Document dbgny0Qe4O92RV92pp3Ye4VB

i*4;iiiiy^wp^ijwp(i!p,iiiiwwispp L I 4Df0^ m rVw '-urigjJ^owferfi tv r:r.~ zsrrrjsrrr-ci4irrcr xti'cii, tarr* of lew Xcrc University WuHTUTt OF IKXI*TU. KiDICUn I325 t*t 33th Street lev lark 16, l X. I Wrray MU1 9-190 Nailing iddressi 477 First Avrat Isv Twr/. 16, Si. April 12, 1994 TO1 Dr. Ima Baaufartner Xv Tone City taperto act of ImIU This eaacrendj* baa boan authorised hy the Tew Trrk Mat, Taraiah an4 Lacquar Association mad la autaltted at their request Tor your ecaaItera tion. During the last few vs- ra aa laamilai ascunt cf attar. lion baa baas attract#*! to tha problaa of land poisoning anon* ***11 children. Various stjdiei and reports 0= this situation have baa.i ca, particularly in tha citia* of Baltlaora, Sostos and elsewhere. Tba t&caral picture that baa anarpad free tbase atuules and Investigations 1* that snail children, par ticularly durla<. the r-=s*er aoclhs, tend to eat tte paint that flalaa off r* 11 lap, rereads: and valla In prwpertlae that have lean allowed to nsa dcun and which are occupied by tba lowest tacoaa (roup fsad lies. Ibis altu<.tioa causes concern to the putllr tsnltb authorities, par ticularly of our larger loouatrlal cltla*. Tba paint Industry la elao thoroughly conversant with this situation, tba re < this concern and la analou* to oooperat# la every poaalhla way vita the jmtilc health authorities In steps that say be affective la tha prevention of laad polacnlsc anon# children. Tba Aaarloan Standards Association has appointed a subcommittee Z66 to consider labeling of ooetlngs and It oaa ba stated that the wort nf this aubcooplttee la being prosecuted with gratifying speed. It la ex; actad that this eonlttee will refer*, et a:, early data 00 standard labels for faint* suitable for Interior#, fjmltxre *.-! toy*. Tbla till enable t .e paint tanufacturers to autmlt t>es* labels tv lie haltb authorities with t*e assurance that they vlU aeet tha needs of Soy cMU health situation where special labelled la Indiestad. For Soaa considerable tie*, lead pslati bare n>t beea used itj a*sufacturera of children's toys, eribe and other fvrnltur* designed fur use tgr auall c-Mldrec. Tte stove e-amlltae, la which paint suufctur.r* and health authorities are represented, has aa 00a of Its objectives Ue e Us1 oattoo of sore thsn a tial-aal luvoot of laad a.-l cut toxic tigrdi*.t* fixes Interior paints, bead-containing faint sra oad for outsids pointing where tba palst Is exposed to the weather. f ""-iubvsj' N 4001 * * K- ' at V. V. jpg.1'>Wfu- "UWBIgBWUI*y.JjM^pwWHawg^e^W LI, Oh'Of; o jt-'fiwa-rt.' aairciovaiarr -vm C*. VBVM BnWWICTtt* April 12, 1WA --*---r---'-- - i PAGE tl A oor of tha Uilc maii of (mratiaa, It t* fcooa wwctUd by haalth autborif.aa that <oata Inart of j*Ut, If la an in<rocl*ot, bo iabolod vlth o warning iabol. It la a,par*nt that otch a procrduro vlU bo of o avail aa far aa tlx fanlllae aro ooncoraod who caotloua to iiv# la old, run-down aod docrajrlt pmporUoa. Xa this situation, othar raeodloo Boat bo ought. i Tha paint lnduatry la atrongly op;ood to th* aoactsant cf varying lei*liac rtgula'.loaa b> individual govaranaotal agaati, aloe* It la obvlcua that If various jurladletloaa snact dlffa-lng local regulation* for labollag, U-* utooat ooefuatoa wlii onaoa, togethar vltn loorclsata occaalooad ojr tha variations lit lrlalo aa batwon localities. Thl* wculd also eauao rtroaa confusion ta tit bandlta* of (ala'- eoatalaora through 'cUxra and dis tributing heuso*. Tn practical am. offodlvo arthed of O' ailing labels fer jaint oootafsrr* Is tj tlocal aland* rd. This v aid ooablo tfta anr.ufactunrs and dis tributors, aa wll aa tfci ratal lra, to ooot all noruth roculi\oata without foar cf coctrc vetting tba lav. Tha palrt i-viuit"jf la Vtr, ap^rreictlvo of tlo aaaistanco that It baa obtained free ti o o*;art'ai*it cf Hsalth la Sov Tcra City e;J particularly frca thv Division cf Envlnxx'mtal ovaitatloc. Tbs lalviatry will fcnop tha Dapart- act in To read uT prucrvs.-i aad la alw^-s to wolooeo any suggsstloes that tha Dvpartaeat kay ear* to offar. UUU .j $ o I<Mi p NDo CtMlrtMi lastltaU uC ^bduttritl iWdlola* *a igraiaBdc. rrvbwhbi !.:;io>';>*'mp*fit ft.uasswjgqW^lly?g^fg||ggf^