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FOR:
R. C. DISNEY, f7 A. C. fcHOSTROK, OCR . J, KIEFER, IKS t. HUBSSR, OCB J. D. RUSSIOL, UCB^-----II. V. ITERTMAH, BOB
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suwncx: reornwr s a f e t y t j o t r e Vol. I, Ho. 3A Noveabor 20, 1972
ATTACHED FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS AN &nm\rx) in t h e: s u b j e c t t o b iic a t io w
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of total NFISS reports, indicates why safety glaziny lequircnieiirs will get high priority from kunier Product Safety Commission. The WF.lSS statistics .'unjust the "tip of the iteberg,^as.th^K-|ft1^'i'ii^';t;i^
for'the-period before thr aeciiiqiit-iepo* ting sysltriu was in lull operation. If the 2.8% ratioboldsJorTltt; i`i' ',000 accidents annually expected to be tal-li-ed- b- y M---l-i-ISS-- , th- e,architecturali- glass total would;top -i2ft0'Y[,n(i|rtff-lv?A;.iViVj`4V'-;"^i' ,
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of pioduct-relatcd injuries, those blamed on
:!.';glass'po<li-c.ls could be about 51-15,000.
July-September NF1SS data lor mchitecluiai glass list 2,812 cases, more titan 47% iovolv-
a;- ,J,> big-persons age 14 and under. The figures are in the initial issue of NB1SS News, a Bureau .'T^c':'J :
' tc-w'1"'publication tlial is-1 xpn led to he continued by the new Commission. Frequency of rejease,1
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SAFETY CIOSUHE DFADl.hML EXTENSION TO FEB. 1o;i073 is expected to be ordered by.
FpA foA drugs containing aspirin, or under the Controlled Substances Act, or liquids with more thap
'mpthyi salicylate, 'flic extension, being reviewed'by agency topsklers, would cover both over-the-counthr . . -j* ,
y'-' i'*-8rid-,prescription forms of the drugs. '1 he order would apply to manufacturers' packages and to cpptauji* ; ?
. ry d,ers .dispensed by phannricists (see Vroiiuct Safety Letter, Nov. 6, page 4, and Oct. 23,' page 2). ;
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1 A label warning stating that the package is not child-safe is likely to be required during the extension ?
period, Producers and dispensers would have to prove that child-resistant packaging was ordered, and not
fcceived, well in advance of the former closure deadlines. I'DA also is expected to require immediate use
of safety closures obtained before Feb. 16. . -
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: Closure order backlogs of three io six months were revealed by a Bureau of Product Safety
survey of closure manufacturers; Two companies, Kerr Glass and Owens-Illinois, got tire bulk of
the orders fropvdrug firms. The deadline extension being considered by FDA would supersede
-the earlier agency order giving pharmacists until Jan. 24 to put safety closures on prescription
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V .NADERITES* SUIT OVER Hid) NO. 2 is likely if FDA's filial order is, as expected, close to its
1 July 4 proposal to limit use of the roior to 30 parts per million irt food, ingested drugs, pet foods and
' Vaninuii feeds, and to .1,000 ppm in lipsticks. Nader's Health Research Group probably would center
'the com! challenge on FDA's use of a 10-toi-l safety factor instead of the usual 100-fold safety margin
in establishing a tolerance for use of dye's in foodb FDA's fopd additive regulations, the Nader organi-
.'Vy.nlion has asserted, provide that a food additive tolerance cannot exceed I/100tfi of the maximum
' amount demonstrated to be without haim to test animals. .
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PDA was "grossly irresponsible" ill sotting the I0to-1 margin on the basis that there was no evi
dence of human harm, the Health Research Group-has contended.' The Nader group, headed by Dr.
...'Sidney Wolfe and lawyci Anita Johnson, maintains that animal tests showing birtli deformities, genetic
defects and cancer, which arc. sufficient indicators of potential human harm, are being ignored by FpA
W-o Product Safety Letter, July 10, page 1). W p 1
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FDA SUSPENDING LEAD-IN PAINT BAN effective date of-Dec. 31 for:seven types of specials l>^^ ', 1
A-V'l; ;P^fP-e Points, contwining more titan .5% lead, listqd in. jin exemption petition'filed by tbo Nationj^^V-'/f^'^X
`VT^Fftinl <`4 Coatings Assn. (NPCA).- The'products prq tUitomotive* agricultural and industrial relntish^si./.'iTXyV^t';^
jO^-?>hl ipaintehohce coatings; graphic ait coatingil touch-ups for.cars, boats* appliances, ,etc.; exterio^
( ' /. t,;. tlUlrU) C ccooaattiinimgss. lUotvv SsmllUaillll ccrr.altflt; reYxtteprriionrr nrnthb'bhperf.rKbnaesnerld.mroro>ff npnaiiniitt>; an nqrdl evxltpenribrirr.pnrriimmeirrfe^ ffporr wwnoOodfl s1i(d1iirigjj..y1 'V'.'*
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liiwly-to boi used on surhioos lcusonabiy available to.children.
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following statement for 1 lie main panel of the paint labels: `'Warning: Contains lead, 'jforieii.hlAlV^^1.|
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paint may Ire harmful if eaten or chewed.
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Tlie HI'S program invedves inonitmir.g accidents and injuries in 113 test homes with.about JO safety
features in each (see Product Safety Latte,-, Nov. 13, page 1). l'
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: EDITOR'S UOTt:: Biographical stretches of Center topsiders appeared in PSL May 1
, 1 and Tunc 12. Background on other key,BPS officials - and a Bureau organization
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chart, with phone numbers - was in the April 17, April 24, May 8 and May 15 issues, u
O SHOE SOLE AND HPCL TRACTION THAT 18 SAFE on about 90% of walking surfaces is the goat
of a voluntary standard - being developed by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) *
that could be made1 mandatory by the new Consumer Product Safety Commission. Slippers, sandals, and
all adult and children's shoes would be covered by the standard that will bo prepared by ASTM's pro-
pored Safety % Traction for Footwear Committee. It will deal first with the problem of slick soles and
heels, and. later with oilier safely aspects of shoe.construction, such as laces and straps.
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j're Muffing to reduce sole and heel slickness will be considered by the committee as a possible
specification; Slick, uneven floors and pavements, and carpets that catch heels are part of the problem,
but wore left out of the standard's proposed scope because it seemed more practical to deal only with
sho'.\'> - products con.:mncrs can choose - eliminating walking surfaces which are not usually a matter o
choice. The scope will bo voted on at a Jan. 9 organizational meeting.
Development of the standard will take about a year, with test methods and specifications
being the cote of the voluntaiy effort. An initial step by the ASTM Committee will bo (o
select [and test standard walking sut faces, plus shoe sole and heel material, to get measure
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; % , ' rale fiom the procedures in the new product safety (aw. The^ Bureau is not expected .to set a 1'nandajtory