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ON T3 vO vOsf <r II I Ftp-r. r v . tv . Dt vHj- <N 1e i vjI- W W j j DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADM IN ISTRATIO N W A SH IN G TO N . D.C. 20204 March 19, 1976 Dr. Arthur M. Langer Environmental Sciences Laboratory Mt. Sinai School of Medicine City University of New York New York, NY 10029 Dear Dr. Langer: As a follow-up to the telephone conversation on March 18, 1976 be you and Mr. Heinz J. Eiermann, we are transmitting to you the fol subsamples of commercial cosmetic talc products: DCST - 76-1358 DCST - 76-1359 DCST - 76-1360 DCST - 76-1362 DCST - 76-1363 DCST - 76-1364 We would appreciate an analysis of these products for asbestiform minerals by x-ray diffraction and any other applicable technique ( are, in your opinion, appropriate for the analysis of fibrous asb minerals. We would also appreciate receiving portions of those talc product were implicated in your recent talc studies. These samples will for the purpose of analytical research and for the comparison of methodologies. You will be informed of the results of our examin of these samples. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely yours, Ronald L . Yates Product Composition Branch Division of Cosmetics Technolog Bureau of Foods T it Lew in // 8 72 9 77 0 96 1 97 2 101 3 102A 4 143 5 144B 6 151 7 154 8 157A 9 160 0 163 1 75 2 173A Product Lady Ester Face Powder, Rachel Touch and Glow Face Powder Blanchard's Dusting Powder Born Wild Dusting Powder, Del Labs Tai Winds Spray Talc, Avon Tosca Dusting Powder ; Pin-Zow Talque, Perf. Beauty Prod. Overton's "High Brown" Face Powder Early American Old Spice Talcum Powder Bismoline Medicated Powder Mavis Imported Talcum Avon Beauty Dust Refill - Charisma Pinaud Clubman Talc OH! de London Talc, Yardley Corsage Dusting Powder i \