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BABY PRODUCTS COMPANY April 25 1977 RARITAN N.J. 08869 ~ SUBJECT_ Johnson & Johnson Greece Gamma Radiation of Talc Project No. 2215.07 TO Mr. H. L. Eilbacher The Baby Products Company in conjunction with DOC Sterilization Research have investigated the feasibility of decontaminating JOHNSON'S Baby Powder on an as needed basis with Gamma Radiation After discussing this question with Dr. Goodman and Messrs Orlando and Gibson they indicated that studies showed treatment with between 0.75 and 1.00 megarad of radiation to be - biologically effective in eliminating low levels of contamination from the final Baby Powder package but organoleptic studies were able to detect an off odor due to the process Further efforts in this approach were discontinued a result An Ethylene Oxide cycle is used to decontaminate finished goods as the situation requires Our studies would indicate that gamma radiation treatment of would not result in an off odor problem with the perfume not that gamma radiation of the Talc was feasible the raw talc present and It has been reported that & Canada has utilized radiation of JOHNSON'S Baby Powder containing low contamination decontamination by gamma levels of microbial fh CC Dr. J. R. Marshall Dr. M. H. Goodman Mr. T. L. Kelly Mr. L. Orlando File 2215.07 Alan Marks Alan Marks , Protected Document to Protective Order ; JNJTALC000169720