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Japan Chemical Week
8/17/72
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Jtpan'a Am official standard*, of answtr* to complex scientific.' fish and shJTfflsW la to to* Axed for maximum tolerable content j technological and administrative' at 3 ppm, and that for mtih at j
f polychlorinated biphenyl j phase* of the problem which!-1 PP-
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(PCB) remaining in milk, milk | hat given rite of criticism of the I The equivalent*for jxiw de* >
prodticta, meat, Ash. egg* and: recommendation and tha time- m*Ih, milk products
direct food packagec (packing consuming roaearch on chronic.bu,l,T' mtat including ch-e<n.
imateriela) were provisionally re-1 toxic effects of the controversial "**."*
commended to Hoelt and Wei- i chemical compound atilt under ] 1,0. 0.5, OJ and 5**' " Ml *
for# Minuter S. Shttmi.
way by a special Mam of the _, .
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The provisionul standards, ex* NaUo<u>i ln*ulu`*
Hygienic! flBurtgt the recommended stand.;
peeted to be adopted as they are. j *cwncci>
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wore decided earlier the same i Tha uarn's conclusion isnot 1 r*C*d than the cxietinc American1
dav bv tha Fond amt Sanitation, ePeted to b available before. standards of tho kind in con* | ' TJ", - T! mm **. E to interim trolling tom. M inmn..
investigation t-ouncti at iu; repnrt lo u* council waa dsloy-1 natural foods of tha m*.<wus
standing committee session, t** ' *0 so tha; tho provisional roeom-1 toxic chemical compound ah
decision same at the end ol > mendution came about two 1 ready found in birds and fish end I
four montha of studies by the' months behind schedule.
even in mothers' milk in many j
, Council's special PCB Division. j According to tha racommenda- eo*,"trMS*-
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I Tha recommendation waa ac* .lloa-thb maximum tolerable limit [ The American aundards. set | -- . k .a. m.im ,H, of PCB in the edibleparta of off--by the UJ. Food and Drug Ad-1
i f* * chore (deep sea) Ash and shell-1ministration, are, for Instance. 5; it will be reviewed inside of the 1 ^ u to be aet at 0.5 ppm (parts. ppm for Ash and shellAsh. 0.21
, *** one-year period. *. 1 per million). The equivalent for for milk, i for meat, and 0.3
TMe waa becauaa of the lack l those of Inshore, (coastal watar) | for eggs. ' * ..
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