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' f: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION. AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20204 Ap ril 1 3 , 1970 Hr* Ju le Gordon, Chairman n o Co-- l t t -- o f tho Pro gre s s ive S e l f Dye In d u s try . Boon 510-11 t0 l a s t 42nd Stra o t 00 York, M.Y. 10017 Wear M* r. Gordon: . W0 re g re t th e d e lay in re p ly in g to your le t t e r o f February 3 , 1970. The Food and Drug Ad n d a is tra tio n , as p a rt o f i t s co n tin u in g program, has re ce n tly s ta rte d se ne work on the s k in p e n e tratio n o f le a d . The in d u s try w i ll be ke pt advise d o f any s ig n ific a n t developments in fivir work ' We b e lie ve d i t was unde rstood a t our co n fe re n ce on May 5 , 1969 th a t no Wood and Drug Ad n ia is tra tlo n cocaaitments co u ld be made a t th at tim e as to th e s a fe ty o f le ad h a ir dyes or the adequacy o f Dr. Ke hoe 's work as a support o f s a fe ty o f such pro duct's. .. WO a ls o s ta te d we would e valu a te s a fe ty upon r e c e ip t o f a p e titio n and ad vis e th e p e titio n e r i f fu rth e r in fo rm atio n i s ne e de d. Our e valu atio n o f s a fe ty a t th a t tim e w i ll be dependant upon a l l in fo rm atio n and data a v a ila b le whether com pile d by the p e titio n e r o r the Food and Drug Ad m in is tratio n . Divis io n o f Color s and Cosm etics O ffice o f Foods and Nu tr itio n a l Scien ces February 3 1970 Kenneth A* Freeman, HID Dir e ct o r o f the Divis io n o f Color Ce r t ific a t io n and Evalu ation Dap t. o f He a lth , Edu cation & Welfare Food A Drug Ad m in istr ation Washington, D.C. 20204 I Dear Ifc Freenan* - it. m.-vV Too v i l l r e o a ll th a t Hr, Ivan Cosibe and I # alon g w ith Dr . Kehoe, at w ith mmbers o f your department on Kay 5 1969 t o d iscu ss th e r ep or t on the r esear ch o f Dr . Kehoe r e la t in g to p o ssib le ab sor p tion o f lead in th e use o f Is ad a ce ta t e h a ir d yes. At th e con clu sio n o f the m eetin g, th er e appeared t o be no unanswered qu estion s about Dr . Kehoe*s work and th e con clu sion s he drew fr o i t , and we were advised as t o how to proceed w ith th e p r e p a r a tion o f a P e t it io n . Acco r d in gly, we have s e t the wheels in o tio n fo r our in d u str y group t o f i l e such a P e t it io n . Bow we have ju s t lear n ed from a source in the To ile t Goode Associa* t io n t h a t in m eetings h eld in Ju ly and December, & neither o f th e FDA s c ie n t ific s t a ff in d ica te d t h a t an FDA sponsored study o f le a d a ce t a t e dyes fo r p o ssib le ab sor p tion was-being undertaken. Sin ce oar r esear ch ty a man o f Dr. Kehoe *s statu r e has been c o s t ly f or a group o f em ail volume m an ufacturer, and th e p r e p a r a tio n o f a P e t it io n and the filin g th e r e o f in volved co n sid er a b le added expert, we n a t u r a lly would lik e to be inform ed o f any developments in the th in kin g o f your people which s ig h t a ffe c t our p o s it io n . .V i.,^ Z th in k you know t h a t we stan d r eady to cooper ate with you ~ and your s t a ff in every way p o s s ib le , as ve have in the p a s t , and we ar e g r a t e fu l fo r th e h e lp fu l co n s id e r a t io n whioh we have r e ce ive d , ' We s h a ll look forward t o y o u r .r e p ly . . Sin ce re ly yours, ' .COKKITr ER OF Til" PRO<19Sh '5 I * HAIR DU. IHDOSTRI . ^ JOifr JULE GORDOH Chairman