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FILE NAME: Johnson & Johnson (JAJ) DATE: 1973 June 4 DOC#: JAJ205 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Specifications for the Analysis of Asbestos in Talc 503 June 4, 1973 Talc M r. W. A. A shton Dr. R. A. Fuller - D r. A. Goudie to D r. R. Bolle D r. g . Hlldick-Smith : D r. G. !Lord ' D r. W. Ns shed D r. R. Petterson . , D r. Hildick-Sm itb and 1 m et with our English cohorts to discuss the-talc program . . Much of the discussion is outlined in the attached re p o rt. . .. . One im portant point which was covered was that the B ritish Toilet P re p ara tio n s . F ederation is drafting specifications for the analysis of "asb esto s" in talc. T heir ; methods Involve concentration techniques, and will therefore be much m ore se n si . tiv e than o ur propose -' sp e c ific a tio n s. . . . A pparently the Italian 00000 talc p asses this test, and of course V erm ont talc does too, for chrysotile. However, T expressed my concern that V erm ont talc >. m ay o c casio n ally show tr a c e s of tre m o lite by th is p ro c e d u re . I pointed oat to Bob Doan that th ere waa no specific evidence that tra c e s of trem o lite in talc posed any hasard, ra th e r that the evidence indicated no toxic problem . Bob agreed to review the trem o lite aspects with T P F , and hopefully will be able to .. lim it the a n a ly tic a l m ethod to c h ry s o tile . I have ask ed D r. P, olle to 9end sam p le s ; . . of o u r V erm ont talc to F re d P o o iey so th a t he may check them by the pro p o sed " . B ritish m ethod. 1 of co u rse pointed out to Bob that in the tong te rm , our B ra ttelle study w ill delineate the toxicological p ro p e rtie s of V erm ont ta lc . . , D r. Hildtck-Smifch, M r. Dean, D r. Sloan and I visited the BIBRA. We w ere well re c e iv e d . As of the m om ent, BIBRA is aw aiting sam p les of Ita lia n 00G0C talc to investigate whether such, when placed in the fem ale ra t vagina, will m igrate into ovarian tissu e. They expressed the belief that it will not; . ^ . . . . . ' ch , . . - . - .. : -, ` , ` ' Attach, ' ... ' . T. H. Shelley . . ... V. Protected Document-Subject to Protective Order JNJMX68 000002985