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.u FDA Confirms .5% Lead Level; Defers Action on .06/o .{ - Omk ) a ,nation flspesi a< JMttK's ** 'e fZAi I w >' 9$UVT " I: A co <v3to o'* me grow~os r*i ti*ee q x u c s t*rnr#<* ;r* 5 cCl for iw' aamt* to nao vHtwn tinea Mves 11 mat oamt a Ptco*" Oecemtiv' 31 1972 above tn S^iaad'eve1 woud St bonnes and thus *had sUf<e<em opoon.**cv to *unt9rrt A.?wt 10 >n thy Fedtr#l brnmate PO* e -`oiming 3i,*t *n Aey.tcr tn* n. * Order mtiW*i'ent> th* jnrw menror> !i* nrn*sim 'o*t unwi m U.)ii n U rQA LWtle* wr.iih C>vvtivU peml ilk `..inn^d h4MMlmn tuli- ((<*' Thu a Qrdc >gi haw tkt .rfl> O* Q* 06 0fOvi icn a'so n : March 11 O'C#* U-it r,,*** trtjl this will 6a ** ,ti*e* o* a aoa* to ru - i .......... .. tup new 0'ibH FOA noted .1 * riis ..lift MJ lit up. 3 The *'j-nev iy.*a tn*t the com ants liiefl 'u me Georgetown umver *ity Law Cenier iPro'estor *15# ah on repurchase were rot supported It rounds fe6i% swH.ci#nt to ivttify a pub >*. ftoenng Tm$ aci<or liivti the repw cnasa issue sw m Question snce no im pirn emmg regulations to Section 1S of the Feaerel naaaroous Substances Act .................. tin* M.IH h 11 On* 01 ffv* (Fh s a i new em been issweo. ,. ... , iMit iiui i>.ip*ry rn HlM-fl * IN ,,,.u m jr .* r.ih concerning tm a* ro<0Mi l**l*J .) t%U Ih - HllSI iime Of i**t ubpteimit*. 5*v llvti the FDA rylgd t Acruniwig \u flPCA General Counsel ji.nn M Morugomenr 'm tne absence of more restrictive language *n tne moat r earn Order o> arty amobtytAg eommams I f'sr Anencv reiectert 'KQtK'tts for t*i*w (wp to Tl moniHI IO o*op*y iih iik V* laroviSum DecautO d ,.n iti.it a ` ..MJ io m tupi*v * fiemt ol e Mis mists W*M H IWM>ia IIk * b hvuf the Qualified repun nase reoturement contained m mt Marrh f 1 Order should control Thr. piov*s>od being miororeled to meed net onfy ihosa producta uaceodidg tne 5t. ieed level which an sfMppeti m interstate commerce after the 7 ftctwoatt iwm relent and rit* Oecernljft 31.1172 Oeadimo Oate should iriRjio*. for an dt'-non^ 19 mnniiw to ti# sobteci to repwicnjse 0007-SWP-036497 t N21827 AJ u. . J f *n '4. its. * Recently cr.ere bs* 'Jeer, auch legislative activity with regard to the use of lead In paint products. Although tie outcos* of this U uncertain. I It 1* nevertheless appreciate that I report to you what we at The Sberwin Jitltr* Company are duir.g to provide you with producta which will be lb corns! lance with tr.eae lava. On .March 11, -'iA laaued an order which declared that painta con taining aore than .`,4 lead after Decaaber 31, 1972 end sore than .OC+ lead after Oaeeaber $!. 1973 were declared to be a banned haxardoua substance and could not be ehipped In Interetete eoeserce. An of thle date, PDA haa not lapleaented tnla orler although they are expected to do 10 very soon. The Scrate ha a adopted an aaendaent to the Lead-Eased Pa Int Poleonlng Pretention Act which would prohibit the uwe of pelr.tt containing'core then .54 lead after Seceaber Jl, 19?? and .064 ieod after Dvcecber 31, 1973 on urfecea of federally funded housing. The eocpanlon bill Introduced by Hepreuentatlve Hynn In the Houae of Representatives la still In eosslttee, ao the aviceone or trl* legislation la uncertain although It la capec tad to be edopted by the Congrats. In eddltton to the Federal legislative activity, varloua atatta and nurvlclpalltlea nave adopted ordinances ra la ting to the sale and uaa of } coating* contall.ing .wed. Chicago recently pnaacl two ordlnancea whleh prohibited the tele end uae of coatln(ca Utanned for use on Interior household surfaces tnd con'sInlr.j sore than ,9'A lead and core than .034 other toxic heavy seta la (selenium, eadalus, corcury, srsenle, end sntiaony) rter July 1, 1972. Other states a-c expected to adopt slallar legielntlor.. The Sherwln-uilllaes Coapeny recognised several years sgo that legit1stion restricting The use of lead in paints would probably ba adopted. As a e0naa9jtr.ee, we began to routinely reformist* Our producta to renova the lead content. As a result of this foresight, I eaa report to you that all interior toatlr.ws currently manufactured by The Shervin-Willbarns Cnopany contain leas than ..36* lead and lass Uan .054 other toxic heavy setain. In addition, all other Trade Sale* products. Including those designed for exterior surftees on dveiUnvs, ere being reformulated to less than .064 lead. Us expect to be down to less than .54 lead content by October 1, 1972 and to lee* than .364 lssd content soon thereafter. w* currently are puttir.y the following letter suffix after the sanufacturir.y date or. all containers to Indicate the lead and other toxic heavy aetal content of the c o btinge: X lest than .064 lead and .054 other toxie heavy actsla V last than .54 Iced oi.d .054 other tosle heavy settle * Z aore than .54 leal and .054 othar toxie heavy steals 0007-SWP-036498 t. 0007-SWP-000117823 Lnod-in-Poinl Rules. Lngitlolion Finolly Moving Toword Resolution Stagnant i v <k p..M in *i ill-v i.*.'.* mduMrv l.ailcr- voUJuv'.d ^ ' .-n. n .III ali.inpt l p.->nii, :../ :,.i, i.-J .I,.. .*. .. p i.n; :-. .It :F. mjruia.iui.-, ,-i,- r, i.. i.-r- :t. I.od-in-pa at que-twit u Snail; r- .ving i.mjrJ i>w'unn .n k ill III. hid and Ofu. v^nnni'lr.lu-n I r D V1 .nJ m , C. -uii nv A sin.ll v .[.fi f,.r the p.iiM ineuitf < ...*t Is. Cl jiniid n :h. r.v.ntiv pjSi>bi.! I L> V f. ml -iu -m. p.pl. rwm- mg i. M_n.- 11 oruvr baiim.'ik ..jJ-..>n- i nnc p.nnfv. ..hill ihe an: I > M-nik' m .in. C 'Iicr.".. ,1k : lie N4. iwoal Pair: ,.njf .>-imf< -V-i.-ai.-Ti rMt U altcmpn tv< vhaiige *.'nis afiguae. nkr Sv<- t dword . TJi Kenn-Jv ' amcndm.-til ik 1 . jd-aj'.o I- .ml P.vn n- inf Preven\..*t puma >-v th- viui. in mi.I-June F2-U, and cuir.i.-li h-ing c.ni.i.:. ..1 In Mini'. C**r- tniitix .m ll.<u- ng pari h i .is ni.n.Ini, Mousing Dill AwoMu-v i* iih t FD\ mvi. m in. Fed. :al Hi yiMcr in early Au-.u-i. ik r.-pu-v a-. <t pain: <*i!l mil lv required und.i the FDA i.guia'ion The ager-s took |K- pcwiii.in .ha< 1.-pu-.h;...- i.f pnniu.-i. c. .mailing mote thin * perc.nl Lad 'ik H af. t>..n i .ff.ctise Dec 31. .ailHiil he .nf'VC.'J l<t ;rc tv'ikral agency and n therefore .nappr-'orijii- i.v il>. .i.mmi-nt lu include .n u format <rue' rhi. .Lk.n 1 mean, hi"sever. that the mailer i> .ntirelv rrsulv.J Convumcnsts can and nav i-H..,l.rc.' lie- FDA rul-ng in the feiklal courts, althougl no Mich mmemvi.i i- v imHI, al litis lime What Joe* ihis nx-n 10 waiters'* Simply slated, dealer' mil imi he reiiuir.ii 1.1 hut hack from enn* vum.-r> an< paint- mauu'a'iiired hfere Dec. ) f. reeaii'kts vt ih. lead u<n:.-; |i aw mi am that rvuilen need mu itpunpe ih.u >h.... .J painn. con:wrung mure than .5 [xreem 1. the pr,elucl> were purchased prior to Dee 31 Rudy Vipnone. ductior id the Ofliee id Compliance .or th. FDA'v Uureau id Piuduei Sidet*. unci ihot at* dividual ret.iil.rs ne.J im aspect >*1--tie invpeelims by FO \ ui'peciorv In,lead hr emHimic>, "our field force mu go in th- point' vi prudcctKKi m Jelermtnc whether or t>i mere 1 intanon. In :hc sa>e id vnlalions. m. -Jiv mil he ir,| --.p taken h; Vi-none` idhee. Shtwd Ihi' la.:. vioLiMT' u,,jia laee >:ne> and iaM svn- lencw i.nemc !rn;n V'.r. and VII :.n , ,-r poih. IP $3hH0 and .. tea.-, or b. :h 'V \RMMa -- Ihi* FDA order .'i<vv me *_pcr-eJe 'eplaee lo^>. 01 stale lead laws. Still the '.mcc ri eumro..is> 1* th. .(Ih percent Itad I mm whien n scheduled 10 take efleet Dec. 31. 1D71 p-Tfc-iA ^ J { 1 4 2J The FDA order con'iirmii the enJ-of.|9*; dradlioe 1; the ` prr..n: .'.I add.d lu.1 to nduvirv demands lor some changes .n this rjlinc pur<uani ir- a proposed HF\t .ichrmi-v* mu , *h.. r 1. .vhlain.d in Sen Kinncdt'h.il Ih. hDA' iV'U.011 n mat u will 'hilvr mduslrv r.auiM. lor 'iva*.npv and iv ..opknenlalion o| the >*> pift.nl leaJ lev.: until 'U.h ,:ajv is camphlcd h\ IlEtS. The pami indunrv i>. for the mm,: pari, pleated mth ihe FitA t approj.-h :o 'k no rvr. *ni iju. .non. nor.nithat vuch a iiudy vkiu.o i->t..hlnh one. and lor .11 solid data on what lud levels are r.alls proper There are. huweser <om. prohlerm wmch rivolve around Ihe prop>>ved HTW Muds and tlie Kennedy hill as pasved by Ihe Senate. M'hik vailing for the iluJv Ihe Kennedy Fill dim not J.f.r a. non on iIk hmntnt ol lead-bated pamis al ihe .'JO perv.nt lev. I aii.r Dee 31. 1973. A PCA n aitempting l anwnd Ihe Kenneiis amendme-m *hik slv hemp 'Onodered in esecunve sessioa of Ihe House Commute.- on Mousing 10 11 least conform 10 ihe Senate Fill la addition :o ihe conform ng language. S'FCA hav rcquesicd aJdiiK-nal changes, including a pro. 1.ion -.. deter (he 06 pere.m etaisdard un:.l the r. ..-..rcli .atkd for under the Kennedy bill has ken condueisd hy HEW and then fully tvaluale'd hy bisih ihe gos.rn* meat and the paint industry The point, according to NPCA Esrcutivc Vice Presideni Roher; Roland is that so enact the 06 percent viandai.l Mare research w completed would negate the practical value of ihe isearch. "especially if the data shows a higher siandard 10 he safe in itesidciiiial paints." Aaotbtr significant change Roland stale'. * the >nchaion of a full prn-empuvc s c c ih v i in the federal law The mduMry. he points out. has k-en plagued hy suic and local lead ordinances ai dtlhring leseh of lead content and with different timetables fur enactment than this proposed either hy Ae FDA or Fy the Congress Under thr Kennedy amendmeot to the Lead-Based Faint Poisoning Prevention Ac l an appropriation of surnc SI00 ntiffon in preventive and study ttmds iR k authorioed. HEW n directed by the Kennedy till to conduct its study and report back to the Congress on its ftndinp no later than eight moeths alter its enactmem. Tins, according to highly pfcictd Congres sional amhorhk*. in considered to be suAskiu tunc by Sen. Kennedy and hit followsn to change the .(W per* cent lead level should it he determined that a higlcr level b safe. fffenrr rum ihtpaft) nmuiu in 0007-SWP-036499 ^4 l 0007-SWP-000117824 N'PCA s-ch ts cc-djcr: :s own uudv oo th* 11!: levels! 'tad id s. m poici-a. >'gi thai nufluf4C'ar.i> tk.d . - -k . i-.'rr- _ j i. and that (hi' .Uun we- . - V - n .r-.'o-r "ie rc'.l,s o! ! Mb** *'..!. > .j S'^uiJ -*u. -* * IvSv. I"... ' .. r jflj . . . . ,-k Report on loeol ond Slate Lead law* Show* Foolishness Abound* i m,m :r > * * . i. v Jirv.-'x *. .Vipn* .' i* I i ............................. . / .-nactcw a .4*1 'an :: ji .n. ,i!\ J\., t *! nJjr.l ** s ;\.r.ni up . * g.Jv.\ n*t . iiu-'tjh a '* *\ ir * iii1*. * pn* . -**; I* non U\lccahk TVoii*,)* . ib.r j w vS *.. " "l * '.'io Uuivhv.vc ' p* \ jnunJ * *iU * * frm * mo foJorJK *r r*p*.*i! Mf* p Uv s .1 ih. uiii 1 irtL'Ujoc >n ' v l.ottM-ma hl *. h. j i pf <i* |\rc.*niunT -or a pructtw il ^.nJsirii ' ' pvrc.m Action b) ^`CPX m M*n;unv'*i*n utih \:aikr* jftJ t*ihvr iMCf- .\cU pa'Hws in rh w *'!' r.*itli m im .it: tying f.a^d v.tH *v >. . ,rno u>r uirth^r {iMsuWatton 1** ihv > ak iv . At ur. . * % * w.nw%tuJ Sup ZO Tlk ci **.; *f1 ak o S . . wniain* labeling pro- 'ijun* *ij: jf. >iv* "t i 'tvw Ufid.r ihc Fnl- *fj Ifsrjrdou* y Kijr.^v* A.' -Ti>J arv tlur^forc. prc* *nipt,J K rr,, 'vJ.rJ 1fch"' hj\o PCvn .uv.'iJu . to NPCA no enou> Julitglli.' it. rhCop> Ki. .1 Ljd law va'.hnj for the M6 psfvsin xtanJjfd jnJ laholmg rvquiremcnu has alrvodv ^>nc mi** aloct InformaiNvi gaihen^ by S*FTA r iHj i nnvi meinafaciurcn and retailers l.au applied vli-oivLii.e warning libels lo products Mvi heKc* *r h.oc removed ncn-eonforminf goods from retail oir.kt* Thvs uw bt\n NPCA reports, no indi .ution of v i'Lik * r* b\ iht tit> ^>ernmem. Problems Arbe for Wallcovering* Dealen Under California Labol Law niulc mo ii| the dKor.iin* prodoco tnduni) lo- cuwd its an.-nnofi oo the kad-in-puni prahkm, rwo .jllcwcrinf* nuiKit in C<iNI*vma ncre joked whw :hs sun veXted *alkovri%>. pactu^TS iib non- s.infpmin* laKk r-mosed from Iheir imtnuvy. Stan dard Brand. Paint and Sinclair have burn tdtniilkd by ilk 'lak a. not c-napkinp *nh the California ttaiwary and r.'aai.urn Kqunvnivni. So.t.. n l zt-T. Chapvr VI. of ihr California Beat- 'i.'>. and Pni'v.'kiiK Toja require* di*c1n*are of die net ijuar.'it) of ti-'ieni' on the packatn of all g o iv >amvt prudiku, Avc.vdinf to mformatwa rccaivcd from in. VVjiU,i.rtnf. Wholraalcr* Ascocunon't atmm> UaMd Mur.h.on. ihc atau'a interpretation of ihn la. r.ifuires diM.lowrv on the outiide of the pack- -~l "C7 - `-a- aye ol the Ic-n1- aidth and aqatrt (coup Fiar.he- -us. K- at* '.fort that neither U S nor CjIaJ .n . ar- Campi.iny -tlh `-x ta. I- *rc. * 'v . iri ` `a. a.ai. odieiab lav. the I . ~ t 'ul' tk iraJ; -- ONE f' - l< " h >' Z. ; \~ aard- mo-f ' T. I -- 1 ai ihr a -g -aua:n shi-vad ? . f j.n - ..Rina- -' 'V i "d r.ii a- ' '.r.: . cl //* rn Senole, Pay Board * Woge Ruling* May Creoto Problem* for Relaileri Tan hvjMr^j. >n b\ hi C\m 1 l Coun.-J * P iv ItoarJ jt* ihv oth.r bv th.' s.n ,w 4 crv -I. pphK m* lur *cr> in i*e an* viMpcxn v)acvt In i*:c j u > :*iv t.M ,,ii t.i'-i'v C *u.vil :t* emptej flum than Si' r\r*.f!: all vmplivef n m, *r*l ifdu'ip\ Hu 4i\ *>.'n ;o cs.mpt workers m.iking ks* t-n ?' - *iour tfi>uplcd wnh the *cnju - pastar. ,>f , . .nmun wa;. act that would fain *K minimum :o '2 .*vr hour is ISO days afur cnicimvnt and u* 5! * rs U-rr Tor mailer* onud h\ in< I'mI nnn.r h j c ; *mn>Jnkvnis. wnuld. av,ora.nc to ihv \m. m Retc*l Fcdcratioo. dum*' *n ac;sM\. 'aht>n ;S . .ut^vx's re> Uilcfi Under the Senatvps^.d MiniTum Vv ||:L1 Rr- toiler* u>\ertU m would -Vvi, >. a tce in.rva>eb of Si >0 lhun S? and UnjIK SZ * vrudul.j j.' into conference .ft a p'lrti Htuv s%rj:e ;*rmu t:r. Vi Senate bill would l>0 eumtnak th. S.I j 01h >i> .s i4*- luHrrfc'fit** test and make :fkr <t^ur.> ar<*k<ab^ t*^ 'vud '`enterprises*', thus forcing .tjikr* t. if. gregatc JI vaics solume u* see ufri.'htr the mir'um applies to thbfti l.Mk hope i* held our b> u*vhi: fbSk^hr* for n adequate ci^npromiK bv.tw.en th* Sb*s btnngcm Hou*e m-M'unr iSee WMbinyirr- Ng rc -- Jurc-Jao > and that parted h> the Senate e-pecialh ci'midcr- in* that thia i> an ilectinn year Oddly, the Cost of Liwnc CVanul ha* mdieaicd il it .orbing oa formula* provide relief for rruiier* hird-hil 1^- the eape.iaJ increaie m th. f.dcraf mtai- mM .age. Special Mention, according to Malf tntmbcr*. s being paid to permuting iciatkr* in rawe pnet* to eorcr capccicd hitter uperanng cotta No word has been heard from the council however, in regard w any formula* which would aid retailer* in meeting the higher operating *0*1* that unit remit from exempting worker* making lent than >' '< fr.-m salary restriction*. The couneift delation vom.- lets than a week after a U.S. District judge ruled tl`oi the council had erred in Kiting ih. etemphon hpum at SI 90 in aUampting to carry ant a Congrctuonill mandate that member* el the "working poor' not he covered by the Pay Board1* S.S peceeas guideline*. 0007-SWP-036500 Mcoannuo arranf* 0007-SWP-000117825