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A' i i JOPLIN Technical Service Itospfirtmsnt Hay 27. 1953 M. M. Zoller CHEMICAL DIVISION Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Milos: We are attaching Paul Whltford'e reply to General Battley's letter of 16 May regarding the proposed Baltimore City Ordinance requiring warning labels on paints containing more than 1$ lead pigments. After you have the opportunity to review Paul's letter, please forward to General Battley. A copy of Section 211.13 of the proposed New Tork sanita tion code is also attached for your reference. Very truly yours HBS/bs end. Harry B. Stephenson / / / N11718 Hay 27, 1958 . Mr. Joseph F. Battley, President Bational Paint, "Varnish & Lacquer Ass"a. 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, I.W. Washington 5* /C. Subj: Proposed Revision of the Sanitary Cod of the City of Rw Xork Dear General Battley: Miles Roller has forwarded on to ns your letter of April 9 relative to th proposed revision of the sanitary code of lew York and your letter of May 1 concerning a proposed Baltimore City Ordinance requiring warning labels on paints containing . lead pigments., W have carefully reviewed those sections of the proposed code relating to hazardous substances and wish to ccfflrclimanh you and the Association committees on the excellent Job done in guiding the Department, of Health, towrd the adoption of realistic labeling regulations* We, of course, would prefer not to have the onus placed on lead pigment bat willingly acknowledge that the use of lead in interior paint products in excess of 15 is ;u&ncssssy, W assume that the suggested warning labels drafted by the Association committee, end*deemed suitable for th earlier draft of Article 211, will still b acceptable under the proposed revision of the sanitary code. W were particularly pleased to not that no significant change was made in Section 211,13 (a) Deed paint. The new sections (b, c, d) . restricting. th use..of' lead pigment, in 'Children*a. toys, interior ena^l. and.wall; coatings, -are, certainly in', order-', and if properly eforctd should remove sassh of th : tig, and unfavorable publicity iwlthin/the industry arising fro th -nutritional, deficiencies' 'of children. N11718.01 EPI 001^0 ) *\. - ,1 Pagb.2 -Jtr.ivJbs^ph f, Bettley Washington 3jn connection with the proposed ordinance of Baltimore City, we are enable to critlsls the Baltimore Health'Department for tiesting to reduce the number of lead poisoning cases .among'children,. We do not, however, subscribe to the Health J^sp&rtsaent'g concern over the conservation, of lead-metal. She action of th Association to have the Baltimore City Council adopt the wortling of the sanitary code of Sew fork ' City: Is hamaendable end we are pleased to note that you are confident of success. Certainly uniformity of labeling is .essential 'to th industry* If you feel it desirable, we will be pleased to have the Dead Industries Association assist you in your efforts with the Baltimore Health Department. ' Very truly yours, THE EAGLE-PICKER COMPANT css H. K." Spller Paul Whitford, Manager Technical Service Department :. ; 4 ' ' ... .. EPI 001051 4