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FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Dole: F e b r u a r y 2 9 ; 1972 Reply to A{In of: BF"'430 Subject: A s b e s t o s C o n t e n t of Dr* K o l b y e Ts s a m p l e o f Avon T a i Winds S p r a y T a l c To: Dto R o b e r t M0 S c h a f f n e r ^ D i r e c t o r O ffice of Product Technology (BF-400) As shown i n t h e e n c l o s e d a n a l y t i c a l w o r k s h e e t by Mr* S c h u l z e ( D i v i s i o n o f M i c r o b i o l o g y ) Dr K o i b y e r s s a m p l e c o n t a i n e d no c h r y s o f c i J c a s b e s t o s j, but did contain a moderate amount of tre m o lite a sb e sto s0 I asked Mr* S c h u l z e f o r a s e m i - q u a n t i t a t i v e e s t i m a t e ; h e s a i d ; o f t h e o r d e r o f 10% - 20%_, on a p a r t i c l e c o u n t b a s i s ( n o t a w e i g h t p e r c e n t b a s i s ) e I f Dr, K o l b y e a g r e e s y we w ould l i k e t o r e t a i n t h e s a m p l e , f o r i n c l u s i o n in the series of X-ray d iffra c tio n analyses for asbestos Enclosures A l f r e a j W e i s s l e r ^ P hoD0; A c t i n g D i r e c t o r D iv is io n of Colors and Cosmetics Techno1( 4 9 -S'? 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O : S- r" : v .7 A T I O I M A 4 .' 4 4 :::\. d. S iC tN A . * ;i / /. / -I. <'.o; - / i / / 2a 3 ['H c . fi a m e - m ; t i , u c >; ; ; c . i -ii -i y : r- - :: ; o V, ? > i cf. S I G N A '* . O *' : ;.. o :-.f: lm . r:.. r E UJUC HUE #61 PRESENTATION TO COMMITTEE io P r o d u c t : Avon T a i Winds Spray Ta lc in a e r o s o l can, Net Wt, 7 o z , General Use Aerosol Spray^Talc Containing Tremolite j 2 D i s t r i b u t o r : Avon P r o d u c t s , I n c . , New York, N, Y. 3 C Sample R e f e r e n c e : M 53444 (DCC 1272) 4 . A n a l y s i s : Ta lc composed o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 10% t r e r a o l i t e a s b e s t o s m in era l, present mostly in the form o f b i a x i a l n e g a tiv e r o d s and n e e d l e s w i t h i n c l i n e d e x t i n c t i o n No c h r y s o l i t ' a s b e s t o s d e t e c t e d . See a tt a c h e d A nalyst Worksheet and other attachements. 5 D i s t r i b u t i o n : Firm d i s t r i f c i i e s n a t i o n a l l y . 6 . I n j u r i e s : None known. 7. Attachments: Five pages. (b) (5) Dfc.PAR 1WENT OF-' HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PBM&IC H EALTH SERVICE F O O D A N D [DRUG A D M IN IS T R A T IO N Dots: A p r i l 2 1 , 1972 1'Us'ly to Atin of: BF-430 S iib je.ct: A s b e s t o s C o n t e n t o f Dr, K o l b y e s Sample o f Avon T a i Winds S p r a y T a l c To: Dr. A l b e r t C. K o lb y e . D e p u ty D i r e c t o r Bureau of Foods (BF-2) The f i n d i n g by Mr, S c h u l z e by m i c r o s c o p y , t h a t Avon T a i Winds S p r a y T a l c c o n t a i n s t r e m o l i t e a s b e s t o s i n am ounts o f t h e o r d e r o f 10%, ha s b e e n c o n f i r m e d by P r o f e s s o r S,, Z. L e w in o f New York U n i v e r s i t y / u s i n g t h e X - r a y d i f f r a c t i o n t e c h n i q u e , Mr. S c h u l z e ' s r e s u l t s w e r e r e p o r t e d b y me ill a memorandum t o Dr, S c h a f f n e r d a t e d F e b r u a r y 2 9 , 1 9 7 2 / A copy o f t h i s memorandum and Mr, S c h u l z e ' s work s h e e t i s a t t a c h e d . A : >' l A r-t 1i.,1 , r.-MI ,< 1! w,tv'O;-u1..- ''.A/ A l f r e d Weiss 1 e r , Pin D , A c t i n g D i r e c t o r D i v i s i o n o f C o l o r s and C o s m e t i c s Te.ch.uol (b) (5) `I r v.'!-.: c o in '-: $ur* to I iVti'c Sj`U'0 FO:-: ?. c j r c o o n a ce r ;-r:oy.'Lt 2-29-72 'v y .. ku ; ACS.'JCY r.LDC. i:c->l-.'. 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