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(food and Drug Ad ministration mid Ralston Purina C*. ts re calling 100.000 pounds of united animal load that hat already caused hundreds of thou sands of chickens and mHltano of eggs to bo destroyed. The agency said the meal contalas excutelvely high levels of polychlorinated ttphen yts. or PCBs. In humans, large doses of the substance ean cause skin and eye irrita tion*. but the agency said It hasn't had any reports of human reactions from eating foodstuffs tainted by the Ralston Purina in cident. n a w MM MM MM* M PCBs. which have been used extensively In insulating materials and for otlier indus ................. urn i*w nmn imr* mow <*m iw A m miCM MMI (WW WW WW- % 8rrr: Bsc* m m 41 P""i"m'r--Wm i- M iMMMA M..t.l.M...w..A.....M...l M.Iw.Mfh>i Ir* im w miMn m m m tun mm mm wwi trial purposes, are being phased out under an Environmental Protection Agency ruling. The Ralston Purina meal was apparently MW* Apt j contaminated with them as a result of an MMmc M MMMICOIMnlUMr 0* >M IM IM 1 MI 1* I M I MMI April 1977 flre at the company's National Packing Cto plant to Puerto Men. the PDA TmIMtMmMm* M m . mi 4m miMAWMi e Mb Mb m**M* Mb- M aid. .| The agency said that about toMOO chick-, --------M MM MAM eus that ate toe tainted tuna meal have been | destroyed and that about 15.000 dozen eggs a *! UN 41MM day bave been destroyed since last March ft because of contamination. It's thought that MNP IawCMwQw. most of the meal was shipped lo Texas and | Arkansas, but the PDA said some was also Ml IM s m >w- w 9AMW !tW% M40*4-*HW ____________________ tIM ItN U* M mObCWUK AM AM AM-M m UMM Mb IM IM- w NMSUrrMNU t|M MM UW...... apparently sold to other feed makers for use j in their own products. . An FDA spokesman said Ralston Porta* | told the agency that It knew of the fire at its Puerto Rico facility but hadn't tested for unds Dividend News possible PCB contamination. The spokes man said the FDA called the company's at tention to the contamination last February. Palmer G. Lewis Co. declared a % NAVAIWCM stock dividend and In effect raised Rs quar Im Mmi MIM.M MJi* Mil* Mt Mi terly by retaining Its (lve-ccttis-a-thare cash ers U. II M4 M lllA II,M payout for the new shares. The stock divi M Ur IM Ml. dend wtU be distributed May ft to stock of MnUp Mr am in* m (brim Mp MM IMt record April 24 and the quarterly wtH be MKM 94 in n.l* paid May ft to stock of record April 25. The building-materials distributor said It dr The spokesman said that it Isn't known how widespread the contamination Is and that the FDA's investigation is continuing. In SL Louis. Ralston Purtna said all the contaminated fishmeal has been destroyed or withdrawn from the market. The com pany also said none of the fishmeal In ques tion was usod In Us Purtna Chow animal dared the stock dividend "to tocmio the number of outstanding sham. and. asarr Ralston said that "as soon is" it became ,*uk, gala a wider distribution and Improved aware of the PCB contamination, early last marketability lor Us stock." The company currently has WJN shares outstandtu|. February. It "voluntarily notified the FDA and Agriculture Department and began pro cedures" to find and dispose of the contami Grand data Inc. declared a quarterly div nated fishmeal. idend of 7* ceats a share, payable May It The company also said that it took to stock of rrcord April 21 The automotive "corrective measures" immediately to alle retailer paid its most recent dividend also of viate "any potential problems" and that all 7H cents a share oa Dec. ft to stock of rec affected customers have been informed. A ord Nov. 23. as previously reported, the spokesman declined to elaborate on what company omitted Its first quarter dividend. measures were taken. Grand Auto baa never set a dividend policy. Ralston said the customers who received } Hoartvor. with the exception of Inst quarter. the contaminated product were nerved by It has regularly paid quarterly dividends feed brokers and distributors primarily In f over the past three years. The company saM Texas, Arkaraas and town. Isolaied ship-, -It wOl continue to consider the dedarnttan ef meats also wrnt to souURSiteni MiMourt. dividends at the board's quarterly meetings. CiUfomia. Mississippi, Afaboma, eastern * Itawkeye Ranrerp. Increased tbr quar Oklahoma. Minnesota and Idaho, the com terly cash dividend to ft rents from ftH pany said. cents, payable Aug. I to stork of record Jwly lft. The Oes Motors, fowa-bawd bank bidd ing company also declared a lift stock divi Open Interest dend payable to hutders of record June It. 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