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FILE NAM E: CTFA (CTFA) DATE: 1978 M a r 1 DOC#: CTFA034 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: L e tte r fro m J&J D O M ESTIC O P E R A T IN G CO M PA N Y CONFIDENTIAL ft CTfH N E W BRUNSWICK. N. J. March 1, 1978 Mr. Charles Haynes The Cosmetic, Toiletry and 1133 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Fragrance Association, Inc. Dear Mr. Haynes: I am enclosing a table which breaks the code for the recently completed CTFA Task Force on Round Robin Testing of Consumer Talcum Products for Asbestiform Amphibole Minerals. The names, addresses, and phone numbers are also included for those industrial parti cipants whose products were involved. In accordance with your discussions with Norm Estrin and George Sandland, Chairman CTFA Talc Subcommittee, we would request your assistance in the dissemination of these round robin results as follows : 1. Please contact me (201/524/5518) upon receipt of this letter so that I may destroy the only other copy of this table, which is in my possession. 2. Contact each of the industrial participants to inform them of the round robin results for their product only, as well as the actual lot tested. Please emphasize that no talcum product failed CTFA Method J4-1, Parts I and II; i.e., no product was found to contain asbestiform "amphibole at a level equal to or greater than 0.5% by weight. ''Nonasbestiform Amphibole Detected'1 means that the product was found by CTFA Method J4-1 to contain only nonasbestiform amphibole at a level equal to approximately 0.5% or greater. /*" - 1378 U Protected Document-Subject to Protective Order J&J-0083118 JNJNL61_000062534 r - 2- March 1, 1978 3. Destroy your copy of the table. Your participation in this final important phase of the round robin is appreciated. Thank you very much. Sincerely, JS/gm Enclosure cc (without table): Jc$n P. Scheie; Chairman CTFA Task Forbfe on Round Robin Testing of Consumer Talcum Products Dr. N. F. Estrin Vice President-Science, Mr. G. Sandland Bristol-Myers Products CTFA Protected Document-Subject to Protective Order J&J-0083119 JNJNL61_000062535