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From reports coming to the Logoi Division from tko field, there is every indication of widespread misunderstanding of the application of the new Z66- 1964 Standards, copy of which is hereto attached. Time and again requests are made for suppliers to warrant that pigments or other in gredients do not coma within any prohibition of the specifications against certain heavy metals in the attached Standard. L Apparently there has been some general misunderstanding between manufacturers and their suppliers on this score . To clarify the matter, this bulletin is being issued with an excerpt from the November 6, 1964 meeting of the American Standards Association, Sectional Com mittee on Prevention or Control of Hazards to Children, Z66.. At that meeting, Mr. Richard J. Eckart, os Chairman of tha Subcommittee'on Surface Coatings, reported as follows: "Mr. Eckart reported that Z66.1-1955 had bean revised and the revision approved by the ASA on April 29, 1964. Copies had been distributed to all members of the Z66 sectional committee. Mr. Eckart recoiled that a pigment manufacturer attempted to manufacture his bosic pigments to comply with the'requirement! 71503964- It was agreed that Z66.I-I964 applied only to the linol product, i.e. the sur face coating (paints) and not tp row unmixed ingredients*such as pig ments. It was understood that tha National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association would undertake to advise the pigment industry of this decision on the basis of the above clarification statement." (Emphasis supplied). The purpose of this bulletin is to acquaint both manufacturers and suppliers with the report above quoted, which met with committee approval, namely, that the Z66 Specifica tions relate and apply only to the final product - that is, to tha surface coating in final form and not to raw materials and ingredients. 0007-SWP-000005722 i i i ft r AMERICAN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS TO MINIMIZE HAZARDS TO CHILDREN FROM RESIDUAL SURFACE COATING MATERIALS Approved April 29, 1964 American Standards Association Incorporated 1. Scope ond Purpose This standard specifies the requirements for coatings such os paints, enamels, lacquers, etc., applied in liquid form, that are .deemed suitable from a health standpoint to be used to paint children's toys or furniture or interior surfaces so that the danger of poisoning will be minimized if, by-chance, same of the dry coating should* be ingested by a child. 2. Specifications A liquid coating material to be deemed suitable, from a health standpoint, for use on articles such as furniture, toys, etc., or for interior use in dwelling units where the dry film might be ingested by children: * (1) Shall not contoin lead compounds of which the lead content (calculated as Pb) is in excess of one per cent of the total weight of the contained solids (including pigMents, film solids, and driers); (2) Shod not contain compounds of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, or selenium of which the metal content individually or in total (calculated as Sb, As, Cd, Hg, Se, res pectively) is in excess of 0.06 percent by weight of the contained solids (including pigments, film solids, and driers); (3) Shall not contain barium compounds of which the woter soluble barium (calculated as So) is in excess of one per cent of the total barium in such coatings. 3. Morking Coatings complying with this standard may be marked: "Conforms to American Standard Z66.I-I964 for use on surfaces which might be chewed by children." NOTE: Suggested test methods for low concentrations of lead in paint and for the determination of lew quantities of mercury in paint are contained in the following ASTM Stand ards (copies evailoble from American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa.): Tentative Method for Determination of Lew Concentrations of Leod in Point, ASTM D 2088-62 T Tentative Method for Determination of Low Quantities of Mercury in Paint, ASTM D 2206-63 T I i l t 0007-SWP-000005723 N11432.01