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mmrnmrnmmmm mm*- LIA16566 m ttaMb'Ww w m*.... f"'~ f m Lead industries Association, Inc. Nap***.*.*. MBIT cm* Hbnur 3, 1969 u a d x b o r s o b ms o c u t s v 's natagg tsrsLOMarr ajwar j c j u orpmcTOM e u l u a d SAimr cowers* 1. v. arm, nnona u u d c o n d u c t tw Mr. i: mp wr*Ast - c u s p crow Attached la rather lar*a rUa covarlnc altoetloo aaeooatered hy UA la aerly Daeaabar, 1968 and carried eobatantlally forward alace that tlaa. It la fait that thla la a rathar claer-cot auavla of tba tjrya at aork the Aaaoclatlao can do affectively. * eoold ha happy to ha*a any roanut yoo car* to offer. SincereIjr, _ JLK/daa Attachamt* "1JWH >r I LIA16567 i ' , Lead Indus* !c * Ly o Afvu- - : -j - RHVM.IU tn 0\z tft-tem 3, 1*9 mi j w > muff* - a*ffp Attached Is a file or, aottor of putouttally ltrp olsptflcanco as rolatod to th u* of load la |U>ti for ehlnavars. Aa unfortunate situation baa arlaoc la tte United States vhleb la ecwnl at I*n*th In tbo atvachamt*. Wo beltsvs you via with to conaldor tbla carefully and taka ouch approprlatt action as Bight be ro-julrod to aafeguard load's latorotts la your country, your sphoro of lnfluenc*. and as nay bo ralated to your company's pottory aaport bualnoss T vouia be del tested to havr any e<a*eata you wish to mate eoncortlac any action* that you nsy find fsaslbls. i :i 1 Slnctrely, i J1X/<1 Attachaonta ec: All froo World Load Associations m 4 N 3293.01 mm LI A1656B , Lead Industries Association, Inc. M Vwk M. V. wen cr > HbrMiy 3, 1969 Mr. >. V. MereIn Chalrear., Research, Coaaclttee V. . fetter* Association e/o The hiU. Chin* Coaptny East Liverpool, Ohio lj9?0 i f Bmt Mr. Nervln: US' uxs u r e a s e - cum otim*Aigi I t m ure the attache! report and correspondane* dealing with green Japan**# dlrv.eivare a* dIstrlbuled In the It-. 1 ted State* by Ihe Leftoo 'Scapany vtll he of Interest to you and the aeabere of the Executive Cnatltte* of the 0. 6. Potter* Association. The report vu prepared and the file assembled pri arlly to alert LlA'o oxide producing Member* to the problea and to Infore thee of wbat we have done t<. head off developemt of a potentially serious situation. It ha* become aprarea*, frse thl* specific case that there la need fbr a w.lversal ly effective star.dard for leal release free glared dlr.nerwar*. rt la also obvi iu e fr* the r*-.-er.t dialogue our Kr. J. f. Smith had with PDA officials that they a-u'.c be Interested in discussing this subject further with the appro* prlste b'.S.I -A. cro.p. a-J 1 urre yuu tc arrange such a Meeting at your earliest I convenience. I au^ce*t / j ;.la-i* K- Slffcrd laapchlre Deputy Director Office of Prod-ct Safety Bureau of Medicine - * food A Dn* Adnln litrstloe - Washington, D. C* It is liueeu I'crtuMl*- thst t'J.r.A. ha* developed fbr It* own use a . i workable `.rad release sia.-.da.-tl f 'rjvj, anl that the a**n* for testing 1* also well estsfcl lof cd, as bv AJTX C"<}^. This will unquestionably be of ue to the PDA In It# eon* Id erst lor. of a*>y PwJe-al stavlan! or lirlts, and aay very well serve a* a aodel for promulgation of su-f Melt* v. leal release frrm glased china Intended for food use It areas likely that If the ratter* d.- r.ot establish a working re.atlonshlp with the TTA In rtvitux. of su-l s i %,-*l *?d a, toe PDA mi very well act on Its own. Tour cctuwtnts w-nild be appreciated. JLE/dsm Attachment -r*f------ "yp* eaq* a> N 3293-02 L IA16569 Lead Industries Ascc'cic.'.ion, Inc. -* U'ifetei Mm XVK K r. tWT {re 3* 39^9 UAP p*nst - em^n CHgAIW Attached lier*- : > report or LlA actlona, taken and proposed, cor.heroin* lead r*:*a*e fma g', * n . >. ;neire, i veil aa pertinent, corre*pondence between LlA end the Japan Iced "Inc a**c latt.-n In Talgro- ft!* report a ! o trretponder.ee cover e unique and potent 1*1 ly d*nc*rou* *ltut... w. .ci LlA 5 attention In Rid Dr feeler. 19<^, prvrtptlnit our act loo v*\l I.*-, urr.^ 1 haveie . ilmt-w." *i' y effe-iire ftie Japanese react loo and their step* taern ar *. .1 ..vr.ted- Cof-ic* 0f vrn , .c.* *.' *nd natrrlal are l-citi*. sent t- tha lead aaaoclatloca of the free world vi*l a re- -.ewti:ati<m that each c xisldar tfte prollee aerloualj and act In st* r.t*tr> v. f rphere of m urn o vt*Trxr arl hcvcver appropriate, ftte LlA !* l-i!rv.- r *;i -.>n the *-ii -* atll! rv--dcd In the United State*. P.er and *S*v the J . < ant 1 t*. for '.'a! t *rea It t. e *pe-.r., a*e .r the Japaneee chlnavare dlaeuaaed, la p.-ollra of a "tla.A eye" and aeriou* restriction* ' f i-.-'tery, *t.tx..d tie altuatlon be aleunJeratood. lead IncSoslr ..- Ait -1V. l-m, .vrre in *ev Jork, would welc j o t anjr auAgett;.. -- report . J . non whir/ y^c ejy aee fit to nt. 5J1AnWeetrjei Alyy * JH/dms Altart-nents J L. lft>erly J >/ tserulive flee Prealdenf N 3293.03 v*- LIA 16 57 0 Lead Industries Association, Inc. (M MsMan ADM Ba* YWX K V. >*017 TaBeBBM gig T -- cpggjq fora gtf -gnuwii . pacogbr, 1063 - jiMW, 1969 - Ob Dicwbtr 19, 1963, the l*tf Industries Association van alerted to the developnaet cf a situation eooceroicg load release from glased ceramic pottniy Vfcieh required ii'lats, constructive action- Certainly, the sweats leading op to this affair, the action takas by LI*, and raaulta to data vUl ba of Interest to pomjbay ara detailed la the following paragraph*t The aalaa Banker of a vall-kDovn 0-8. ceramic n materials supplier (Nmeo Corj>.) noticed, while shopping la a Baltimore, Maryland atort, decorative cups, H(i and otbar camlc items glated with a distinctive copper green glass, tba notarial, manufactured ic Japan, ia known aa green boUyware* bacauaa of tba distinctive dark green color with a prominent decoration of rad berries. era la tba D- 8-, pottery manufacturers have kaow for many years that crattle vara with this particular copper-green gleae might, If used to atcra Juloes or otbar acidic fooda, ralaaaa potentially hazardous amounts of laad aa wall a* copper and otbar toxic heavy metals. The Paaco aalaa manner broA^ht thla fact to tba attention of .tba atorc'a manager, and subsequently callad tba Bureau of Mod Control, Baltimore City Beelth Pepajtment, to rapaat hla findInga. Samples of tba ware vara obtained by both kwo and tba B^tlmore City Beelth Department and independently teated for lead ralaaaa by a standard 0. 8., AS1M aatbod (C555) A cup, tested at tba Feaco laboratorlta, abowad laad ralaaaa of 105 ppm and 00 ppa 1a successive testa. At thla point, LXA, at well aa tba 0- 8* dlatribtrtor of tba were, 0- l- Laftco Oo^any of Sew Tork aad Chicle, wara informed of tba matter. In order to ascertain the extent and bow beat to beadle thla problem, LIA laedlately contacted the distributer of thla camlc vara. Be axpreaaad surprise that tba Bate rial ahowed high lead relaaaa, and pointed out that it had bean distri buted by hla firs for at least ala years here In the U. 8. without prior difficulties. LIA Obtained samples of the ware for testing, and when tba results, as determined at tba laboratory of a recognlted Butgers UUvereity authority, confirmed laad release of 60 to TO ppm, ve urged tba distributor not to release any Bora of tba aatarlal aad to recall voluntarily all food utensils of "hollyvere* free hla sales outlets. Simultaneously, tba executive rice president of LIA initiated steps to beam tba Japanese producer of this material stop further -manufacture and shipments at tba source. To this and, tba Japan laad Line Aseodstloa was requaatad tot 1. Locate tba manufacturer and taka id>atevnr steps vara wcssttiy to prevent further production of tba ware; ?. Arranga, if possible, for tba deatructioa of existing stocks which might ba used for food or beverages; r N 3293.04 L IA 16571 -I- 3. Pi svast further shlpaest cf the asterisk to tte 0. 8. (and to otter port* of the world, if appllesble)j wA, k. lelp determine If firns otter thus teftoo wart Imparting tte asterisk to this country. Tte Japan lead Hoc Association m Kt cooperative and tea tabes tte steps requested by UA sod oor*. Copies of tte letters to end frco Japan ara attached. MsaoiAlla, arraageuents vtrt Bade for an LIA ataff Bashar to Baet with representative* of tte Baltimore City fesith Departaent and tte Baltimore offlca of tte TDA (which ted by that tlae ten called Into tte matter) Tte purpoaa of tte visit u to clarify, If neceerary, for the tvc governmental agencies, tte fast that tte ana of copper stale* vlth lsd-be*rlng glaze*, even In aaall amounts, graatly affect* lead rela* under the standard AST* ie#t. At thla aeetlag, and at a auteaquest Beating with nt officials In tbe Chicago District Offlca, It vaa tte lntant of tte Association to Bah* It dear that: l. Such copper stains have not teas aaad on Alnnarwara manufactured la tte 0. 8. for decade*. S. trUwlTt reaearck apooaorad Jointly by tte International load tine ' Research Organization and tte U. B. Kitten Association tea shorn that vlth the exception of copper, so otter c i:t ih glaze additive Increase* laad release when tte ware la properly fired. 3. A s t 1== lead solubility cf 7 P*a fits glaze* whan teated by tte ASTO aethod (C555) has teen acknowledged as reasonable and aaf* and voluntarily used by tte aenter* of tte C- .FJk since August, 1$66. k. Tte Association will urge otter laad associations throughout tte frea world to bring to bear vhatever Influence they can, to encourage tte adoption of realistic and practicable testing a* wall a* aotmd stan dard* for dlnnerwar* - whether Intended for export or for dosestic use. It la fait that tte Association has doot everything possible to date Ini 1. Presenting fact* pertaining to release of lead from copper glazes. i. Pointing out to the various goveraaentel agencies concerned with thla problea, that the paraneter* for defining lead release free glazed dinner*are have been established here In tte U. 8- and that currently all member* of tte D. 8. Potters Assoc 1st loo are operating under a lead release llalt of 7 Ppa. J. 7. Balth J. I- deterley i s. -stonT/ah., LIA 16 5 72 Lead Industries A k) Li war vs*. a e. r iO. emit feewter 8k, 19S Or. 8 Tokunaga Japan load tine Association lav llblya Building So. 3*6 choaa Uchlsalwalcbo chems Cbiyods - ts, Tokyo, Japan Dsar Sr. TOkunaga: HE: JAFWOBE ommeutt As you haw no doubt hoard froa Mr. Toait* of Mitsui Mining k halting Coapany, ltd., by cable and letter, the lead Indus tries Association has rua into what ve believe to he a potentially dangerous situation In connectxoo with glazad Japanese chlnavars which releases dangerous amounts of leal when subjected to a standard Anerlcan Society for Testing and Materials procedure for deteraining this characteristic. The sequence of events leading to the lead Industries Assoc1stlor. entrance Into this problem is as fallowe: 1. An American nanufacturer of asterials for the glazing of pottery and dlnaervtre wkea a standard practice of checking Imported asterials. ?. In a routine test of a green cup decorated with red berries on Its outside - aad< in Japan * a dangerous amount of lead was released during the stan dard Arerlcan Society for Testing and Materials procedure. A copy of the A37M D*slgnstl r'55-OlT, Tentative Hr thud at Determination of lead Extracted froa Glazed Ceramic Surfaces, la enclosed for your lnfometicn sod use. Sables of the cups, both tested and untested, are going to you under separate cover for your purposes. 3. The dlnnerware does not show a manufacturer's cane, though there Is laprlr.ted on aech piece e model ntsaber. L. The Aaerlcan laprrter In lew fork who distributes this material at least in this part of the country Is C- t. Laftoo Coapany# ?25 fifth Avenue, lew YoA, lew Yo A- Me net with the Importer and learned that he has distributed this wars for sis years or sc-.rr and that acre than $T,000,000 worth has moved in the last two years. Cups end saucers are, of course, only a part of the line. 5. To give you specific data on the laportance of this problem and Its potential eerlousneaa, ve were told that the cups released 1C* parte per alllloe of lead in the first test snd rto parts per Billion In a repeat teat on the aaae object. An American standard has been In effect which Halt* the release of lead In this teat to sever, parts per Billion and expert advice has It that good dlnnervars would consistently release lest than that, which would Bake the standard (seven parts per million release *u`.rr! an easy specification Vo live with. @ 7 N 3293.05 LIA16573 .' Sr. I. Tekanagn Tokyo, JepaB ----------- - MeMb A/1968 tba Load JmJuatriM Association employe aa expert Industrial hyglenlet sad bo tollo us that continued uoo of a material releasing over a hundred porta per la a standard toot could bo danc*rouo to human baalth-lead poiaoelng oould result. m./Hp-. Zf this Japanese product boo boon oold In tbo 0. g, for all poors or ora. It la obvious that tbcro Is no practical way to rocall It. Ms oould oak that you ujdortoks whatever stops aro necessary la Japan to priwt tho furtbor mnnufecturo of such vora and so as far as you possibly css la arranging for tbs destruction of existing stocks that would be ueed for serving food or bevermgee. Oertalaly, there should be as further shipments of Ouch materials asd It la obvious that you *111 have aa Interest la dsteralalag aad perhaps taking corrective measures aa asy bo Involved vlth abljiMpta fna Jopoa to other parts of tbo world than tbo D. I. Vo at LXA believe that this typo of occurroaeo oould bo *0x7 (Imaging aa concern* wt only tbo Japanese manufacturer bat tbo Load Industry at largo. The findings of load release have boon confirmed by the application of tbo saaae toot to multiple pieces is tbo laboratories of aa outstanding American authority at Kitgero ttiiverslty. Tbo findings Indicated that load releases 00 tvo cups tested, vere 6^ and 70 psota per Bill loo respectively. Vs have been vaguely Informed that tbo Japanese manufacturer Is located la Bsgoys sad Is said to employ about J00 peoplo. V* cannot mors definitely Identify him. Ve propose to ccovey our findings to tbs gov Tork Aasrlcsa Importer and dis tributor aad mould appreciate your help la determining if there are ether Importer! and distributors la this country as wall as who and where they are. 1 should ilka you to know that Mitsui Mining and Bamltlag Company's office la Pew Tork with Mr- Jakenorl Toelta as Senior spokesman net with us to dlacuaa tha problem and that this reference of the situation to you Is In 11ns with his recommends* tloo. I believe that you will have board from Mr. Tomlts by calls aad latter In edvmooo of receiving this statement from me- I will be pleased to bear from you as soce aa practical as to what steps you propoos or have accomplished. As a representative of the load Industry of tha United States, I feel that a proper handling of this situation can result In an Improvement in general Industry Image but at the same time an Improper handling of the situation could be most damaging. In theee times with the lead Industry under frequent attack, at least Indirectly, from all aorta of reports on poisoning and air pollution, Z feel ve have a grave responsi bility. Please let ms bear from you at your early convenience. Sincerely JLC/so (3. L. tnsberley /Executive Tice Pres Ids m mm. LI A16574 6, 1*49 Nr. Jack tiMberlay load Industrie# Assoc latlo* 292 Madlsoe Avenue Hv tork, Pew Tort 1001T D**r Nr. tUbcrli/: A* I cabled you, we are endeavouring to get further informstlone on the pottery trouble. I received your letter of December lmet year, tie had a talk with Japan Pottery Manufacturers federation represected fay Mr. YOklo T'^^aoto, Director Oeooral of the Pwdtrat.or., and atarted to Investigate the eerlout fair la coopera tion . Our finding* up to the pre*m air ea follow#: 1. The name* ana wSdreueet of the manufacturer and exporter of the pottery. Nanufitciurer* Preaiucr,: r Address * Marurl Shekel Mr Jukuro Mauno 1 chcme Sulnancbo, Sato City, Alchl Arefectnr# b. Exporter: Pres Itjenl Add ress' Hsgoyrn poexi Shokal (Pagoya Trading CoNuny) Mr Xenjl Broome ), 1 chome Suldoaekl, BlgasMku, Begay* City The manufacturer (topped their production of the potterle* In queatlem, l.e., coffee 'ip* vd eaucere according to the atroog recce***ndstloo of Japan Pottery Manufacture re Pederatloc. Purtheraore, the federation he* prohibited the narufacturer to remove the cosnodltte* In their warehouse. The disposition of the sealed ca---J1 ties will be decided after the negotle* tlon between lie exporter* and the Importers referring to the contract between them. Mr. Shlro Ml tor. , Managing Director of Marurl Shekel, the bo d of the Presi dent , Is visiting y>ur country In early January to negotiate with the Impor ter, end he is willing to visit you In your office at that time. Marurl Shokal claims that they have never exported that kind of pottery to the countries other limn U. S. A., because ell the product* were of the cl lent * design furthermore, they say, there is no l > Importer other then 0 / Irfuo To Japanese i^>v*rmeent will decide an industrial standard (JIS) for the testing of the potteries for domestic use and for exportation on April, this year. Swiss standard fo- the determination of lead extracted from glssmd csrsmle surfaces will be referred to It. The new JIS will be promulgated on October. 9 N 3293.06 > January 6, l$G& -- tizy tom Coplee or your letter Sated December ?k and the A891 Dea*|hatlon: C5?5-^T vara handed to Mr. Tuhlo Taneeeoto, and the eoplea *U1 he dietributes woof the aanufeeturera and exporter* the Japan lottery Manufacturer* federation vill eapfeatlcally ware all the pottery Maufacturer* to m)u sure of the flzatloo of loed pi^aota la coloured ftlailAC la beklr. nth agr heat npidi, Dour* alaeeraly. ST:ka to