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W. B. Papageorge - St. Louis March 31, 1971 y--.^S,/Bergen P.^S. Park ?. P. Wheeler /W. S. Clark D. W. Miller - EMILL z7' HBERG PPARK EWHEE WCLAR The Sherwin-Williams Company, Chicago, Illinois, has submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Customer and Marketing Service Division, for approval, a proposed formulation for paint to be used in meat processing plants. One of the ingredients in the formulation is Aroclor 6050 (50 Aroclor 5460-5056 Aroclor 1221). I was asked by Sherwin-Williams to contact the U.S.D.A. representative, Mr. Donald D. Derr to help answer his questions regarding Aroclor comp osition. While involved in these discussions, I found out that this approval procedure applies to all materials used in meat processing plants, - detergents, bactericides, preservatives, lubricants, etc. - as well as paints. In the past paint formulations containing Aroclor 1254 ^ have been approved. ........... Mr. Derr admitted that approval had been given but could not recall specific requests and stated that a search of the files would be very difficult and time consuming. Mr. Derr also commented that paint approval by U.S.D.A. did not extend to silo coatings. I requested copies of correspondence concerning past approvals of formulations containing Aroclor 1254 but Mr. Clyde Hlrn, Sherwin-Williams Research Dept., re fused to send me copies claiming that the formulations were confidential. | I recognize that this does not directly relate to the Ohio silo cases but it is the first example we have of a Federal agency approving a coating containing Aroclor 1254 for use near food intended for human con sumption. Perhaps Jacob Hess can use this information. It appears to me that the possibility of a PCB problem arising in meat processing plants is present. 0 0 5 9 0 9 ,! W. B. PAPAGEORGE ms PCB-ARCH0743476