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B* 44 JAKELITE COMPANY A DIVISION OF UNION CAftNIDK AND CANNON CONDONATION COPY 7/1 Vr, J. If* Schilling Carbide and Carbon Cbenicale Coapany South Charleston, V. Va. r May 25, 1956 ^ vr. r. c. w Hr. V. K. Ifcaparly/ Hr. P. c. Bess y^pr. T. T. Kate ^ Dr. if. r. 8cgrth, Jr. rear Ur. Schilling* Dr. Sayth has corrTented on oy letter of Hay 11th to you requesting extraction studies on the shore yellow rigid vinyl sheeting. presusaHy I over-eaphaaiaed the im;>ortanoo of lead and arsenic residues and, as Indicated In Dr. Ifalp* a letter of Hay 15th, a rtazple colort-ctrl extraction study is all that la neoeaeary. At aqy avant t thought all conoamad would be Interested In receiving a copy of pr. Ssyth's latter which indicates the thinking of the f'.r.A. on food colors. Tours very truly. HTRcbertacnisna no. ucc 063694 RECEIVED MAY 28 19?C> INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL 4 TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT colour Vr mter-Ccnpaxy Ccrreapondeneo A-i .> C4CCC L0CA7I01 Mellon lhatituts Mri r \ Mr* H, F, Robertson ' location Hew Tork Offloe Sat* tty 15 19$ Conr to Dr* T. 1, Halt 8ubjet Extraction Studies oa VCCA-3JjQ0 Yellow 523 Seer Hr* Robertaom this Is a ooaaent on your Setter of Uqr 11 to Mr* A* V* Schilling on the shove subject* Z do not suggest azgr Chengs In your request to fail, but X thick you should hers eons background Information for future use* Zest nook Z bad in opportunity to go over all tbs r*B*A book an oerttfled colors* Of the 15 out of 116 vtech they base studied recently, only FD&C Tollov 5 baa been found to show m erldeace ef Injurious action* Bona colors ulU be removed free the list of tbeee peznltted In food uae* FDftC Tollov $ bee the boat ehaooo of retaining on the list* Therefore, vhea ve can lytore 1mediets urgencies. It vould be veil to think if this osier as inferable to soae others* The F.D.A. eontrole lead and arsenic contest by testing end certifying each batch of oclor told* its present concern far harvletaness refers to the toxle offsets of the osier itself ad Its unavoidable orgenic inpuritles* Eventually, the Act neat be changed to permit F.B*A to establish a tolerance fttr tha went of each color ^iich may be la feed, but this la lapoaaibla nov* Tory truly years. idf copied 5/17A* mm N ucc 063695