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March h, 1952 Mr. R. A. Mahurin, Chief Laboratory Section Meat Inspection Division Bureau of Animal Industry U.S. Dept, of Agriculture Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Mahurini This is a request for approval to use aeon Resin 205 as an ingredient in food wrappers to be used for packaging of eat or meat products in Federally inspected establishments. Oeon 205 is a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinylidsne chloride. It is the seme as Oeon Resin 202 (which you have already approved), exoept 205 oontains a greater portion of polymerised vinylldene chloride than does 202. Otharviaa the two materials are the same. Very truly yours. W. S. McCormick Department of Industrial Rygiene and Toxicology WEM vc BFG03649 20492001 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY WASHINGTON 25, D. C. ADDRESS REPLY TO "CHIEF OF BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY- AND REFER TO YLYMarch 20, 1952 Dr. W. E. McCormick Department of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology The B. F. Goodrich Company Akron, Ohio Dear Dr. McCormick: Reference is made to your request of March 4 for a statement on the acceptability of Geon Resin 205 as a component of plastic film intended for packaging product in federally inspected meat packing plants. On the basis of your assurance that Geon Resin 205 is a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride with no additives, plastic films containing this resin, if otherwise satisfactory, are acceptable for the packaging of product prepared under our supervision. Very truly yours, R. M. Mehurin, Chief Laboratory Section Meat Inspection Division 20492002 BFG03650