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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD) DATE: 1979 Apr 23 DOC#: HD061 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Johns-Manville Letter to Gillette Co. RE CPSC Special Order and J-M Internal Testing Results .: i^, \ ^ Johns-W'anv'"e Corporation \\ Ken-Ca^ Rancid s Sv ^iJ^R E G E lV E D l^M iv-'v ;'m *.-;- . . s b s b s s r ' ' ......... -'" V ' l l l t l - 7~:1C- .u :.. 1979 wtSM - " paPer " ; be interested in . e-har vour company wi.u- " lltsionS obtained " S Pfully*reviewing the date anda,fenclosing a copy of studies. Thetetore, I bc<,,, forwarded to * ' - `" i " ^ thS - Environroental^Detense fund. G 00180 .1 *i~; ^ ^ i e f l y , our report r e a c h e ^ ^ ^ ^ o w i n g ^ o r ^ ^ ^ p ^ ^ , P -- . , r-3 $ ? pft; v ''1' % m evldence^c* indicate ^tlidiosff'of r ^ W ^ W : a * SSoSsSSiUhea'l-th haza*rd i tajBan0TOne. 5Th*e.9fiEberS,,>-M -..*, - 5 ?4,? v 'concentrations emitted are, yin;.f.act-i 1 consistent with those founds in urban ;;^ , environments for whichlthere^is^absolutely no evidence of risk. However^* view of the ; . intense concern evidenced by consumers as to . this use in a Dersonal care product, manufacturers should consider whether continued use of loosely bonded asbestos paper in hairdryers is appropriate. G 00181 X's>r-->'-' Vl .\ *---'*.'rj'-'-'f'jr,** ^ A y . . T f ir^. . ; :`}r* . G 00182 G 00183