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BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Me mo r a n d u m April 1 ~--- - ' 195 ?. TO PROM SUBJECT - $r HuntisRton i-'iHiss George "d. Bcfauaker Lead Paint labelled lasting, Harch 2&t 1959 Those present wsro* Lawrence &iafar- Hr* Slchard Bckart Cbl* 1. A, Mliiott Hr. ?. *1* ^c^owell Sr. `-i. t, Hartman Sr. I., *. Millar ;V Daniel $. Slag r. Derosa* Triehter V-r. >4mfc irgton illiams Gen. ^osesh i?. battler 'ir. '. .. -'-ayers Mr. leorjje -checker %. Oharlo* ^oaahssaa Lntional Paint, VronsiaH & Lacquer Assoc, iapelin Paints, lee*, s.T. City `la.tiofsal Paint, famish & lacquer Assoc. Cbe ^erwii^illiasss So., Cleveland, Ohio >iter*oastal Paint Carp., Baltimore, Mti, the j 'Brian Oorparatlon, Balbiwore, *4itAosal Paint, Walsh & Lacquer Aasoc. iw Vt Oity of '-'aniih krosaiaa loner if dealhh, baltinere ^'ty health v -sot. istioral '6r;iiah S Lacquer -isoee. Saltisar* -Hty health ivipardasent *t >X W 1 3 fi tt * Dr. - illlass opened the meeting by briefly end,lining events leading u p to th,, passage of the ^altiaore.City Lead Paint Labeling Ordinance and his agreement to contact Dr. Baumgartner concerning Lew Lork Gity accepting the daltiscso wording of the naming label. Ho pointed out Urafc the paint industry was evidently opposing any action by the Hew fork Gity i'apartment of health to accept the Baltimore wording unless Baltimore would acecofc the Tark wording* He then introduced Hr, Triehter. Hr. `richfcer stated ha believed the paint industry vas interested in uniformity in labeling* tie therefore urged the paint industry to adopt the Saltiiaoro label as sodal labeling far a national law or for otter local lams, lie pointed oat that everybody was following Dr, llllim* lead, who had developed any program for controlling lead ptMtoaning in children, ^ith Baltimore Gity*s background in lead poisoning in children their lead paint labeling ordinance was naturally superior to other lavs and regulations and should be supportod by all agencies striving to control the hasard. Ha felt that she lf lor* Gity *hrd it -With will fee glad to change their regulations to eonfom to the Baltimore Ordinance. General battley pointed out since the adoption of the ^ew fork Oifcy labeling in 1954 ohich was wortasd out with the cooperation of the National Paint, Varnish and I-seqaer Association, kJh association has sponsored the 'ew fork labeling as a model law far other agencies to adopt. He said that 922> of the paint manufacturers are meebero of the association, ^ince this labeling has been adopted by a considerable number of states changing now to the ^altlaars labeling would cause considerable difficulty snd expense to all concerned while for Baltimore to bo willing to accept the Saw fork labeling would require only me city to set. He stated the Baltimore 0035BHD000000551 r Huntington AUiaas *pril 1, 1959 wording ws too long to fit into already crowded labels. He also stated that any soapy expended should fee expended far education nd not for label changes. It was pMad out by Sr. ^illiaas that the Snltiasore Oifey oalth department had .gives vary careful consideration to the fisw Hark City regulations and fywiai than lacking before drafting the Stdtiaon Ordinance. He stated the -Hty Health Cepartasni would have to rvoaesd to asfaree the .Bnltisoee warding and he would not request the City 'Council to change the word inf and would hare to oppose any save made to shunts the ordinance* Hr. He&owsll of the iihentiiw&illlans SssRpeny end &r. Pillar of the 0`Brian Corporation pointed out that their eaawaniee were new f rarsulating their interior paints with less than Da of lead m required by Section 8&3 of the &sltAmors Ordinance, fhay pointed oat that the entire paint industry was doing likewise and that the yeswval of lead tsom interior paints would do store to. eliainate lead poisoning in children than any wording of a warning label thlch would oaly appear on exterior paint*. Hr. Scfcart of lanolin Paints, Incorporated agreed with Mr. McDowell and Sr Hiller requested that we consider accepting the Hw fork label. He aiao assphaaiaod that it was old -alnt and not ealero paint %hich was anuslag the lead poisoning. Hr. Dehart also questioned the safety of rsaoving removing l^ad paint fey burning. After some discussion it was sv^.gesied that the paint industry stud;' paint rewovsd ard possibly develop a wore satisfactory "sthad of removal* It was pointed out to these present that the action to reanve the lead fro all interior paints by the Taint industry cats about only as the result of the Saltinure Ordinance. 'Cr. fritter proposed a program ta acquaint the country of the problem of lead poisoning .in children and what steps should be taxon to attack the problem based on the experience of **alhisKro. Hr. &ing stated he was 10C$ An agreement with. Sr. frichter and asked to to briefly outline such a program. %. i'ricfctar said that in hia thinking at the mcKeant the program should consist of* let r 2nd i listing of the 3h*eetioas of `-.he rrosrs* to control the problem by 2r. ^ llliaisa. . Positire steps every agency including the paint industry should do to push the program. - h* ^altissore' City -lealth Pepartmnfc to offer publicly to ;ffor aonsaliatJrfK\ services to Health -encrtsients desiring assistance hild lead poisoning control program. sent a paper at the African '"ablle health in ttlartlo City on lead poisoning in children. agreed' ualtimo; iehter's proposal had real tssrit and 9r. -illiaas ms the proposal. Ho emphasised, however, that the pertinent label would be enforced after 'hme 9* 1959* felt the sooting had been very valuable and that Hr. program would receive 10G/ cooperation and .financial support of the paint industry. >lUd ibh 0035BHD0000005S2