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^ GL.i6d EN-DURKEE DIVISION OF BCM CORPORATION Fo r m 136 Ph in iio IN U S A. 4/71 FROM G. L. Bechtel DATE May 8, 1972 CITY Cleveland - #30 ANSWERING LETTER OF SUBJECT GLIDDEN TRADE SALES POLICY--LEAD IN PAINT FOR Distribution Below This information Is being disseminated to provide up-to-date facta for our field sales force and customers on the status of federal lead in paint legislation and our official and technical position. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published regulations requir ing all paint products intended for use in or around the household to be at a lead level not exceeding ,57. (1/27.) by January 1, 1973. All products with a higher percentage can not be moved in interstate commerce after that date. One year subsequent, January 1, 1974, all products must be down to .067, (6/1007.) or less lead content. It is important to note the impending laws prohibit only interstate movement. At present both our customers and ourselves have every legal right to sell products at higher lead levels. We recognize there is a great deal of conflicting data over what is, or is not, safe levels for lead in wet or dry paint films; and, in fact, the paint industry through its trade association may legally contest some aspects of the new regulations. However, we consider such legislation as the FDA ruling to be in the good interest of the public and Glidden Trade Sales will seek and accomplish full compliance with all such laws. At present most of our products already are at/or below the .57. level. Only a handful of our products used in and around the house do not now comply and all such formulas are being promptly adjusted. Judging from letters received by the FDA in February, written by many of our competitors, our present prod uct position appears quite favorable. Further, it is our goal to meet a .067. or less lead level in all paint products Intended for use in or around the household by January 1. 1973. one year ahead of the current FDA ruling. Priority assignments have been given to our research center, and we see no major difficulty in achieving our target goal and date. In all honesty, however, certain products, and/or colors, can not be adjusted and will be discontinued due to lack of suitable alternate raw materials. Simply, technology does not exist. Because the newly developing local, state, and federal laws will prohibit interstate movement of banned products, we ask that each field sales and manage ment representative to encourage the following action: GL DO 12 53 6 Glidden Trade Sales Policy--Lead in Paint -2- May 8, 1972 Attached is a complete list of reasonably recent history product codes which exceed the .57. lead level. Between now and January 1, 1973, every effort must be taken to rid all dealers' stocks and our own unit stocks of the noncompliance products, particularly those items dating back four or five plus years. Each salesmen is responsible to contact all former dealers not now doing business with us and provide information on products the dealer should dispose of. Such action combined with our research, prod uction, and distribution of compliance products will help to insure that all Glidden products everywhere are within legal limits on January 1, 1973. - Within the next 90 days, we will distribute complete data on all current Y-line products and their status regarding the legislation. If all field sales and management personnel will follow this directive in the spirit intended, our customers and the company will minimize problems that are inherent with all such sweeping legislation. However, once again-- your company will achieve full compliance and we will use the written perform ance objectives at all levels of personnel to accomplish this objective. Questions should be directed to me. mw Attachments Distribution: 7.-14 Z-27 (include salesmen) Z-38 (include salesmen) Z-30 Z-39 Z-49 Z-42 Z-50 GL DO 12 53 7 INACTIVE PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD Y-Number Y-64 Y-120 Y-478 Y-480 Y-481 Y-506 Y-582 Y-843-B Y-1?12-E Y-1230 Y- 125? Y- 1254 Y-1704 Y-1705 Y-1706 Y-1707 Y-1716 Y-1742 COLORS IN OIL II II If M It II II II " II II Y-1828-S Y-1886 Y-4454 Y-4465 Y-4552 Y-4555 Y-4556 Y-4559 Y-4566 Y-4567 Y-4568 Y-4574 T-4740 Y-4741 Y-4744 Y-4759 Y-4769 Y-5088 Product Japan Driers Implement Tractor Yellow Rustmaster Suntone Kustmaster Greenfield Rustmaster Flare Red Red Lend Neva-Rust Red Craftsman Florenamel Tile Green (now lead free) Bud Green Lemon Yellow Japalac Orange Japalac Empire Green Dark Chrome Green Medium Chrome Green Light Chrome Green Medium Chrome Yellow Light Chrome Yellow Dark Chrome Yellow Crylite Green Light Canary Q.D. Medium Green Q.D. Bright Red Speedenamel Orange " Garnet Red " Fire Red " Lt. Yellow " Lt. Green " Yellow Gold " Burnt Orange " School Bus Yellow Speedwall Chartreuse " Lemon " Hibiscus " Asparagus " Green Pearl Stadium Seat Enamel Dates Active 1946-1966 1956-1962 1959-1967 1959-1967 1959-1967 1940-1966 1942-1960 1965-1968 Relabel No. or 85 Line Y-4560 Y-4554 Y-4556 85-R-114 85-R-13 1945-1959 1945-1960 1945-1961 1945-1960 1926-1963 1926-1965 1926-1965 1926-1965 1926-1965 1926-1965 up to 1963 1960-1967 1954-1959 1954-1958 1954-1959 1954-1958 1954-1958 1958-1959 85-Y-121 85-R-145 85-Y-122 85-G-133 85-Y-49 85-Y-50 85-Y-63 Y-4554 GL DO 12 53 8 N2074.0l INACTIVE PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD Y-Number Y-5092 Y-5094 Y-5096 Y-5202 Y-5203 Y-5204 Y-5205 Y-5215 Y-5247 Y-5267 Y-5287 Y-5294 Y-5295 Y-5296 Y-5297 Y-7102 Y- 7103 Y-7104 Y-7105 Y-7106 Y-7115 Y-7133 Y-7146 Y-7179 Y-7181 Y-7182 Y-7183 Y-7207 Y-7208 Y - 7 21 2 Y-7213 Y-7214 Y-7215 Y-7216 Y-7217 Y-7219 Product EZC Machine Enamel - Lt. Green 11 11 II - Red II II It - Surf Green EZC Pipe Enamel - Orange ii n n Yellow ii ii ii Green ii m it Red LifeMaster Primer Nu-Pon Cote - Red Vyn-Al Medium Red Vinyl-Cote Medium Red Vinyl-Cote - Ship Bottom Red Lead Vinyl Cote - Ship Bottom Red Lead Vinyl-Cote - Ship Bottom Brown Lead Vinyl-Cote - Ship Bottom Red Anti-Fouling Silk Screen - Red " " - Bright Red " " - Lemon Yellow " " - Chrome Yellow " " - Medium Green Silk Screen - True Yellow " " - Yellow Green " " - Yellow Green Sign Enamel - Red " " - Chrome Yellow " " - Primrose Yellow " " - Medium Green Silk Screen - Dark Green II It " 11 II Emerald Green Vermilion Red II H Orange II It Primrose Yellow n it Lemon Yellow ii it Chrome Yellow ii ii Bright Orange Dates Active 1957-1961 1954-1964 1957-1961 1958-1964 1958-1964 1958-1964 1958-1964 1961-1964 1961-1964 1961-1963 1961-1967 1961-1967 1961-1967 1961-1967 Page 2. Relabel No. or 85 Line No. Y-4565 Y-4552 Y-4560 Y-4554 Y-4556 304-D-l 85-R-89 85-R-90 85-R-74 178-R-l 178-R-2 178-R-3 85-R-107 85-R-108 85-Y-78 85-Y-79 85-G-94 85-R-44 85-Y-39 85-Y-38 85-G-46 85-G-95 85-G-96 85-R-110 85-R-lll 85-Y-80 85-Y-81 85-Y-67 85-Y-82 85-Y-68 GL. 00 12539 l^CTIVE PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD Y-Number Y-723 5 Y-7236 Y-7237 Y-7238 Y-7253 Y-7254 Y-7255 Y-7256 Y-7257 Y-7258 Product Dates Active Silk Screen - Emerald Green II II Vermilion It " - Bright Red II II _ Lemon Yellow II II ^ Poppy Orange II tl Primrose Yellow II II Lemon Yellow 11 II Med. Chrome Yellow II II Emerald Green II II Bottle Green Page 3, Relabel No, or 85 Line No, 85-G-51 85-R-53 85-R-54 85-Y-44 85-Y-40 85-Y-41 85-Y-42 85-Y-43 85-G-47 85-G-48 5/8/72 GL 0012540