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FILE NAME: Johnson & Johnson (JAJ) DATE: 1973 Dec 19 DOC#: JAJ096 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Cover Letter to the EPA RE Comments by the Environmental Defense Fund & the Center for Science in the Public Interest the FDA Proposed Asbestos Regulation - No Comments Attached ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE /O p N FUND ' O O ' 1276 1525 18th X&ftjfcJ STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036/202 833-1485 December 19, 1973 Hearing Clerk Food and Drug Administration Room 6-86 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Comments on the Food and Drug Administration proposed regula tion Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs, 38 Fed. Reg. 27076-'81, Sept. 28, 1973._________________, Dear Sir: We attach the comments of the Environmental Defense Fund and the Center for Science in the Public Interest concerning the l: proposed regulation cited above. CSPI is a Washington-based non-profit corporation composed of scientists dedicated to public interest research and advocacy ,, on public health and environmental issues. EDF is a non-profit public benefit corporation organized under the New York State law with a nationwide membership of approximately 45,000 indi viduals . CSPI and EDF had earlier petitioned FDA to promulgate a regulation prohibiting the use of materials or procedures in the manufacture of food and drugs which would result in the addition of asbestos to food or drugs. In the following comment,, we discuss the adequacy of the resultant proposal by FDA. Respectfully submitted, Lucile F. Adamson, Ph.D. Environmental Defense Fund Enclosure Barry astleman Center for Science in the Public Interest OFFICES IN: EAST SETAUKET, NY (MAIN OFFICE); NEW YORK CITY (PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE); WASHINGTON, DC; BERKELEY, CALIF. This paper la recycled to protect the environment. ^ JNJNL61 J)00022535