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FILE NAME: CTFA (CTFA) DATE: 1974 Sept 6 DOC#: CTFA037 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter - <1% Asbestos Safe in Talc based TLV - Cross Reference J&J #8 J SEP 9 19 <4 G. LEE PVVMren NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J. 0 8 9 0 3 September 6, 1974 R obert M. Schaffner, Ph. D. A ssociate D irector for Technology Bureau of Foods DFoeopdaratnmdenDtruogf HAedamlthin, isEtrdauticoantion, and W elfare 200 "C " S tre e t, S. W. W ashington, D. C. 20204 Dear Dr. Schaffner: Johnson Sc Jo h n so n has been cooperating w ith the C o sm etic, Toiletry and F ragrance A ssociation Subcomm ittee on A sbestos in Talc. In an effort to answ er the question about the req u ired degree of sensitivity of the method of assay for asbestos in talc, our statistical group has made an estim ation of a theoretical safe level of asbestos fiber in a baby powder utilizing the official TLV for asbestos and the data on dusting of baby powder. The calculation shows that a substantial safety factor can be expected with talc ocfondteatienrimngin1i%n gwl/ews sa sthbaensto1%s faisbbeersst.o s Tinh etraelcfoarere, mnoetthnoedcse scsaapraybtloe a s s u re the sa fe ty of co sm etic taJLfi., The r e p o r t is attach ed herew ith. Since I have been assigned a new function at our R esearch C enter, I w ill be turning over my responsibility in the talc/asb estos area to the R esearch D ivision of our Baby Products Com pany. I would appreciate your giving me the opportunity to personally p resent them to you and your staff to assu re a continuation of the cooperative efforts of Johnson & Johnson in this difficult problem . The following individuals from our Baby Products Company will be Protected D ocum ent-Subject to Protective O rder EXHIBIT JNJNL61 000013575 D r. R. Schaffner - 2- Septem ber 6, 1974 available for a m eeting to be set a t your convenience: D. R. Petterson, Ph. D. , V ice-President, R esearch U. Semple, M. D. , D irector of M edical and Regulatory Affairs C. Lee, M anager of Applied R esearch "W. C. W aggoner, Ph. D ., A d m in istrato r of M edical and Regulatory A ffairs. < I hope to h ear from you soon. Very truly yours, JOHNSON & JOHNSON by: W. Nashed, Ph. D. A ssociate D irector of R esearch Domestic Operating Company wn/cw A ttach . bcc: DD rr.. AG.. HGolluddiicek-S m ith M r. G. L e e ^ ---- --$51 M r. J. Melton DD rr.. DR.. PReotltleerson , D r. T. Shelley M r. G. M iller M r, R. M iller, W indsor M inerals M r. W. Dean, J&J G reat B ritain D r. B. Semple Dr. W. Waggoner Protected Document-Subject to Protective Order