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FILENAME: Flintkote (FLK) DATE: 1976 July 23 DOC#: FLK105 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestos Containing Joint Compounds J ly 23, 1376 Mr. Bud Hirphy M sco H all Products, Inc. 300 tt.E . 21st S tre e t ro rt Worth, Texas 76106 Dear Mr. Hirphyi Bet Asbestos Containing Jo in t Cargoureb We are very ccn crm cl about the use o f asbestos fib e r in F lin tk o te n a te ria ls. For th is reason we are requesting th a t a ll F lin tto te labeled jo in t system products be a non-asbestos type as soon as possib le and no li t e r than Octnhar 1 1976. I t is under s tood your non-asbestos formaIa is con p etitive in q u ality and is priced the aase as the asbestos type. With the change in fe m a le , please plan to rev ise the Caution la b el on the 6-gallon cans aM 4-gallon boxes. New arw ork fo r the la b els w ill be feriendert. Ws w ill os'if. im.te to oaks rap iers a t no co st to you any G sxtia av ailab le a t eo at fo r 1-gallon p a ils and I t a li a n '>>1 th at have the Asbestos You are probably awere o f oonsm er proposals to require caution la b els on jo is t system products containing c ry sta llin e s ilic a . Please advise me as soon as p ossible i f your products contain th is eith e r as an additive or an isp u rity . We may d esire to rev ise the Caution Libel fo r cry sta llin e illn a ano oth er d usts. Your suggestions would be appreciated. 4r Very tru ly yours, the yuana o iE ccmpany BCB/af beet Messrs: W. J . Barney R. ! m M inay J . M. Shedden J . U Houser E. P. Cooper J . X Anderson J . c . Schm itt B. 0 . B rittain A sst. Merchandising Manager cypsua Products - R itte r ford - Rxtherford - R itherfetd - Rutherford - A tlanta - M etairie - to r te lle Park