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4B St. Coiri (Hohr-Bunatrrt Wd. June 18, 1975 Monsanto official calls proposed ban on fir/n's chemical unwise A Monsanto Co. official has have PCB levels above the **rrg HARD to Imagine called unwise and unfounded limits allowed by the U.S. how the application (of PCB) a proposed national ban on Food and Drug Administra today could be the cause of the use of a chemical that Is tion, officials said. the problem in Lake Michi produced solely byt eh St. The FDA has seized some gan," he said, "and if iU the Louis firm. shipments of chubb caught in states were to ban PCB, the The Michigan Natural Re Lake Michigan because PCB sources Commission ovted levels were found to be up to last Friday to urge the Michi gan legislature and the nation 20 parts per million. The PDA legal level is 5 parts per Papageorge said the company stopped selling the 1 / to ban use and production of the chemical, which is con Jtaminating fish In Lake Mich igan. The chemical, polychlori nated biphenyl (PCB), Is used f tIn a variety of household million. Human health could be endangered at a level of 500 parts per million, the FDA chemical for use in 1970 and 1971 Since the lKMe, he added, the chemical had baen PCB appears In a wide used in household products range of prefects, from paper such as paint and ink. to hand soap. Since 1972, however, the '`William B. Papageorge, chemical has been soM only I "We hope this state will product acceptability manag- for uses such as Insulation in lead the nation In banning transformers and fluorescent PCB," the commission said In chemicals division, said such light bulbs. The purpoaa of a statement. a ban would be unwise and the chemical, he said. Is to r FISH IN Lake Michigan unfounded. prevent fires. HONS 030977