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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION BUREAU OF ANIMAL. INDUSTRY WASHINGTON 25, D. C. ADDRESS REPLY TO "CHIEF OP BUREAU OF ANIMAL. INDUSTRY" AND REFER TO YLY- October 17, 1951 Dr. William E. McCormick Department of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology The B. F. Goodrich Company Akron, Ohio \J Dear Dr. McCormick: This 1 has reference to your letter of October 9 concerning your Geon Resin 200X20 which is proposed as an ingredient of plastic film used for packaging meat and meat food product. Plastic film containing Geon Resin 200X20 will be accepted on the same basis as those containing the previously accepted Geon 202 since we have your assurance that each is a vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer and differ only on the relative amounts present. Very truly yours, R. M. Mehurin, Chief Laboratory Section Meat Inspection Division 20484001 BFG03629 October 9, 1951 Mr. R. A. Metaurin, Chief laboratory Section Meat Inspection Division Bureau of Animal Industry D.S. Dept, of Agriculture Vaahingtan, D.C. Dear Mr. Mehurim Ve should like to merchandise Oeon Resin 200X20 as an ingredient for food packaging film. This is a poly vinyl chloride resin of the vinyl - vlnylidene chloride type and is the same as Oeon 202 resin, Sxoepting a different vinyl chloride - vlnylidene ratio. Ton mill recall se performed rather extensive animal feeding studies with Oeon 202 as contained in our report sent you May 2h, 1950.' Tour office subsequently granted approval for the use of this material in your letter of June 6, 1950* Please consider this a request for approval of Oeon 200X20 as an ingredient for food wrappers in Federally inspected meat establish ments. Should you desire additional information in order to grant such approval kindly advise me and we shell attempt to supply it. Very truly yours. V. R. McCormick Department of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology VBM vo BFG03630 V 20484002