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PRESS CLIP SERVICE TO i J. Prison F.J.A. I'.V. John - Sri Lnuts J. N. Harr.arf A. Vo^r^n - Ru.ihon. IQ F<=h 73 TO. J.D. Cnrr 3 John, Mlchnl Simmons ranp; lat:** Friday afternoon. His raference to i'.onsanto results from our con-'prsation when I filled him in on fho Mcky.ronnd. \ \ MONS 069073 THE FI FAUCIAL TIhFS Sntnr^ov Fobr-i^rv 1.7 OECD move on control of chemicals 6 r HUhMl Simmon* MEMBER COUNTRIES of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development jointly announcod in Parts yesterday that they had reached agreement to control the manu facture and uae of indiiatrial chemicala known at poly chlorinated bi-phenyls (TCBsl which could lead to contamina* a tion of the environment. " The OECD recommends that * the use of PCBs be restricted henceforth to those applications where their non-ioilamniahilitv is an essential factor, and ritiphasiao* " the ultimate need to eliminate entirely the disS jiersai of PCB," It urges that consideration he given to discontinue its use in food processing, animal feeds and pharmaceuticals, as well as certain adhesives, lubricating oils and pesticides. Human poisoning The poisonous nature of the chemical became apparent about six years ago when traces were discovered in dead Ashes and birds. Chickens were found to have been contaminated through Absorption from plastic wrap pings, and milk because of certain herbicides taken hv cattle. A human poi*oninc1 incident occurred in Japan in 19AA nfter a leakage at a pasteurisation plant. MonsanttK which manufactures prfnSrTInTain, said yesterday it and other leading manu facturers in Europe and the U S had already taken itepa tn limit the production and distribution | of the chemical. It had aim 1 worked out an elaborate waste ! recovery and disposal pro1 gramme. Bayer, the West German chemical manufacturer. is believed to have taken similar steps along with certain pro ducers In France. Spain and Japan.