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6KB EKQ RUST-OLEUM CORPORATION * ItHMR WMI4 a I'MU " lllkli' April 21, 1972 TO: FRQ.1.' All r.usc-Olaun Distributors V. r. Carintlly SUBJECT: Recant LaaJ legislation Throughout t)it Industry and In various news madia, chare has bean conoid* arabla conmcnr concerning vacant lead legislation dealing vlth tha use of lead in paint products. ,y. 1t"l ] At this writing, tha Food and Drug Administration has banned the lisa of / ,' lead In paint products lncandad for use on residential interior surfaces. (Jl n"\j toys, and other children's articles. The n>A ordered reduction of lead In * jr 1 paint intended for consumer use from 1.0% to .3% by cite end of, 1972,.and ?' v V<NV\/5V, ~ 1--co |e trace amount* of .06% by the end of 1973. jiuat-Olaun Corporation's Intention to fully comply vlth tha lead legislation lavs and, to that end, ve have eliminated all lead containing pigments, driers, and other ingredients norosily added In tha couraa of manufacture. Iron all product* packaged and Intended for use by the home owner*. The only loaJ found In these products will bo trace amounts found in certain raw materials. Ilovaver, these amounts ara controllable to e degree that will enable u* co meet die re<tulrenenea of the .062 lead loci*1stion. Therefore, instead of ooroly complying vlth tha .3% lead content lav scheduled for the end of 1972, wo will meet the .(Wit erae* load rnnuiramane. V* axpoet to comply with the .06% traca load legislation by July of 1972, fully 1*1/2 yoara in advanee of the esquired date. In addition, wc >iru installing an atonic .Vmorption device, canaMm of measuring uxtrem-Jv ntnute Amounts of load and other he.iw mntnls, .is a part of our Quality control, on all products manufactured Intended for conaunur use. Kuet-Uleua Corporation personnel are continually reviewing nai* legislation and industry changes, with a view toward constant inprovenune of our unnufacturinr, and Reanarch and Development programs to produce the finest rust preventive protective cost in*.* pj-xihlc. /J V. r. Connelly Director of &ili*a WTC:hLP:njM 2/6/3 0 - 0007-SWP-036483 N21819