinu leclslntlon to tolr.lly ban tho | Interaime distflbatilcn of PCU's. And I am c?j;i;i5 for concwssional hearing* into t!)!s mml ter. Pavlhcv, X an; vcUevallnp my call for the Department of Agriculture, tho l-'ood and Drur? Administration, nnd tho Pn- vironmciilal I rolovtion Accney to com mence Immediately a full and exhaus tive im e.sU;::.iu>n In to the extent of PCU contamination. And I on calliny for an Immediate Administrative bap on the mnnulnclurc, shipment, and sale of nil PCB's. The problem of PCD's Is indicative of n much lai'scv problem--that cf tho al most tuuco-'Cicd influx of harmful chemicals into the marketplace. A sys tem must be established to insure the safely cf ft chemical before It can be sold nnd that only for specific uses. But in the meantime, everything pos sible imu; bo done to protect tho pub lic from known chemlcol dangers, v/e know the. hazards of PC3*s. Y/e know what can and must be done to combat those harards. And wo must undertake those actions now. f At UiU point I include in the Itacor.o two articles by Hank Burckard v/hlch appeared in the Wasliln^on Port oa July 24 and July 25 respectively, and u July 24 New York Times stoi*y by Wil liam Blair. Tho articles follow: lPram the V.1.shln-iou Post, July 24, 19711 Ciicmicav Fovku iw Chickens--Contami nates Powx.Po\jko:n 12-Stai'E AniA (By Haiti Burchcrd) A 'innlf.car.t propinlou" o:' t)ic c!ilcl:ns irv.ecO m J?. states have beer contanilnaltd tvjtn a DBV-hke ccnrpcur.d, tl:o Department of Agriculture amiouncod yerterday. ' USDA said It has ''no evld.'ijce" that w\y of vh. bird* hare reached cor.sim.crj *r.ci her U.'/.er. s->r>* to n-.nlit stsve nunc do. T!:e contaminant 1* j;oly-r.-.!c:lnt:cil bl- pyhcnyl*, known as PCB. Per nearly thro mouth* it bod been leaking <nto f>th mes.1 f.roceMod at ths 2`.:.st Coa^t Vc-mh'.rJ, Inc., plant lw XVllvalY.yton, H.o. The meal jiao iKon eclil to K poultry producers la Vir. p)nla, Pclawcrc, Ncrh) Ciuoihua, outh Caro* ll:.a, Ocorala, Alnboma, Florida, Indiana,, Tcnncsccr, Kentucky, Arkansas and Mibt,luippi. ~ PCS. hka DDT, is a persistent compound that accumulates In fatty tissues and is sold to cause low fcnUfty and birth <l(ec.s in animals. In e.'.cus on humans are uncertain, but USDA hat. set xbc max'.n.um acceptable level or POD in marketed Herb at 6 parts per million, the same u for DDT. Tests o.' pov.ltry In markets in the South and-Fast during the past woo): hr.vo found none that have es much as 5 p.p.m. o.` I'Cli, t<; Dr. I-7vd J. Fullerton of UfiD.Vt consumer and markcUug service. "Jii my optirinu, lUrru would he no hrollen in ab<rc:i above the Fullcrii.n 'J'ftt* a.p-nry dm-, nut r ;;uiarly lfor Jtli. In jH.uUry riot yet hu;:J:Urcd. U.^DA foxiuU PCD conceiuratlo:.;: a-j hlfii ns 23 p.p.m., nnd or.e poultry producer reported leve ls ns high r. i *IOp p.m. 7)io couw.ivunntioa of f.sh meal lit tho ivihiilngloii plant war* c;'.mid by liMk.r.o cf I'Cli being u-ed us the iio.H oxelmngo MccliunlNin in a stcilll/,liig nuclilue. Tne accldmlnl leakage, which nitty have be:.im nroiuul April 30, wan brought u> tho sticnlion of Iho Food nnd Drug Admlnisirn- tion last week by tho Monsanto Corp.. solo US. producer <! PCB coin[-aunda. FDA iu turn alerted UCDA on July JC. . PCU, which stands lor a dozen related tom*' pounds, has bten long n:id wna-Jy v .ert Jr, t':e U.a. m a solvent In the pr<,<lt.c`.!oti oi {Mint, pestlrhlcx plnsMcs nntl rerin i and each li-i.i-. n* "carboiil^aa" carbon paper, :us v.cil :ur. In lientlnp end toolhij' mitehlt.ory. niio nmv tccomnicndj l( u; e be Umttcd t ) hvut exchange systcm i, ni M>A |>ikf ..mini j ret I cuntan>h.Uoi #f the tl .-yt,-?: of pi.u). try produced in Mew YnrU Stale la it year resuUert In hc sclr.rre nnd <!rr.lmcU,i of rnor than 100.C0O bird*. The ourcc of ci.ntaml* nation in that cr.ie hra not been ;<ot;n::.;.'d. Although I'CD has bwii In use v/orldwhln sine? before Worhl War II, It was not until low that Its pmtr.ee hi soil, water n.u nutai.il tissue* became known. "Environment" which firs', brought the PCM problem to navlcn.d VIon, reported that concentrations of PCD were overlooked hi eht mlcu". analyses bt-cau. e it Is so similar to DDT. Kevin Eihoa. the rrngr.rlnt'* sclculif.c dl- roctcr, yesterday disputed tho Ccven.mtr.V., 53UJ iir.ct-e UiM toxic birds rrc not or. the market. "I f.v.spect PCTi cu-.,.amtiu..;on may bo quite widespread," h9 s.:id in t telephone interview from St. Louis. :fo. ' "Wc were told to check bird* front the Sou Hi more than tv;o moiuhs a*,o, bu. haven't yet been able to track it down.** he said, I;r. Joeph Stein c-r VSDA tald tho agency had "been checking chickens in the South during this period and have found r.o.hhig to lead us to suspect contamination of mar keted b'rds." SelentlTic opinion nn tVu- <'angora pr-Kertttd by PC') is dlvldtd. Vr.DA rrsearclicrr. a |>okesnian s:.!d. regard the outcry over PCii (and DDT) as c.vr.f.r.crau U. An FDA spoke:;ruan snid ihr agency forbid* tive of PCB la foert or :r. ti-.j pro.li.ct.on cl food containers. "Its t-r.ct.s n:o not '.no,..:i In dctr.ll.**he said, "bu; to u> It's ao abullev ant and Impcmtfrslblo.M Dr. hobort Blscnorons'ri, of Iho Ur.lvcrsily of California at Berke'.ry, d itovcod vhi'.c doing resoarch on the brovn roiic.-.a :i.:.t 1`CiJwai ciidangciing '.he apeciyj. Sl;.:( he has reported Undine PCB residues Widespread. l?'ro?n the Y/ashlng.on Tosl. July 25. 1J71) Daw Sovajir To b.ik DDT-J.iku Ciicu.oal ' (Dy HarJ; Dvtchavdj A New York congressman salt! yc.teu'." he will introduce a bill to b.n all use of a DDT* like compound that has caiV..',s.v,a,*4.ci hu man and v.ldlife food cha.us In tho L'.S. and around the world. Tl'.o s.tss'.ouucenicnl by Ilcp. tt'illlcjn ":Us Ryr.r. (P. N.Y.) cams after It tmg rcvetici Fric..*.y that high levels of polyci*.*o:i:.a;ovl biphenyls (PCU) has been fouj.d In fi*l: r.ic.i! fed to poultry lu 12 r.tau-s. ir.cludlnj V .:g!nla and Delaware, over th* past threo luomhs. A Dt-parimcnt of Agrlcv.Jtuvo cpc.kcs.ii.m e.ild yer.vcrdr.y that fish ratal iron; v`.:v f..r .i Walniln,i.on. K.C. p'ant h'.'t r.r.o bvu. fed lo an utiV.nw.vii number of ho *.*. V,.e thp.ni- mutt !..tl(J It doe', not believe any cl the poultry or luvr.lved lt:c: p :ic)if(l c\n- :.nimr jnol:.;i', and U; t.v'.vtt./ it* p*f.v:.l llM ir. l/i:j,.j; M.Jtl, Vi..It iiivr.t y.Ti.tlucvil l*y Fa:.1. Cn.r.t Termi nal, Inc., of V.'Jlmhigton, w.r; <untatv.h>a:i<! from Cbm!'. Apr:) IIIU.I the |.1;.;h tv.:<, t,.^. J clort-d Friday. Iho PCU. being utjd at the heal tranip.-r nicdlurt In sic.-lll,;!.':- v..:'.. IcaUad vouwtlcvtl into tV.O n.cnl. 37to oor.tnmliintion was not dhcovcird by any dotvcimicnt aticnny. It came to li,.l.; when a cu homer of .tho Motv .v.lo Cotii . the cole U.S. producer of PCD, complrlnr.l ..at his cl.lcUo.vi were bctv.g'nrkci'.vti anil their egyjs were o.f Itnv fertility. MotiMintn traced the problem to the chicken feed and tho feed to tl,e Wilnilr-nton plant, then notified -bo lf-8. Food and Drug v HONS 028726 II713S CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-- HOUSE July 20, 1071 ArtmlnUtraUoii, which notified USDA. which A wrvk Inter made the Dr*V public nunounet- Difltl. ORO$S KEOLCCT Rvim. whore ofllce hat been Investigating the I'C-'b problem for two years, mid the ease -flrnphleally Illustrates t)e groat neglect of tpe federal government to take preventive action against the uncontrolled use of deadly ehemlr.iln by American industry." He mltl hit bill wou'.rt be introduced Mon day. It will replace Me HR B57fl, introduced May IP. which would permit the Secretary of ilculth, Education nod Welfare to exempt certain uses of rt'lln from the ban. "The latest case convinces vs there Is no safe way for the stud to be used," said Hyatt fdtlo Cltlc Bdwards. van limited A spokesman for the Monsanto Corp. said yesterday the me of PCHs Is "ahsohUfy es- xentlsl" for heavy electrical equipment,and that the company has taken "very stringent iin'nuves" to control rt of the compound. Since Jont August, he said Monarmto has withdrawn PCJVt from tale for any purpose other than as the insulating fluid in ciec- Irlrnl capacitors, e n a coolant in transformers or as a flrc-ftslalant ingredient In Ir.durtriat healing and cocM;:; fjttcms. The embargo also applies to the United Kingdom, in which Monsanto also has a monopoly in RCLs. Tor more than 40 years before the Mon santo action, TC1-*. which are n-group of a flor.cn chlorinated hydrocarbons, had been widely tired r* plniUoiaor* (coftowns) in palMA. ae&lanu. adhesive* and other surfaco coatings, with miaejUancous applications in thermostats, food, pharmaceutical* rd hvdrnfllo flu.df., according to the April. 1071, "Xrv Scientist and Eclenco Journal/' A spolteaniffti lev the Katlonal Paint, Varn ish & Lacquer Association. Jnc.. raid yeiter- day that PCIts "never have been 'widely used* In paint*. They bad certain limited Indus trial appllca'lons and are no longer used Any print buyer may bo assured tho pi-oducl* contain ho I'CI.':-.'' ictkcts ukb dot The efTccts of PClla In animals arc similar to those of DDT, and before 1000 the pres ence of the compound lit the PlyJocicn- chain was not aur.pectod h<'cavu,o it was mistaken lor DDT In laboratory analyses. There Is no consensus among scientists about how dangerous tho compound Is. Their concern centers on tho fnet that PCJi*, Iffeo DDT, Ir, a highly stable compound that breaks down slowly. A worldwide ban on PCUs and DDT will bo piopc-sed at tho United Rations om-UoiimpniaJ conference In Stockholm next year. a It is Insoluble In water factor which causes It but soluble in fats, to become concen trated In the tlHxucu of progressively larger animals In tho food chain. Residues of up to 1W0 parts per million (p.p.m.) have been found In the tk/ruej of American seabirds. The USIM Rules do not permit anlo for hu man co.uumpUon of flesh containing more than 6 p.p.m. Some chickens fed on the con- liiinliialed flth mc:0 have been found to con tain up to <'i p.p.m. Last December a Campbell's Soup plant In New `Jersey dlr.covcrcd Impermissible levels Of PCIta In chicken-. purcharvU from New York grower,';. Ayain the (t'seovery was made In private levlr-. since tiio federal government docs not regularly test for runs In marketed flesh. ciiaMicM. Tiuero New York t'tate olllclnli traced the con tamination to chicken feed pioduced In a plant that utos ctalo bakery goods (which may have been wrapped In plastic made will* a rcu> Boms k 7,000 chicken* were de stroyed and burled. Earlier, mil : from two ObJo dairy herds Wib'i found to contain PCIts derived from ell- n;'.e stored in slloa painted vuh I'CiSi rented i-povy.'. *. Government regulation of rCBs ha# been limited. The USDA recently banned their tire in pe*Uehle3. and th FDA docs oot permit them to be added to food products. A half cmzen other agencies say they arc considering regulations. Monsanto's recognition of PCDs as an ecologlor.i hazard and its voluntary ban on their use except in "closed-system" equipment is very nearly unique In Industry, according to the scientific Journal. Tho company also collects used PCDs from Us customers and destroys them In a special Incinerator In Illinois. MONSANTO TESTS ReeenMy completed Monsanto tests, con ducted over two years, showed that rats fed food con'aihlug up to 100 p.p m. showed en largement of the liver but suffered no other onsets, the company spokesman said. Dogs showed hull) e/irsts.her,>M, Rep. 1'yan said he was skeptical of tests ordered bv the company for Its own products. Edwards, his aide, said "1/s ridiculous to have to introduce a bill every tlir.o another family of dangerous compounds .turns up In our bodies and throughout the environment, tout, given the repeated failure of govern ment r.jenelM to act. Uteres nothing else w can do." (From the New York Times, July 24, 1971] United States Fears Toison in Some Chick ens-- Sr.sr.CH ON W 12 Stains Arrr.n Frro Is Found Tainted v (By William M. Blair) Washington.--'The Department of Agri culture announced today a search In 12 states for broiler chickens and ch.cken feed that may toe contaminated by eo Industrial chem ical. The toxic substance Is of the chemical fam ily of f/olychlorln.ucd b*:>h":iycs. Spokesmen for the Agriculture Department cod the ?ocd anti Dru* Administration said that the PCD, as the chemical la known, had leaked from heating machinery ussd fo pr.atcv.rlsc flab ntcnl av the East Coast Terminal, Inc., Wil mington. N.C. Tho mom sold for use or an ingredient in poultry feed aud rr.r.y have found it* way Into *oi..c hog feeds, oflelals said. They said that the meal had been sold to at least 04 feed processing plants. These In cluded plants that raise and process poultry for retail market*. The officials said that the Wilmington plant had recalled all fish meal shipped since April 30. the Indicated dute of the beginning of the problem. The plant closed voluntarily a week r.jo. they eAid, The toxic substance causes digestive dis tress, nausea, fever and other upsets in hu mans. ofllclals said. The Food and Drug Ad ministration said It had a guideline of 5 pari* per million for tbs rCD substance. Ag riculture scientists said that 15 to 20 parts per million had beet', found in fish meal still at the North Carolina plant. alar:.: over reo-iiATcniNO The contamination was cU\clored by at un named commercial poult-hy processor who be came alarmed at the low rate <*f hatching of cj*Ti hi liki broiler bier- i;nj* chu '-' i'M. V:.ir.;: private UCmmlory ivwt;, he t [> to 1J parts per n.inion in the fat of some of his twov."n-i. \"rl':u!turc oii.slni:; r.ald. lie traced the meal lo the V,':imlng`.o:t plant, they sul'.l. The me:/ wits told to Ur.-ro In Alabama, Arkv.nftas. Delaware, Florida, Gcovgta, Indi ana. Kentucky. North Carolina, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tcnncrsee and Virginia. The r.D.A. set a guldeiluo of five parts pev mlMinu for the subsinnee n.':er It had been found In feed from an Agway, Inc., plant in Sullivan County, N.Y., early this year. Higher concentrations* were found In chickens fed the feed and shipped to a processing plant In New Jcrsoy. . F'<i'.oral o:;ic'.nl3 said ibM 14C.<5C1 ehlcitenr, had born destroyed la Sullivan, O.v.r-gc and Ulster Countlcc, N.Y.. ns a tcr.nlt cf tho AndIng. . 10,02 TONS OS' WEAL An Agrlcv/. re Department spobejir.-n aid that about 1C,000 tous of f rh m-:.l h:.f been produced at tho Wllmlngltn pir.nt v*. tween April 30 an July 1C. Normally, *, ii meal makes up only a small portion o; poultry feeds. A spokesman for Repre&entatlvo F. Ryan. Democrat of Manhattan, said Mr. Ryan had br*n trying for a yea: to p; tho shipment of TOD prohibited In im-:. state commerce Re Introduced Irpsiaiicn to that effect but r. hes languished in 'h ii-jl * Interstate Commerce Committee, thr spa;:-*, mar. said. He said Mr. Ilyrn had wanted cf "w'.fr. aprend" contamination of foodM'i.Js, par :c : latly poultry, before the New Ycr-: er ? had kmlied into the toxic tfi'oe'a of :-Ci: af ter reading a study by California seivid.--. on the chemical and finding that v.a.i r.v; tc'h'.able in water e.nd could be tv`tea la the human system by phyclcal centrci. spo/resmen er.id. FOB has a wide range of lndustr;-.; Including points snd resins and In the manu facture of plasties nvtl ether mr.tcrinij. p, the North Carolina c.ve, the subdr::.:? -... used In a heat exehangc: to coo! lieuic. ' the New York chicken case, u.e 1'Cb . believed to have been in paint that flaked : a storage bin or to have been absorbed b.: feed from the prim. ' The SPEAKER. Under r previcyj- ci der ol the House, the Bent'cmah f;r Kansc.s (Mr. P,oy) Is recosnirc:'. rw ; minutes. tMr. ROY rt'c-rcsscd the Hov.*c. : rcimtrJts v,-iK hereafter in tensions of Komarks.) THE PEOPLS OF UTICA, MISS., A'" TO HM? POV/-MJAS The SPKAJCEP-. Under it prcvir.v a: o' the Hoi'sc, the nentlc.'.'i.:i fr Oeorcifl, Mr. CairriN is rcco?!ii<'d ' 10 minutes. Mr. GRIFFIN. Mr. Sucker, in t June, the people of Utica, Mti.. i hometown, undertook the tr.f.k e." ' inj two rc^iTsentattves to Pari-5. Fr. * and Rome, lio.jy to express th:ii p.nrt concern for r.U the Ar.icvire*' !>' MIAS p.-esent.'y being he.'d if; .No:";. - nnmese prison?. Air Force !/..'j. E. Collins III, has been r. pNiso;-.; i October 18, iflCj, He Is r. nr.tivc ci >. The representatives were M' F. Titlmcn r.nd Postmo.ster F. I- both noivd r.n.d ol the community. Tiio mi- :successful b'-yoiuJ the l;epc.- o: : whosu!>por'.od ai:'.i c:uou:r :.ev!` It h rt to'.wcc of enorruou.; that t-iUiTh.'' in :!*: .'ivu ir'i ' Jitio Ulica. ) ,0T;J clcrlai:*'NWh a :>. ojc-cl-v.'iih hi" ' finaiv.lal prubh'jns tu he o :mcome they w-wo. Mr. *ihv . ;. ' r reino.rkabiy ruioil time r.'i': becr.n. the money was t.';:'". 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