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A p ril 15, 1958 M r, J. 3 . Back* Tech n ical D irector E a a i T e x a s "'blip an d P a p e r C o m p an y F , O , Eox 81b Silsb ee, Texas , D e a r 2vir. B e c k : - You r le t t e r of A p r il. 7 an d th e sa m p le s t h at acco m p an y it p r e se n t : trie w ith an u n u su al situ atio n , v/h ich I m u st t r o u b le you to c la r ify a b it. I m u st p r e su m e t h at you kn ow w h at you w an t d o n e , bu t J.'m a fr a i d you h av e n ot le t m e in on it . You sa y th at you w ant ch e m ical t e st s w ith r e fe r e n ce to th e o r e se n ce . of "com p o u n d s su ch a s ph en ol o r m e r c u r y , " h u t you a lso sp e a k of odor an d t a st e . If you want to know how m uch ph en ol an d m e r cu r y a r e p r e se n t in th e se m a t e r ia ls* cu r an aly t ical st aff can fin d out an d r e p o r t th e fa c t s, but we w ill n ot h ave th e fain t e st id ea a s to w h eth er th e se w ould h e d isso lv e d ou t of. t h e m a t e r i a l b y t id e , t h a t , o r t h e o t h e r t y p e o f fo o d t h at m igh t be put in to car to n s of th is m a t e r ia l. N or w ill we h e ab le to say an yth in g ab ou t an y oth er "d e te ct ab le com p ou n d s. " Th e a n a ly sis fo r th ese two m a t e r ia ls in th e two sam p le s w ill c o st u s ab ou t #,0.09 to c a r r y out. If I m ay sa y so w ith out an y in ten ded d isc o u r t e sy , I b e lie v e you r ap p roach to th is m at t e r is in c o r r e c t . C er tain ly it is, so fa r a s we a r e con cer n ed . Th is is n ot a co m m e r cial o r te stin g labox-atory w h ich p e r fo r m s se r v ic e s fo r fe e s. It is a r e se a r c h un it in th e U n iv er sity of Cin cin n ati, con cern ed w ith th e in v e st igat io n of p r o b le m s of in d u st r ia l h ealth , an d, in su it a b le in st a n c e s, p r o b le m s o f p u b lic h e a lt h t h a t st e m fr o m in d u st r y . V?e o p e r a t e , e n t ir e ly w ith out p r o fit , bu t at ac t u al c o st , an d we se r v e in d u str y , a s w ell a s ou r m e d ical co lleagu es in in d u str y , when ou r se r v ic e is in th e n atu re of a p r o fe ssio n a l c o u r t e sy an d in th e p u b lic in t e r e st . I w ould n ot t r o u b le you with th is explan ation but for the fact th at it se e m s to be n e ce ssar y . The t e st s you p r op ose w ill not en able u s to ad v ise you a s to w h eth er th ese m a t e r ia ls w ill o r sh ou ld be acce p t ab le to th e Food an d D ru g A d m in istr at io n . P er h ap s you h ave in form ation to in d icate th at th is is ail th at is n e c e ssar y , bu t if you do n ot, I su g g e st t h at you t e ll m e (in co n fid en ce, of c o u r se ) w h at you r p r o d u ct i s , how it is m ad e an d w hat a r e th e com pou n ds th at m ay be in doubt fr o m th e asp e c t of th e pu blic h ealth . It m ay be th at no te3ts ar e n eed ed , but if ce r t ain in for m ation is n eed ed , I think we sh ou ld be out in 0019824 M r . J. B . Be c k - (Z) - A p r il 15, 1958 p o sit io n to su g ge st to you w h at sh ou ld be done to su p p ly su ch in for m ation a s w ill an sw e r you r p u r p o se an d m e e t th e r e q u ir e m e n t s of th e Food an d Drug A d m in istration . ' It m ay be th at I m isu n d erstan d you r position a s w ell a s you r w ish es, but if 30,1 t r u st t h at you w ill p r e se n t th e p r o b le m m o r e fu lly . We. sh ou ld be doin g you a d isse r v ic e , if w e w e r e to p r o c e e d ,a s you h ave sviggested >on th e assu m p t io n s th at w ould b e n e c e ssa r y . We sh ou ld a lso be gu ilty of ir r e sp o n s'iM iitv.' Sin cerely y ou rs, EAK ef Robert A. Xeh oe, M. D. KE 0019825