Document J7JxLddNGJmexE75BDnQw3je
FILE NAME: Colgate (COL) DATE: 1972 Aug 3 DOC#: COL006 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Internal Report for FDA RE Talc
August 3, 19?2
Dr. A lfred W eissler, A cting D irector-
D iv isio n of C o lo rs and C osm etics Technology
O ffice of P ro d u ct Technology
c
Food and Drug A d m in istra tio n
Departm ent of H e alth , E ducation and W elfare
W ashington, D. C. 2020^
Dear Dr. W eissler
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E n c lo se d p l e a s e f i n d my f i n a l a n a l y t i c a l r e s u l t s on th e m ineral com positions of 102 exam ples of stan d a rd , com m ercial products c o n tain in g ta lc . These Include a l l th e specim ens you s e n t me from W a sh in g to n , e x c e p t f o r a few ( p r i n c i p a l l y 35he pharm aceutical specim ens) w hich I w ill re p o rt on s e p a ra te ly , as w e ll a s a number- t h a t I p u rc h a s e d i n Hew York and i n B o s to n .
The a n a ly s e s show t h a t 59 o f th e p ro d u c ts have no d e te c ta b le am ounts of any o f th e a sb e stifo rm m in erals (by th e tech n iq u e em ployed, p rp p o rtio n s by w eight of 1-2^ o r le s s could escap e d e t e c t i o n ) , 20 had sm a ll b u t d e f i n i t e p e rc e n ta g e s o f tr e s o llte , 7 had sm all p e rc en ta g e s of c h ry s o tile , 9 had sm all p e rc en ta g e s o f b o th tre m o lite and c h ry s o tile , and 7 had sub s ta n tia l percentages of one o r both of th ese asbestiform m in erals.
' I s h a ll r e ta in and p re se rv e the o rig in a l specim ens, and the x - r a y d i f f r a c t o g r a m s , u n t i l y o u a d v is e me o th e r w is e .
With v e ry b e s t p e rso n a l re g a rd s , S in c e re ly y o u rs,
Seymour n . newin P ro fesso r of Chemistry
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TABULATION OF X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSES OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING
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A. P ro d u c ts having no d e te c ta b le amounts o f a s b e s tif o r a m in e ra ls { lim it o f d e ta c ta b ility = c a . 1 to 2$ f o r each m in eral)
Product
M ineral Com position
T alc C h lo rite P h lo g o u ite o<-Quartz D olom ite O ther
1
70$ 3$
2
100$ n .d .
3
99$ n ,d .
4
100$ n .d .
5
95% 2$
6
80% 2$
7
86% 7$
8
95% 2$
9
89$ 7$
10
93$ 3i
11
90$ 2$
12
130$ n .d .
13
60$ n .d .
14
- 31$ 50$
15
100$ n .d .
16
17
60$ 30$
18
90$ 4$
19
97$ 1$
20
35$ 6o$
21
67$ 25$
22
59$ 35$
23
42$ 50$
24
94$ 1$
25
95$ 2$
26
95$ 1$
27
88$ n .d .
28 29
20$ 94$
1O$cf
30
97$ 1$
7$ n .d . 1/0 n .d .
3$ 5$ 2$
3$ 2$ 2$ 2$ n .d . n .d . 2$ n.d .
4$
2$
2$
.
1$ 2$
' 1$ 2$
2$
3$ 4$
2$
n .d .
2$
2$
.
n .d . n .d . n .d * n .d . n .d . n .d .
3$ n .d . 2$ 2$ 4$ n.d* n .d . 10$ n .d . ***
n .d . 2$ n .d . 4$
3$ n .d .
3$ 3$ n*d. n .d . n .d . n .d . n*d. rud.
n .d . n.d . n .d . n.d . n .d . n .d . 2%
n .d . n .d . n .d . 2$ n .d . n .d . 7$ n .d .
6$ 2$ ' n .d . n .d . 3$ 5$ 3$ n .d . n .d . n .d .
19$ n .d . 2$
n.d*
ZnO ZnUd ZnUd X.S
CaCOjq
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Product
31 32
33 34
35 36
37 38
39 40
41 42
43 44 .
4 5 46
47 48
49
50
51
52
53 54
55 56
57 58
59
T ale
w 80$
55$ 78$ 78$ 79$ 38$ 87$ 94$ 66$ 81$
89$ 6$ n .d . 65$ 48$ 100$ 88$ 100$
95$ 100$ 85$ 90$ 90$ 78$ 86$
79$ 96$
90$
Ohio
50$" 7$ 40$ 7$
4%$ 50$
5$ 3$ 25$ 8$6$ n .d . n .d . 30$ 40$ n .d . 4$ n .d .
5$ n .d . 8$
^$ 3$ 15$ 7$ 15$ n.d* n .d .
c Papre 2
M ineral Com position
P h lo ffo u ite c4-.uar~
5T
3T
3$
' 2$
2$
n .d .
4$
3$
2$
10$
2$
15$
5$
n .d .
4$
2$
n .d . 1$ 4$ 2$
3$ 3$ 2$
n.d .
1$ n .d .
1$ n.d* n .d .
3$ n .d . n .d .
5$ n .d .
2$ n .d . n .d .
2$ n.d . n.d .
n.d .
n .d .
4$
3$
2$
2$
3$
n .d .
2$
5$
2$ 1$ n.d*
3$ n .d . 4$
n .d .
3$
D oloralte O ther
5$
n.d .
n,d , n .d .
n .d . n ,d . n.d , n .d , n .d .
n .d . 2$ 5;% n .d . n.d .
' _ 2n0 X
S
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B. Products having small amounts of f r a m o l i t s ' m o r e than 1$, . but n o t more than~T5^2}^ by w eight
Product
M ineral Composition
T a lc C h lo r ite P h lo g o p ite cx'-Quarts
D olom ite T rem olite
60
6 l$
30$
n .d .
n .d .
6l
35$ 40$
' 2$
3$
62
89$ 2$
- vl$
3$
63
8?$ 2$
2$ :
nd
400$/
64
84$ 5$
Jr*
c
65
79$ 15$
n .d .
n .d .
66
85$ 5$
3$
n .d .
6?
75$ 15$
1$
n .d .
68
78$ 15$
n .d .
n.d*
69
96$ 1$
1$
n .d .
70
26$ 60$
n.d*
- 5$
71
84$ 10$
n .d .
3$
72
86$ 5$
3$
4$
73
-7 9 $ 10$
1$
3$
74
92$ n .d .
n .d .
n .d .
75
75$ 5$
2$
n.d*
76
75$ n .d .
5$
5$
77
91$ n.d'
4$
78
85$ 2$
1$
2$ h.d'
.
79
86$ 5$
4$
n .d .
7$
2$
18$
2$
n .d .
5$
n .d .
5$
3$
3$
4$
2$
2$
5$
5$
4$
5$
2$
n .d .
2$
7$
2$
n .d .
3$
n .d .
2$
5$
2$
5$
3$
15$
3$
10$
5$
n .d .
3$
3$
5$
2$
3$
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C P r o d u c ts h a v in g s n a i l am o u n ts o f C h ry s frc ile b u t n o t m ore th a n (5 * 2 )% b y w e ig h t.
P ro d u ct
M ineral C om position
n?aic C h lo r ite
P h logop lte
o^-Quart?
80
w*
b0%
n*d.
81
803? 711f* . -- 1%
82
76% 12%
2%
83
81J6 6%
5%
ei
%7% k%
1$
'
85
83$ 5%
2% .
86
82$ k%
9
ft
n .d . n .d . n.d*
n o r e tn a n 1%,
D olom ite C h ry so tile
n.(
k%
b%
CfO
~w H
3%
5.%
2%
Uf%
k%
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D. Products having snail amounts of both Tremolite and Qhrysotile more than 1%, but not more than {5 2 )% of each by weight.
Product
M ineral Com position
T alc C h lo rite P h lo g o o lte ^-Q uartz D olom ite Tremol i t e ChrysotJle
87
28% 50-g
88
61% n .d .
89
68% 1.%
90
55% n .d *
91
21% 1;%
92
6 ii
n .d .
93
55% 1%
94
k%
95
87% n . d .
n .d . n .d . JoPaf y%
3%
3% n.d*
h%
12%
h%
OC/oof
5%
2 5%
h%
5%
8%
10%
5%
5%
7%
2 5%
5%
5%
69%
3%
h%
5%
6%
20%
5%
5%
6%
25%
5%
k%
6% _
35%
M>
5%
5%
k%
2%
2%
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fe, P roducts h avin g s u b s t a n t ia l amounts o f C h r y s o tile a n d /o r T B em olite -- more' th an '$'~2)% by w e ig h t .
Product
M ineral Com position
Talo C h lo rite P h logon lte ot-Quarts Dolom ite T rem ollte C hrysotile
9976 6361%% n-o.fd . 31%;%
98
3 9%
n .d . *5of
3%
99
37% J/>
3%
100
76% 7%
k%
101
53% Q%
3%
102
65% n . d .
n .d .
6%
7%
OQs/t0f
10%
5%
35%
12%
15%
ko%
6%
2%
10%
bo%
6%
3%
8%
n .d .
2%
32
6%
7%
b%
25%
n ,d ,
3%
15%
10%
7%
i
i l
Pd'je b
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t. Products havins
TBeaolite -- more tnan 0 4 2 )* J
Produci
96 97 98 99 100 101 102
Talo
66% 31% 39% 37j 16% 33% 65%
Mi yifral Composltl.QK
C h iom e phiosooite
1
1
n .d . nX/o nd.
3% 7$ 8% nd.
x3%i 3% k%
3% nd
^sms^
6%
)/0 ho%
nd
7% 3%
msam
1% 35% 6%
62% k% 15%
" a/"
Zsrnsme. S i m s & i i t
Ofi _ ,
n rd1
12J Z% 3% 32 2 5% 10%
10% Q y\ n f 1 5% 10% 8% 6%
n.d
1%
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notes- to the tabulated data
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,
Products t e s t e d were standard and com m ercial b ra n d s,
purcnased in drug sto r e s or the drug departments o f departm ent
s t o r e s or su p er-m ark ets i n th e c i t i e s o f W ashington, D, C ., New
York, and B oston,
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2.
d a ta a re b ased upon co n tin u o u s sca n x-ray oowder
d if r a c c i n p a tte rn s. The p r e c is io n , in terms o f average d e v ia t i o n , i s ox vhe ord er o f m agnitude o f 2% a b s o lu t e f o r each
. th e m ineral s p e c ie s r e p o r te d . The data are g iv e n in u n it s ' of''percentage com position by w eig h t.
x.,
o f d e t e c t a b i l i t y by th e method employed a re
order o f m agnitude o f 1 t o 2% by w e ig h t f o r each o f th e
m ineral sp ecies c ite d ,
-
- --
-
4 , A,
Where an a s b e s t if c r m m in er a l was in d ic a t e d by th e x -r a y
pattern a s b e in g p r e s e n t t o a d e f i n i t e l y d e t e c t a b le e x t e n t , i t s
p r e se n c e v?as v e r i f i e d by th e u se o f o p t ic a l m icro s cony to d i s
c lo s e tn e p resen ce o f s i g n i f i c a n t numbers o f f ib e r p a r t i c l e s ,
B.
Where th e a s b e s tlfo r m m in era l was in d ic a t e d by th e x -r a y
p a t t e n i aS b?i n s P r e se n t a t th e j u s t b a r e ly d e t e c t a b le l e v e l . \
t h i s sS3 v e r i f i e d (o r r e j e c t e d ) by enrol oyin g th e s t e p - s c a n t e c h
nique over the region s o f the questionable d iffr a c tio n peaks. '
The f o llo w in g m in e r a ls w ere e stim a te d by com paring th e s m of the integrated in t e n s it ie s at the d iffr a c tio n angles ' l i s t e d _b e lo w , w ith th e c o r r e sp o n d in g summed in t e g r a t e d i n t e n s i
t i e s au th e same a n g le s o f sta n d a rd s composed o f "the pure m ineral
M neral
Two-Theta V a lu e s ' Summed
Dolom ite ^-Quartz C hlorite P h lo g o p its
3 1 0 -- 3 1 * 2 ; 4 4 .8 --4 j.G ; 2 0 .4 - 2 0 ,6 } 2 ,6 - 2 7 40 ;"'-3 9 .3 -3 9 .7 0. 3- 6 . 5 ; 12 . 4- 12. 8; 1 9 . 0 - 1 ? . 2.; 25. 0- 25,4 8 . 6 - 9 . O 2 5 .9 - 2 6 ,1 ; 2 8 . 1 - 2 8 . 3 ' X ^ ,
6w
Only two o f th e a sb e stlfo r m m in erals were d e te c te d i n
fr.prf <3'uci;3 t e s t e d , Each o f t h e s e was e stim a te d by co m p a riso n if l t h sta n d a rd s made up b y a tix in g th e pure m in era l w it h cu r e t a l c
I n v a rio u s p ro p o rtio n s by w e ig h t. For both unknowns and stan d ard s
15 e
Eea2iared was th e r a t io o f th e in te g r a te d in t e n s it y
mu a
r e l at i ve to th a t of an in te r n a l stan d ard *'
m e in t e r n a l stan d ard e n p lo y ed was 5% by w e ig h t o f ^ (0 B )C 1 *
The in t e g r a te d i n t e n s i t i e s w ere summed a t th e f o ll o w i n g d i f f r a c t i o n
8TlXSa i
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A sb e stlfo r m Elneral
C hrysotile T rem ol!t e
>t
Two-Theta V a lu es Summed
12,0 - 1 2 ,4 ; 2 4 ,3 -2 4 .8
1 0 .4 - 10. 6; 2 7 .4 -2 7 .6 , 2 9 .4 -2 9. 7 ,
3 C .6 -j0 .9 i 33.2-33*4
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Talc was determ ined by d iffe r e n c e .
The fo llo w in g a b b r e v ia tio n s are employeds
n.d* * n ot d e te c ta b le 2>> 0 => s in e omide ZhUJ - s in e u n d e o y le n a te K ss Icaol i n S a starch
Ca C0-, ~ Cairo, t e
X = phase not id e n tifie d unim portant.
because
deemed
I n s e v e r a l i n s t a n c e s , th e sa n e brand o f p ro d u ct wan pur
chased in d iffe r e n t p la ces a t d iffe r e n t tin es* to check on th e
constancy o f com position o f th e m ineral nizfcure. C onsiderable
v a r ia t io n s were found. S e e p ro d u ct numbers and 15; 22* 22 smd 23J^ - l n >b th e r in s t a n c e s , c o n s ta n c y w ith in th e p r e c i s i o n o f
th e a n a l y t i c a l method t-;as o b se rv e d ( e . g , , in th e c a s e o f n^od-
u ct No, 7 ).
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Product Nnabar
P rodu ct Name
Further Identification
1 2 3
4
c
w
3 8
$
10
11
12 13 14 15 16 17
18
19 20 21 22
23 24
25
26
29
31 32 33 3% 35 36 37 $3 39
40
AMMENS POWDER, MEDICATED
AMOLIN DEODORANT POWDER
AQUAMARINE COOLING SPRAY BATH
POWDER
BAGATELLE AMBER DUSTING POWDER
BOURJOIS BATH POWDER
CALDESEME MEDICATED POWDER
------- CASHMERE BOUQUET BODY POWDER
CHANEL HO. 5 BATH POWDER
COUNTESS ROCHEAU CAKE DUSTING
" . POWDER
. CREPE DE CHINE DUSTING POWDER,
MILLOT
_
CREPE DE CHINE POUDRE MIST,
MILLOT
CUT! CURA TALCUM POWDER
DESENEX
: DESITIN BABI POWDER
DESITIN BABY POWDER
DIAPARENE BABY POWDER
; DOROTHY GRAY SECRET OF THE SEA
DUSTING POWDER
-
EMERAUPE TALCUM POWDER
ENGLISH LEATHER
FABEBGE A'j^ffiIC" DUSTING POWDER
i FRIENDSHIP GARDEN DUSTING POWDER
; FRIENDSHIP GARDEN DUSTING POWDER'
* FRIENDSHIP GARDEN DUSTING POWDER
. HEAVEN SENT AEROSOL BATH POWDER
MIST
HEAVEN SENT BATH POWDER
HELEN PRES3L LITTLE LADY"
; INPORTA, SPAIN MENS* TALC
; ISIS FLORAL TALCUMPOWDER
i JOHNSON3 BABY POWDER
! JOHNSON AND JOHNSON MEDICATED-
| POWDER
* KOSCOT BEAUTY DUST-- OIL OF HIM
; LANVIN ARPSC-E DUSTING POWDER
f LANVIN ARPEGE ROWDERED MIST
f LANVIN ARPEGE TALC
f LEWIS BABY POWDER
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I LOVES FRESH LEMON GLOSSY POWDER
l MACY*S SCENTED BORATED TALCUM
I MACI`S TALCUM, APPLE
I HARCELLE DUSTING POWDER, HYPO-
f ALLERGENIC
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MARY CHESS PERFUMED DUSTING
POWDER ,
'B ristol-M yers {No, IF25) Norwich
Revlon (143) Corand (DCH) Pennwalt ( 5274) JSolsgte-Palm ol1V
J ergens
House o f Fragrance (L1132'
House o f Fragrance Pures: (0?1?0) WTS-Pharmao r a f t P fiz e r (1139Z) (3 /2 9 /7 2 ) P fiz e r {115A) {5 /1 0 /7 2 ) Breon (ElQiJQ)
Coty {355-4010} Men
(2891) Shulton (3 /2 7 /7 2 ) Shulton (5 /9 /7 2 ) Shulton (7 /1 3 /7 2 )
R ubinstein R ubinstein
{028Q) (3612)
(1288)
Manley & James
(2K4)
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41 42 43
44 45 46
4? 48
49
50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 TO 71 72 73 $ 75 76 77 78 -79
,,Hiraber
Product Name
Fiuthr Identificati on
H.-JEH?NEN BABY MAGIC POWDER
HENNEN QUINSANA POOP POWDER KERCH TALC, PRODUCT HO. 6 4 6 0 . LOT , NO. 6460)
HEXSANA 2387-D MEDICATED POWDER OLD SPICE BODY TALCUM PERSIAN LILAC DELUXE DUSTING f POWDER
PERSIAN LILAC SPRAY BATH POWDER POND' S PERFUMED TALC BODY
(B112) (H202)
(8039301) Plough S h u lto n
< A p r il Show ers <LFN) A p ril Show ers (B200B)
DEODORANT DREAM FLOWER PRINCE HATCHABELLI BELOVED SPREY i POWDER
(115B)
QUEST DEODORANT POWDER
MEPLIQUE SPRAY BATH POWDER
Parfums Raphael (004)
RIVIAHA FOODS - ITALIAN STEARIN TALC F or R i c e
SEPTEMBER KORN BY POND'S
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. ' (19B)
SEVEN WINDS AFTER BATH TALC U S ? TALC
DuBarrv ry
(021035)
7ASELINE INTENSIVE CARE BABY POWDER TUES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE SPRAY TALC Z B T BABY POWDER
ZEASORB SUPER ABSORBENT MEDICATED POWDER
( I 209)
(81021) S tiefel
AMBUSH-DANA DUSTING POWDER APRIL- SHOWERS
AVON UNFORGETTABLE PERFUMED TALC
(9884)
5 ^ 2 '^
DUSTING POWDER, PRINCE HATCHABELLI
COTi PACE POWDER RACHEL
DESERT FLOWER SPRAY BATH POWDER EKEEAUDE DUSTING POWDER
S h u lto n Co'ty *
(F 1 SKI)
EMERAUDE SPRAY DUSTING POWDER
Coty
FA3ERGE FLAMBEAU DEODORANT SPRAY POWDER
EAH NATE SPRAY BATH POWDER
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JERIS TALC, FLESH
'
(1 AEY) (3 7 WB?) (1 N 24?)
40LIE MADAME DUSTING POWDER, BALMAIN '
LADY ESTHER FACE POWDER, RACHEL
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?1AX FACTOR FACE-POWDER, EACHELLE
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MEDICATED COMFORT POWDER OH1 d e LONDON TALC
Parke-D avis
iS d ley
V oQ )
TO KNOW ME IS TO LOVE ME - TINKERSELL Tom F i e l d s r td
GL0S iC S PWDBH, OEEAM PEAC Toujours s o i bath poudeb
2AEDLSY APRIL VIOLETS
.
BctI ot' " otS p S
(4908)
80
CHANTILLY DUSTING POWDER
Houbigant
OASHMERE BOUQUET_________
82
JE M NATE TALC
83
HENNEN SHAVE TALC
.
84
SHOWER TO SHOWER BG'DY POWDER '
rv
(S 81)
, J ohnson & J o h n so n ( 5507BG)
85 6
PURE BABY POWDER, DART DRUG
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(K lie)
8
ROND'S-DREAM FLOWER PERFUMED TALC
(0 13D)
A 1
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1
Pa^e 10
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Product Humber
87 88 89 90 91 92, 93 94 95
Product WamA
Further Identification
nxjr'U-ALLEJIGEtilC FACS POWDER
CAPJiOLL, BOUQUET TALC DJER-EISS TALCUM
flamingo DUSTING POWDER, TUSSY
LENDER LILACS ADD ROSES TALC RAVES TALCUM
MAVIS BODY POWDER
TAJJGEE
o
ZBT BABY POWDER
K erkoff (L104?)
VIvaudou VIvaudou LuTt-Tangee (B0048)
96
ELANCEARD*S DUSTxNG powder
97
BOBU WILD DUSTING POWDER `
98
labder gardeijia and sweet1 pea talc
Del Labs
99
100
.Kal-S
DIOR
AND DUSTING
ROSES DEODORANT POWDER
BO]
Y
TALC
101
TAI WINDS SPRAY TALC "
(Avon (DCC 1272
102
TOSCA DUSTING POWDER
2 - 1 4 - 7 2 , HWS)
Psa ? Ii
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