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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1971 Sept 27 DOC#: TALC428 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Desert Minerals, Inc. from Phillips Petroleum Co. PHILIPS PETROLEUM BAaTuavtue; O k l a h o m a 7a o o a MSSABCM AND 05VILOPMSNT DSfAHYW!HT j September 33, 1971 i . '' ; COMPANY 8ia 33'soo 899** 1 iff? >111 r > mi ON V JAUl.jj H jec +lm r.t\ i n i iiw sum j m J * * , r<ri m^ i A i SEP 2Y 1971. I 1 i 1 VLN rf W-f - . ' FDA S ta tu s o f T a lc ""' "8ota3sl~178-71 Mr. S . J . Sllaw prth President Desert M inerals, la c , 1891 South C oast Highway Laguna Beach, C a lifo r n ia 92SS1 Dear Mr. Ellsworth: ihanh you fo r your le t t e r o f September 2> 1971, w ith the attach ed Inform ation con com in g the FDA status o f D e se rta ie 56 and D e s e r ta lc 57. C op ies o f correspondence fro A lfr e d A R u s s e ll o f FDA' s D iv is io n o f Casa Guidance was o f s p e c ia l in t e r e s t , Wo hav proposed a s p e c if ic form ulation fo r a t a l c - f i l l e d r e s in and d escrib ed tho proposed us co n d itio n s in a la t t e r to PDA and axe aw aitin g a response. I t i s our understanding th a t the FDA i s co n sid e rin g the p u b lic a tio n o f a food a d d itiv e s regu lation th at w ill l i s t p e rB isa ib le p ig a e n ts fo r use in polymers such as p o ly o le fin s , A ccording to the Food Chem ical Hews o f August 2 3 ,1 9 7 1 , the pigments l i s t e d under S e c tio n 121,2514 (x x v i) w i l l probably be in c lu d e d . As you a re aware, ta lc is lis te d in th is group o f pigments. . . :.v . ; _ ; ' ' . . . ' . ' With regard t o 't h e second q u est!on in sy l e t t e r o f A u g u s t 23, 1971 and your comments, t h is q u estion was prompted by the attached item which appeared in the Chemical and Engineering News o f J u ly 12, 1971. T h is it e a in d ic a te s th a t concern has been expressed over the i'preaence o f t r e n d lit e , a v fo ra o f a s b e s to s , in in fa n t talcum powders. T his caused us to .wonderfabout the amounts o f t r e a o l i t e , serp e n t!n o and anthophy111to in your t a l c s . We know o f n o present r e g u la tio n which would li m i t the presence o f these m a te r ia ls , however| In fa c t ;; S e c t io n .121;2562 o f the food a d d itiv e s reg u la tio n s perwit the use o f asbestos in rubber, a r t i c l e s intended fo r r s p e a t e d c o n ta c t u se . We would be in te re s te d in knowing the r e s u lts o f any stu d ie s you say m a k e w h ich .w ill id e n tify ao . n aasum the sBOunts ^ - i s o i d s m t a i a ia e r a is preheat; in ;y o u r t a l e s , ...................... AHSiftm A ttachm ent jU Very truly yours, a . . u-J34;% a A* M o r r ill sch fllta o r ( j Food, DnrMulMg;.aSnMdfl fTf novxii#ctasnn^tCoordinator 358 Roseareh Building l t7 i- CRMC-HT-TALC-000134