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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1973 Aug 27 DOC#: TALC450 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Telegram to FDA from J-M Telegram TO Dr. Alexander. M, Schmidt / .~~Z$<\ . * Commissioner . . / b^ Food and Drug Administration . v/' 5600 iishers Lane . Rockville, Maryland 20852 s/K)!' Johns-Kanville Products Corporation understands that FDA will - . . ` . shortly publish in the Federal Register final regulations which would prohibit the use of talc containing asbestos in food and food packaging materials unies the talc is 99.9% free of amphibole asbestos fibers and 99.9954 free of chrysotile asbestos fibers. Such action would caus irreparable and irreversible harm t o Johns-Manville and other, companies in the talc industry and is cledrly against the weight of evidence presented to FDA. Th pblicatio of such regulations would likely result in the cessation of all johns- Manville t^tlc production and sales within a very short period of time, if not immediately. ' L ' . We believe the decision by FDA is being based on substantial pressure from certain environmental groups and is not based on facts relative to any immanent danger, we would hope that FDA would not embark on another cyclamate fiasco which would destroy the TT.SA talc industry. Johns-Manville,requests that FDA carefully reconsider any decision made or to be made on this matter in light of the above. Additionally, Johns-Manville requests that a copy of the final regulations being considered by FDA be forwarded to us immediately for review, we would be glad to meet with you at any time to review CRMC-HT-TALC-000095 0d*- 1 <-'* * M U ,, ,, .. -- .-- - " " " ' " " " " " * " " ." "Johrns. Man"v -- -- " " * " ' * . anv further medical or scientific "wh"ich" ^" Twould ' ; Cn U to arrive at a sound decision in.this matter. - . ieem necessary to Mon/fntarin regulations in accordance Nfith Section 1 2 1 .4 0 0 0 of the Fe era x-^m +-tma to to give industry su c . by FDA before any fxn _ disastrous consequences resulting f u r t h e r studies.approved conduct furtner . ^ and to avoid the ^ ^ ^ .. ^ c a t i o n of such at this time. ... . . telegram is requested. your immediate response to this to g perry Martinson .... ... 7 _ :. s -. . .. . .'.;.; . . ins-Manville products corporation enwood plaza *vr, Colorado 8021*7 ; 3 770 1000 CRMC-HT-TALC-000096