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OSHA Amends Standard for
Maine Approves SPCA Request for Lead Labeling
Carcinogens
An emergency Handl'd dceigned is protect mnin itamn Iha lOl.e effects of i * cancc'-ftroeucmg mat*' > *iaa n inouitry nee Ml* >i>M m rtQurf>mints may a# iopied mom 'eae.iv ip aa#niM types ftf wftttgtacai itto non ooft'aitona
At the limy timft tn# Stcanmini of
laoor 'ftcantymM <ll anginal tmairifts concerning in* laiiciry ot ail 1A carcino
gen* ttymg inai B'** Ctnetr ooutd tftaun tram tioetu't t any ot them
Tha Oagirtment tmphttutd hoy*ver that norther tha imergency ittnatra nor a grepettd permanent nineft gueliched July ' tana the utt of any ot the cancer-producing tptmi mat am ytaft m Ihft charmed and ru&tor mOyttnat m tha manufacture at Ovn and D^myms. ana >n tits preparation oi ttme-rte.it em taenca
Tha revised iianda'd. puBfiehad <n tna ftfrM atfinir July 27 ftacama tffec-
tna July 10 Tha atandord daaia tnota particularly mth differant wont tunc* tiona such aa 'totalad environment 00aranana closed ayatam ooeranent. and opan yaaaal oea'Cboni
Tha maiw differeneti from ina angi nal amargancy stanoera mciudft tha aatabhahmcnt af more accurate naming aigna at entrances 1ft comforted erase and laBds an tantamaia. and aaftcdicanon of concrete necessary ta Drotact ampieyftaa nothing m different catagonaa at aearanona
Tha Patyiminane Mamrfaeturara Asaooanon of Cdcago. aggtytng an Bahaif of At memdsr camgaiuaa. haa baan granted on matnm vananaa ham tam
standard The 'Pcaupotiend WMT and atftann Aorrynmration aad dial it amtt
Or Doan Mna' Commuiiena' State of Maine Oaeanmant of heei!n and Ww laia n aftyiaad mcA tnat iti -couoai tar aiiomaia nsrCng <or aotn of
preducra mtn load eomam m titan of tnai parmina* By attic 'tn 10 Shi mi hcftn tpprovtd
Tna Mima itn euiad atriit' mi yatr
rtauun inai covutd praducia 0 isoalta nnn teaeific language But pro-
tats for approval m nnung of animate nardmg
hfCA roauaitad and the Depart ment npn haa approved tha me of such artimeit nftrdmg Tha altamata nord-
ng a cona-itim avitn uPCA ccom
manota -JOS* '4 tor
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Lton lor tnftytinai Cftatmgt Ceu.n-g
Laid Campftunaa ,n me Alice atari
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*ha Mtmt Laid tonanmg Ca-i-oi Act Became* tffcctiyt on Octoetr ] t|?3 AM productl mtrttttd <n !-l itara antr tmt out mutt Boar the a'aicnoad iBtnng Any proftua nhicn mty et our
entted By tna gtntrtl puBiiC. mult eci' tn# ItBcf naming (Httcnftcd 'or npuMhafd or trade lain gioducta
Report on Supply of Raw
Materials Released
Tha ftm report on tna item tf tna tupcMy of ran matenata m tha pamt and caatmgc mautuy hat Bean wtaitd By NtCA l Induttry SupptiftiB Commrttte llnouttiy Supphtm Bulletin 173-11.
The itatrt mil Be pauad pcntditaBy ta kaag NPCA mamhar contpamai mfarmad on tht currant cuppty of ran ma terial! mad By tht inductry, tccprdmg to Hoyal A. Bronn. NACA l Ttcftrwcil Directar
Tha Bufffttin UMI a color cede td then currant production capacity ta mat at typify omen mdwtiaa tn litputtt
apply m pvtAabta- rafant tha demand and auggfy m Balance, and me ate demand aactadt tht tuadfv
Tha raoart mcfudai informaoan an
gmducatu capaeny. tuppfy af Oder!
haa tfaa indicated that a mil ha giaa to mduda commana im other typaa at -in matftitalft d a head a aaprataad By mamBart Commantt and mauaita tar coot! may ha oMamad By nmmg: hoyp A lanri, Tochmcal Dwaatar. NhCA haadauartara.
DOT Explii!n$ Procedures for Clearing Records of Violations
The Bagtrtmant af Tranagartatisn a Oflica af Maaarddui Matanda haa aa-
cant rnmgany Bperauens nit l aaandard. OtHA aan that a oar ina cameaniaa ta Maor gracadurao gandfag a Hnaf ana appkesean. Tho orggr aaw ttngtdf igaathim at >1 atana.
The adanm ardor waa granaad ta gt
h aIfee* d.A-Methyfano lhnt-1 Oddacndwc. a thanucal
MSHft-Myaa. paryattara. aciyftca apaay. nnytA matammaa and taadh OVA tatiA acryhc tam. natumf typaa.
ftCMINTt--ptarnuth
and afummum. iOtVfffTl --hydramtana llphdtia and atamand. amar*.
lying tha sggrepnate ragtnai ana naband pfliiidi that the wafatieiti have
DOT noted that a afuppar at haaard-
M) at via Molar earnam Safaty hagufadonA Whan in mapactian ddcfaaaa Mi M afappar IM nil tacaptad thi
tMhahad and cannot Be daaraa By aa-
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AOOmvcS--dnart. tungiddat- ------odaa. and agocida: and CONTAINIM- miimrai tan dan Be mtea mattd af
I that KKA man am own augghar ___ _ MR currant utlan gnran typo af metend. Tht
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Whan M mapactar tempiataa da in_MCBtk a (font, d company affiad hauM tamam ttw ftnddgi td aeiadiah a dear undamunamg R tha mdetiem
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The enlist* in the bant (roup thin Tho circular tinpUio top ud bonomo b m received in ivvi| at 23 com* ore 4onfed and then taldertd to lha
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plum per million nplwcnwnia; tbote cylindtr. Milk (oca into tho con through in lb* wont category received *n w o until hole punched at one and. end the
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g* of 76. Tbot't uprightly from 18 and hole M tooled with t drop of oeldor. It'i
68, respectively, the lut lime. The mia* bun done tbot woy for over o century.
her of people writing eompliint littcrt Meet canned food other then evopo-
hu olio increaecd, from in image of rated milk goes into ceatamcn that
about 500 month to Bttily 700. Tho haut boo* improved to aliminete, at far {
inerein in cemptainli ii not necettarily at pouiblt, load contact with tha food, i
on indication of declining rertice. It Side Mama now era overlapped and mov juit reflect a greater marencM eelderad on the outside. Same cant art
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among the public of when to complain. waldad without aaldar. Aluminum cant | For the airline* at a whole. lha thing era drawn without n tide team, incor
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moat complained about in our currant porating the bottom into a aaamlett unit. analjtit wa* flight delaea. followed For farther protection, moot tinplated
Christmas
eloedy by problem! with farta and re or all-Mori cam today an lacquered in-
fund!. Other major complaint eatego- aide prior to the prafiU walking. riot, in doaeandiag order, were general Thau technological advancu have
Buying
ticketing problem*, overbooking. flight upped the price of tha ampry can. hut cam-eilanona, cuatomer treatment and they have greatly lowered the riak of
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baggage leaa.
load cenlnminatien. Why than, ia milk
A. we mid lait time, the CAB does Mill eannad in the aid-fukioaed wav?
not terifjr the accuracy of each com. Poaaibly became moat evaporated-milk
plaint it maim I on Ihnothtr hand, tha connet* manufacture their own con* ntunbor of people who take tho trouble end, in etigaeni market, lack economic
INCLUDING A REPORT ON
to write a loner to the CAB about poor incentive to noderaixe or te purrhatc ten tea undoubtedly repraoem only mom oxpenolvt cam.
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email percentage of thoM experiencing There'i olready too much lead in ilia problcma. If veu went te join the rank* air wo breathe, the load we eat end the
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of ditgnintled airline paaaengtre who da water we drink, thanka partly la the
take that trouble, write ta the Civil Aero (utemobite'e peButien of ear atmo
All of Utarn small enough to fit
nautic! Board, OIScc ef Container Af sphere. Why, than, should W* permit
in a shirt pocket--including lass
faire, Waahington. D.C. 20428.
additional load is a bum food lika
expansive model mat use the
White PDA ponders,] jsbtes drink tead
eannad evaporated milk? One naaen ia that, uatO twa yean
age. no one had aatablitbad a maximum lead intake that a pertoa eauld ahurb or ingest without hazard. However,
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now 110 film sizi . . . plus Ratings raperts on other prod ucts sutlabls for your gift list
Tha age-old problem ef lead poi- prompted by concern ovor lead pobon
MEN'S OURARU-PRtSS SHIRTS
toning h Anally receiving terioua atten ing of young children, the Deportment
c a s s e t t e mc o mc m
tion. particularly ia regard to yetmg of Health, Edueatiee and Wribra
children in urben ghetto erase. A Fed (HEW) toverai yoare ego eemmimioned eral tew hu mode it illegal cine* Janu an od bee eommittee te etteUiob o drily
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AfTRONOMICaL TELESCOPES suns SSINNINO TACKIS
ary 1 of thia year te tell any paint that memimible intake (DPI) at a reference ( KM YOUR HOUDAT DINNERS.
contain! auor* then 0.50 pee earn of load hose far provontivo mutnrao. la 1971, i WE RATE FROZEN TURKEY
in the dry paint film.
tho cununittH ntabUsbod 500 micro- i
But a child** diet, and particnlarly grama W bo the maxiawm DPI of lead 1
an infant't, ia neatly milk, perhap* a from all toumo (or cbildna botwoon I
formula baaed on tho lbeeace can el ana and thru yarn old--tho agu when .
evaporated milk. Paroma loading their cbUdiun an apt te ut paint, patty and
babice that tuppotedly wholaecma atut ether Uad-contolning aoa-faoda.
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in lift may ha auprbnd to lama that Lott year, an HEW agency, tha food . tho evaporated milk could contain lend. end Drag Administration (FDA), ini- 1
the annual
And. more chocking Mill, that nothing titled what teemed to hi a ecriooi athu been accompliebed ta due la stimi- tempt te cat down on tho Wed content
"best buy"
nate the hanrd. Mott evaporated milk cane are made
el a tin-plated tteol raclanala (hat ia
in evaporated milk. By midoammer it wot announced that, through coopera
tive studies with lha induilry-baud
gilt roundup
rolled into a cylinder and toldend along Evaporated Milk Aetecittien. a volun. '
the aeam with a Itad-baaed compound. tary FDA umpaeary guideilno weald I
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A new CU book covers consumor education for tots
i i go inio effect January 1 of thu vear
limiting thi lead cantcni ot eir.aed
Con.inner learning etarli airly and turn tl Karat. Telavtiion canmrnij i. fanim buiing liabiie. and iht quality and aver*day uae of m.nrrii po>riuiK art influencing children'! csniumtr develop-
evaporated milk to 0 30 part per { lion ippnti. or about 200 nnc-ograaa ! ui lead in a l3-oum:e can of m.ik. j Tha induetry agreed to change :u old
im.nl. 4 m* CU publication, Early CAtfdKaad Caatvmtr Education,
J canning method*. tpociScaily the flux
lin |iarii> haw to undtraUnd and gutda Umm tarly influence* and laic eiluialisnal advantage of Mich ftniliu eetivitim a* *hoppine trip* ind food preparation.
that clune oiidct Iron the Biitil ur. Uem w that tha solder can adhere ta tha tin coating. That flux it tha prune auepact at tho conliimcniann baeauie :i
make* tha load toldur it centacu tolubit,
Tlie hook aka include* cut Mudiot of contumnr education pro gram! in iln cart centner, nonary aehaalt, kindar|*rt*M, and |urtin propraina. which ahauld bt at tptaial inttraat ta tarly I iliihllinwl eilurotor*.
thut rtkuiug it into tha milk. But January pained uuhoui an FDA
guideline. Handled or regulation, vol untary or othorniao, going into eiieei. So did Fabruory. In March. CU decided
i 11k r.irli cliililhnoH volume it ant at ais canatUBtr aducarian
banka produced by CU*t Educational Servient Diviaiaa nadir a j gram from ilia Oflieoof Education at the US. Oapartnant at Hnalth, I Education, and Welfare. The ether Taluoaaa caver ilaracnuty level.
Hcandary level, two-ieer collegia end patUacandary inotiiute*.
to on if Indtmry hod iaproved the tituauen til by ilaalt. 7c beugiit ana lotted lis differen: hnnda of canned rvtpariiad milk in Ike 13-ounce mi.
CU' cenauhant lt|iartad that no brand toatad fell btluw OJSS ppm; the highest u 0.64 ppm and 0>* avaraga ( lb*
adult education, and laachar preparation. Ta ardor, writer Com
tie railki fatatod mil 0:70. Tbit would1
auriuTi Union. ESI) Roc A, Orangeburg. N. Y. 10962. Price: S3
! |wr volume: SIS (or llw haaad wl of ala. i
be about 260 micrograoi* of load la a 13-oltaeo ean, practically up is HEU'e DPI maximum, tar children, of 300 miersgrama lor land iron ail aourcu:
air. water, load and nonfood*!
CONSUME" (OUCATtOM MAWIIAIS MOJCCT
ORDER FORM
The branda tatted wen AJtP \ AIP
Slam. NYC); llardrn Stiver Coit (Borden, Inc., NYC); Cornelian YtL
To Conaumor* muon, S0 Mn A, Orangnsw*. Haw Tort 10SM PWaeewaaMolaai
vtarad (Carnation Co, Lot Asgtloo), Feed Fair (Food Fair Storm. PhiUdal-
phia t. Grated Uaiovi Nomegtnutd lThe
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Grand Union Co, liaat Paltnen, N.J.), nnd Pot (Pot. Inc, Sb Louie). Accord ing to rboir laW* all bed aided ear-
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ragtania, a thickener aad emulsifier, mid added vitamin D. That Ora labels didn't any ie that they all bod iced.
A* yet. tbora ban been no war to de
m termine accurately the DPI oi lead (ar
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an infant andar a year old. And new born infanta through their hnt lour manlha an tbo moat liktiy eoaaumcra
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f renned tveporaod milk in their initiai formula hading*. The bahy may bt
mean mo m aaeeta aerosra IK Ctaooaimi I wuwt
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gening man load right now than it raenmmandod let older children, with
tha bulk of it coming through ill food. Xlauwhile FDA and tha mduetrv pro.
cetd at a Itadtn pact to eeiabliih a
voluntary standard- The leiaet word
w*'v hoard i that itudiae arc trill going
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that will set lower lead content Inn ib evaporated Bilk than those propoaad to doto. That eventual standard map alas eover bake foods, prepared formula and juicaa and. in addition to limiting load content, map alao limit tin and cad mium and other neutrally tawing toaie elements that ere tncreaeed by the can ning proerre.
Thera art. ot count, alternantct to tisporaled milk. Venous iiudtee hut show* that the lead content o( fresh milk rings* from undttcelahlo up to 0-3 ppm, dtpendinj an the lead content of the (odder the cow tala. Frtih milk ie more expensive ud i* periehahle. Fatfree powdered miQt hat the tame lead canteni at whole, freak milk: it eoata loan and hat a ton| iters;* Ufa.
But CU wonder* why eonaumeri hould hive to toko thcmotleeo in ordet to ai Old the load. Cannere of other foods hoie monogbd to oesid contamination.
Early in Auguat, tea rcparled oar last data to FDA and requested that the a;ocy take compliance action. It eooma clear to n that the ald.faahianed evapo rated milk eon should go. And dm sooner the better. That won't happen with a voluntary etamitni.
CU annual masting , at Iowa City
Monben of Consumers Union cart 374.816 ballon in thia pear's election to SB six vacancies on CU*a 21-member Board of Director*. The bailota wiB ba oBciallv cut and the six will befit their three-year itnaa at ClTa annualbusiness meeting. Friday. October 121 at 4t30 a.a at the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of lews compus, Iowa dtp. Member* end conference participants an cordially laviaad to dm meeting.
Two of lb* oowlp elected directors-- Herbert S. Deoanberp and Edna Dacounty Johnson--an newcomers to CU`a Board. The other foor-Boso Mrsrson. Ralph Nodar. Jtffroy O'Caeenail and Daaa WOrea--ore aenmbenta.
Herbtn S. nonreturn la Ireorinre commissioner of Fsonepltanla and waa professor at (ha Wharton School of Finance and Csmreewe,- Uaivorsitv of Prnnsylvsitia. Ho is tho atethar of Iks Insurance Trap" and co-author of "Risk and Insurance.-
Edna Docsurety Johnson it director of consumer services of tho Deli more
L'rbon I <M|ue sod t l-vmtsr teacher end leehnieel adviser for consumer educa tion tit the UEOftci o| Edeeotioa. Her membershtpo include the Consumer Ad visory Council of tho American Bankers \siac lotion, lha Marylsnd Consumers Council and lha Virpnuo Qtiaent Con sumer Council. She ta the author of "Thtre it N* Monty Tire" mid CD* outhoe of "Consumer Protect!ua Pro-
eram-lto* Bakimorc is Trying ta Matt a Need."
Colston E. TFame, president of CU. paid lribut* to two Bond mombors
-horn terma oapin this maalh and who
nave served with dfctinctioit. They on Stewart M. Lam chair
man and profeaser, Department of Eco. nonuca and Btahww Adsninisirstton. Caaava Cellapa, Beaver Folia, Pa., -nd Edward Raich, fatmer supervisor of Nrw York Dtp`a Consumar edacatinn preprom. Dr- Lee bos beta a member of ClTa Eneutive Commltto* aad has been a member of lha Board since 1970, Dr. Reich his served u CU*t vice president, treasurer and aa a member of the Excculive Committal. Ha has been a member of the Board sine* 1943. Here are tin results ( the balloting)
Ralph Mader (Elected)
Beaa Mpertaa (Elected)
Jeffrey O'Caasctl (Elected) '
19S,K7 262,941 204,109
husinma meeting--eoen to memiiers snd toitterenco pantu-|iant--til lire n ,i 4.30 P.M. as Friday A seesioit it e ft M. Friday will be open ta lha puUw [or
discussion ol CU pviie'es and pny-aou. CU't Board and staff kill kcicnine inquirios * diet nmr.
During the ii>-iI.it sc-inn 1.1 . ,|| show pilot films tu demon..r.,ir l,,,w
cnvsvttsn *ri-MHyortielr*eon Ik "Vi,. bled into otnlrriul suiublc furi, tt.M,,,
newt prepranu. Saturday's program s. ill feature id.
dresses bp licrlien Drnrnbcr; II,d II,, 1,. ard 0.S*m|taon. ilkurman of tlir I,i.,,d Product Said) Cunimimun. U,,l|di Nadar will speak at a a|tccu,l imvi.i,; I 7:30 pm- Saturday it the I.,-.., \hmortal Union. Ilrsivtratmn r,,r thr lull two-dap program is gtt I S3 fur si uni m. t Tltora will bo no odmistinn t ltnrpe Tar lha Nader address. The 5itiurd.ii lunch eon will coat S130 and the f.iturday dinner 17.50. Die full program. in. lad ing the two meals, run I* i-m,icivnl as a package for 317. If rcscrvnium arc mods bp Orteber 10, Iht |nce dl la- $ 15.
Regiktraiiuii snd program dm ails map bo obtained from tho Iona ("minimere
League, 2000 WaBter Sh, Dm Mninaa, laws50317, Ideidinn* ISIS) SI62-9S71; or from the Center tor Confcrmca and Institutes, University af Inna, lot. t Me. ntorial Union, laws City, lima *>2210, talaphan* (319) 353-550.1, Accsmrrwla-
lions should bo rrecned wills Prggp ifuaton al the Iowa Memorial Union.
Dean Wilson (Elected)
Herbert S. Doarebatg (Bleated)
Edna Dooeortoy Jshataa (Elected)
Edward Belch
llewmn M. Los
feel Veisbarg
ByrreD. fibre
Nlahalaa Jekaaea
Haaal Haadsnea
Hoary H. TlOard
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CTo anaual mooting and aoafaranea this year will ba Ud in conjunction
with tho annul anting al lha lews Caaatmnn League.
Du twe-dip peegram wiB inelnda waritahopa on *Mrgy, product safety,
lha prepared Iowa Consumer Credit Cade and health can daUeorp. Dm CU
Rmvitod inntrgpring imaitrtM I remains a Bast Buy
Wo haee purchased end osaminod a AC. Pomsoyr Fsjhioa Manor 2300/ 3301 iaaanprutp mattress act,, available at Fsanopi retail ttorcs at M4.2S reds far the maltrrea and box springs. Ac. carding ta Ponneps, this model is substaaliaBy the tamo re lha model 5SDO UOI that waa a Bast Buy sn our Map 1973 report on innenpring: mettreaa sacs. Tho saw medal differs in lha ticking and tho padding to make it comply with the recently established Fedetsl standard tar manna* flammability.
Our ten and cxaminatioai al lha sew mattress Usd ut ta the judgment that its
parfsrniaac* and durabilitv will b* abeut the ssma as the aid model's. The price, akhouph up 39.90 tnr the sot, preservo ns designation as s San Buy.
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