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^TOtlMViR!5> PRODUCTS) DIVISION OF B R I S T O L - M Y E R S COMPANY o r.1 tv i 3 2 5 LONG AVENO E HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY 0 7 3 0 7 TELEPHONE 2Q1-9a3-5DQp O ctober 9 , 1975 Mr. Heinz Eiermann D iv is io n o f Cosmetic Technology Food and Drug A d m in is tr a tio n 200 C S tre e t S.W. W a shington, D. C. 20204 Dear Heinz: We w i l l have in p u b lic a t io n soon, a re v is e d CTFA S tand ard f o r Cosmetic T a lc , which w ill in c lu d e a s p e c ific a tio n f o r Fibrous Am phibole a t "None D e te c te d " u s in g a new method in v o lv in g X -ra y d i f f r a c t i o n and m icroscopy w ith d is p e rs io n s ta in in g . Some tim e ago, P ro fe s s o r Seymour Lewin e v a lu a te d 195 cosm etic talcum powders o b ta in e d from the m a rke tp la ce , and d e te cte d tre m o lite in s e v e ra l, using X -ray d iffr a c tio n . ' We w ould l i k e to e v a lu a te some o f th e same sam ples, a p p ly in g o u r l a t e s t CTFA m e th o d o lo g y, and i t w ould be o f p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t to do some o f th e ones w h ich showed h ig h le v e ls o f t r e m o lit e , o r which were q u e s tio n a b le . About 5 grams o f each w ould be s u f f i c i e n t , and 10 samples would be a good number to do. I f you are a b le to comply w ith th is re q u e s t, i t w i l l be g r e a t ly a p p re c ia te d i f you w ould send them to my a t t e n t i o n . W ith b e st regards. S in ce re ly, GWS/dp c c : D r. Norman F. E s tr in : Mr. Eugene Lambert D r. John M enkart ^ ^ ' ry3yC // $ & George w. Sandland Chairman CTFA T a lc Subcom m ittee SpE f* * HHS00000016