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C in c in n at i Ohio Ju n e 20 1955 Dr. N. J . o u t r i d e H. Baron an d Company 70 M e t r o p o lit an Avenue Brook lyn New York Dear Dr. O llb r id e :- E a r ly t h is y e a r we r e c e iv e d a pack age from H. Bar on an d Company c o n t ain in g s i x u n lab e le d q u ar t Mason ja r s f i l l e d w ith wh at was a p p a r e n t ly f r u i t p r e s e r v e s . When no l e t t e r d e sc r ib in g th e co n t e n t s o f th e ja r s a r r i v e d , we exam in ed them an d fou n d t h a t two q u a r t s were r asp b e r r y and the rem ain in g fo u r q u ar t s were str aw b e r r y . Ch em ioal a n a l y sis f a i l e d t o show th e p r e sen ce o f l e a d . Our a n a l y t i c a l p r oced u r e i s se n si t i v e t o amounts above 0 .0 7 m gs. C o n sid e r in g th e s i z e o f th e sam p le s, we t h in k th e amount of le a d p r e se n t would c e r t a in ly n ot exceed the follow in g figu res# R asp b er r y p r e se r v e s - O.Oij. mgs ./ K i l o St r aw b e r r y p r e se r v e s 0*02 m g s./ K ilo Th is i s a ver y low fig u r e when we c o n sid e r th e ver y much l a r g e r q u a n t it ie s w h ich ar e en cou n t er ed in sofre fo o d s, and t h at th e o f f i c i a l le a d t o le r an c e se t by th e U n ited St a t e s Pood and Drug In sp e c t io n Se r v ice i s over 1 p .p .m . o r 1 .0 0 m g ./ K ilo . We would l i k e t o em ph asize t h a t we do n ot mean t o s t a t e t h a t t h e r e i s an y le a d in your product but i t ce r t ain ly does not exceed the very low li m it s m en tion ed ab ove. Blan k you fo r you r co o p er at io n in fu r n ish in g u s th ese sam ples, Very t r u ly y o u r s, FT id s F r e d e r ic k Thamann A 0001445