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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD) DATE: D DOC#: HD0 OCUMENT DESCRIPTION: >Z'ZW^ZZWZ ^ZZ/Z,,,Z/Z , ., Jo~ph E. Munonq. c;..-..Ic-..I "I, ' March 22, 1974 ....... :- t .__" "10 ",'-- :.-:- Th. Gillette Company :;., ..........,'- a..;w..., , ,~" '. "'7)--'~""I02I" 11t-7000 Mr. David P. McGonIgle In~ctor Consumez: Product Safety CommIssIon 408 Atlantic Averme - Room 208 " Boston, MA 02210 " -:.:!.- - Re: Consumer Product Safetv Co:nmission InvestlgntlonH~nd Held H:1ir Drvers Dear Mr. McGonigle: Pursuant to yo".:r request whlch we receh-ed on Tuesday, March 19, 1974.- T eDclose hcr~wtth on behalf of The Gillette CoflJpany C'GlIIette") p3rt of the lnfonnatlon requested concerning hand held mir dryers as follows: 1. Identiflcatlon of aU hand held dryers sold by Glllette by model numbe:-. tradename and tr:lde introduction and term!natlor, dates as set forth L. columns 2 through 5 of Exhibit A. , '. , 2. Field quantities of aU hand held dryers sold by Gillene as set forth in columns 6 and 7 of Exhibit A. Also included a re factory shipments ~nd trade ,inventory cstim3tes as set fonh on Exhibit 0. All figures are national as Gillette sells its products throughoui: the United States. 3. Names and addresses of manufacturers and ports of entrj as set forth In columns 8 and 9 of Exhihit A. This will also confirm that arrangements h:lve been made to allow an authorized Inspector oC the Consumer Pro:iuct Safety Commission (the "Commission") to select at random six s:!lnples of each hand held dryer preser.t1y being soid by GllIctte from im'entory located .Jt ~he GiUenc ~1anuf;lcturing Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. our central distribution point. W> also enclose on hch.J1f of I3raun ~'orth !\mcrko ("'Braun"), an unincorpor<!tcd dl\'ision of T!le Cil1([t{' Comp,lny, ;Jan of tbe information which you similar-Iy request cd ,\S Lollo\':s: CONFIDENTIAL G 00420 1. ldentl!1cation of all hand held dryers dlstrlbuted by Bruun by model number and rracietl!1mc as set forth in columns 1 and- 2 of Exhlblt"C. . 2. Total quantities for U~ period 1:muary 1, 1969 through March 19. 1974 as set forth in column 3 of Exhibit C. Brnun distributes its p.roducts throughout the.Unlted States. 3. Name of manufacturer and ports of entry as set fonh in Notes 2 and 3 of Exhlblt C. HIS our understanding that anauthori2..:d Inspector of the Commi!lllion has already selected at random sample15 of the Braun hair dryers from Braun's warehouse in Camb.rldge, MassachusettlS. As far as the balance of the Information which has been requested-by the Commission, Gillette has implemented the necessary procedures to gather :md collect all of this data In Boston from our various units across the country. As you may be aware. the Appll.ince Division was recently reiocLlted from Chicago , to Boston and the disruptive effects of the move have not ye.t been ' J11y eliminated. Much of the data requested is contained in mes whleh have not yet been unpacked and reorganized. Furthermore, many of the employees who were fam1l1ar with such files did not relocate and new employees are e:ttracting the necessary information. We intend to supply the Commission with all of the nece!lsary Information as soon a.s possible. While we h:we every intention of cooperating with the Commission, we do want to raise ont! question at this time. Section 16(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (the .,Acf') provides that every person who is a manufacturer or _distributor of a consumer product shall establish and maintain such records. make such reports, and provide such information ::.~ the CommIssion rnay. !:!r rule, reasonably require for the purposes of implelnenting this Act or to determine comp1!;!~ce with rules or orders prescribed under the Act. We are not aware that any such rule h::as been promul:5:lted by the Commission. Specifically, it Is unc1e:n- wtat proceLillres c;hould be followed If we desire to keep confidential certain info:-mation which we deem ro be proprietary. In the absence of any published rule of the Commission, W(> hereby notify the Commission that we regard the sales and quantity figures submitted herewith as confidential !n!ormatlon within the meaning: oC Title 18. Section 1905. United States Code, and we hereby formally request appropriate confidentia: .re3tment of all such material. Let me cmpha5izc once ~g-ain that we intc~c! to ~~!Iy cooperate with the Commission 1n b'ltr.crill~ the neces::::ary f"Jcrs. V e r e/.y tnll} 1 ., y c 7 o u / ,rs, )..,,., I- f (~ ( -::1'. I- JEM/ G 00421 - ---- - - - - - -------,,---------------------- ,j , ,,' 3/20/74 ,; It:::- ~ l:~~t:" ! T~lId"::IeTk 'rrade Intrc:Ju~t1on tl:lt~ 0) " Trodo' - T~nln:\tion - - Diito (1) FIELD' Qlr.e~~1'ITIes (J.!) ('2) lhru,. "Thru 12/31/73, Z/2tl/14 I Supplier ....- = -: Port or ntn:: ~)3 ld~"l ~::~X 10/70 1971 (5) !!'J3 !):)7 !!U7 . "1-1 i. :;Ir: s 90;! !J15 'r.;!,; - 2 1I1lJ.7". lilJ-5 ':'.'3 I !;.). ~ II[~- 7 JILl. !> ~!..1 1. !lux Plu~ Sup~r N'J:t. :-I:JX for H;:n ~:(lX Super H:Jx lltx for ~~n 7/71 JJ/iZ 6(72 13/71 7/73 Bn3 8/73. --1/74 10173 7/73 11/73 Y~~lt. l-Il.shlk1 '(4) .. m Yn"'4d:1 ;0 0 ):> " C'") . m-f H 0 ,. t.;:S , ! J!~'. J0 1Ii Sit ty t,!:l.X 11/73 " ' " (1) D(!:e~ of first ::md l.:l$t unit' shippod'D'I:lY V:J.::Y 3 !!loath ().lth~r way; lASt 1Cl.\t (It nlO-2 should a!lip by 4/14. I"'" (2) fi:ld qu:mtltl,,)! !lrc determined by addln~ t020 thcr the"Unlts in all lots ,on vh~ch a custolU?r or COilsuoc:r return hU, beerl =~coj\'t!:J. ,HJ!c~~ y:!~cda '<~,;' (3) - fll!ctric Ind, Co., Ltd., 30-11.1 CbOllO yl!t.lro; S:J:Jldl.):;u. Tok.yo. Jllp!n ,'5. . ';';f . <\'~ ~.':.('~ . ~~ (n l\.t.!jrc~~ - Nl:ihik! 'lnd:J~trles Inc 3~-S Cho!C~ Kakuo:!lJ\ Dod. Chl-P:USlUU, Nl!tOYA. Japan n (5) C:'I :l!ir J : I 1;ci~J:Ui~!lt! l c!: !ln t il:l n : )tu thn hl 'u lsi$ l!n 9.f~ S:1il f of ran all cis c h o c . . n d - h c l d entered throus" SC:llttl",t S\ through J.tlnno",poH,. tltrou,h Chle~,o, ~ . ;}.. ,/ ' . ,11 'A'~ .;,..t:~. 1'14' EXHIQlT A Max HD-2 HD-2A - HD-4 " ... "". "..:'\'"' . HJ\'ND HELD DR'l'f:R F.\.CTORY SllIP.-:ENTS (OOO) Gnits 1971 2 lolos. 1974 H:lrch 1, 197:' Trade . Invcn tor" E~ titr.:-t tc Zuper }tax HD-5 HD-9 I I i REDACTED i Naxhicn HD-3 HD-9 Nibh~y '. .~Iax IiD-IO Tota I N<l~ HIID EXHIBIT B G 00423 Braun North Amer\c3 Hair Dryer Import ('uuntlties I", ' Period: January 1. 1969 - March 19, 1974 ", Model HLO - 31 HLO - 6 ID..O - 500 HLO - 231 'HLD - 4 HLD - 21 series Name Braun: Mini Hlllrdryer Braun StylIng Dryer Braun tTItra 500 Braun Mini Dryer Braun MinI-Mini Dryer Braun Mini Dryer First Import Date August, 1972 May. 1911 September, 1973 Prior to 1969 Spring, 1970 Prior to 1969 Total P'crlod Import Qu::mtitics :m;0 o ~ -mI o 'Notes: 1. Infolmatlon on import quantities prior to 1969 Is not available. ',\' 2. All products arc manufactured by Braun AC. In manufacturing fllcillties I. ~t'Markthcidcnfeld. West Germany. , 3. Port of entry Is Boston. MA wIth occasIonal entry through New York. Entrys in 1969 were through Toledo, Ohio. 4. Models HLD - 4 and HLD - 21 serIes arc no longer being dlsttibutC'd. EXHIBIT C G 00424