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September 12, 1972 Kr. 1. A. Stratton Vice-Frosldent Sanders Brothers Co,, Inc. P. 0. Bar 5127 Richmond, Virginia 23220 Dear Hr. Stratton Subject! Federal load Content law Wa have reviewed tv,a correspondence of your coepwqr conearning the Federal lead Content Law. Your letters of August 1, 1972, and August lit, 1972, an Inquiring oni 1. What Trade Sales and Xea products presently produced do not conform to the new law? 2. 'When was the formulation changed to conform to the new lew for each Trade Sales, and tea. product which we suiiply to you? The Pood It Drug Administration (F. S. A.) ham confirmed the .55 level for load in paint. This law booones effective Becaebor 31, 1972. (See Attachment 1.) In answer to your first paint, all Trade Sales products (interior end exterior) mod bs produets produced after duly 1, 1972, com ply with the .55 provision. Our Super lea-Tahe and Kee-Glo products have always conformed to less than the limits of the law. four second point eannot bo answered quite am precisely. Xaoh and every prediet that did not conform to the .55 level warn reformulated on am individual heals starting aarly In the year 1971. It la not the data of formulation change, but tha data of aanufaetur* of that foraalatlem dungs that tells dies the point conforms. Stace the aeaureetaiag plants produce independently of each other mad the mnher of products nm into the thmmtad, gathering mzaet dates far aaeh produat baemams a aonuaeotel. If not lqwaalble, task. On each label there le a label analysis to tell you tha eontent of tha formula. On each lid therm le a stuped batch code to tall yon whan tha product was aanofaeturod. In March of 1972 ear oeapany begui putting a latter suffix after the aaaufaeturln* data to indicate tha lead and other teodc hairy natal contents* (Sam Attachment 2.) (cent.) 0007-SWP-036495 \ N21826 Mr. 1. A. Stratton 2 Saptanbar 12, 1972 Z - lad than .062 lead and .052 other toxic heavy astala. P - laaa than .52 lead and .052 other toxic heaTjr aatala. 1 - aora than .52 load and,052 other toxic heavy aatala. Thia classification will enabla you to Identify our lead and toxic heavy natal coolants. All of our Trade Salas and Zaa products will eonfora to this rating. 1 trust this Information will ba of value to you in dataruining the contents of our products* We appreciate this opportunity to ba of service and wish to thank you for your lnteraat and salsa of our products. Sincerely youre, LOWE BBOTFatS COKPAK, BIT OP SHHWM-WIXIAMS COHPJNT JHA/rh Att. cct C. P. Wlgkias, Jr. J. t* Arenschield, Jr. Salas Service Coordinator 0007--SWP-036496 0007-SWP-000117821