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v"VT. ^... V `i, - ... - =r*3. S- r, --v *: 'Sfcw. 300'* l_Y N PtAJvT 22 9 EAST .42"-0 STREET N EW YO R-K 17, N. Y. November 8th, 1954 Mr. Miles M. Zoller The Eagle-Picher Co. American Building Cincinnati 1, Ohio Dear Miles: , The enclosed report will be presented at the coming Paint Convention. I am sure you take pride with the other members of our committee in effectively tackling a difficult task.. I am indebted to Joe Battley for the personnel of the Subcommittee on Model Labeling. I appreciate very much your fine cooperation and great interest in the job we undertook. With best regards. Sincerely yours. r j ej ij , Enc'. R. J, Eckart Vice-President N11710 EEFQHT OF . SUBCQI'fHTTSE OH MOSEL lABSLI^q I'urli:.- tic past year, the New fork City and 'Chicago.vHealth Departments /Save been nos^ active 'in resolving: the '|jr6bl^v;bf';,ie,i<i,p'o'isdning Of .children. / As part of this / ir.crc ase i interest in public health, various charges were made in /the press /regard- nr.- lead poisoning of children, many of which were attributed to chewing ,of peeled . i *: c'ics. Iz ri-fat be expected, proposals',for legislation were prepared which-:re- 'J'quair^d? ws^,riai5^; 'labels on- containers of paints'/containing lead* < in "I ~ tine, it was'eyident that various/states, such as New fork andflew Jersey, would join Illinois and California in the adoption of rules and regulations noireerg to the labeling -of .dangerous and harmful substances. .Extension of . this / len.-rlcuicn to other states is ejected./This probability prompted steps to main-./-. tar r uriferrlty of regulation, so one label could be used nationally* To r.-st uhio dual situation. President Battley appointed a special committee cor siccing of industry members having outstanding technical,legal, sales and toxifc^IiagilnaH^lSpSgraund. This special. committee recommended that a standing committee-: bn fcr-ied by the Association to investigate the question of precautionary labeling; that che specific question of lead poisoning be studied! and that the work of varxou a icies err aped in the study of lead poisoning problems should be followed tc rake s ire Lrao the interests of the industry are protected. N11710.01 In accorjar.ce with that recommendation. President Battley1 established the Sub- / i, |tl - > corrit tee cn Model Labeling as an adjunct of the Committee on.liodel (Labeling Ball. ! I lijri'ej'ikMEonmiittee first met on June 15, 195a. Thereafter, theHsubcbmmitt'ee'*!kiet,,|ra.t ........................... | ,'jlii ' 1 pdSs;qSW during July,-August and September. In JJu||yi e st 'tefcfi'edl'IthB'. folioowing; recommendations: . (l) An educational prro0g^r^am!l blelbnddi^iil|iffihe: : : . jillnf / k ! 'fe |jKpsSaail}|}rl''ishoTiLd be started as soon as possible; (2) The ApsopiAuibfi/sh'p|xldi|ipre- . /' ' ' \ilLtj |j|;u ;|; i * ri | if' Jj^' '* pare a list of paint, raw materials that might be ,hazardous andf. iaisbribute|rthi,|'flin- f.rr-icr to members j (3) The'--Association set' 'pp machinery roiecreLr. case attributed to the eating of paint, whether ibt'lfathl'!J i||'M i -2--: -I 'V vAssociatidri'5acti'dri;:iwas\';iJ^e.diatel^', initiated' on these recommendations,. The subcommittee - then turned its -attention to the problem of precautionary labeling. -After considerable - work done by ;a special-. task 'group* -consisting- of mem- ;; bers of the subcommittee and the Association- staff, suggested precautionary labels / for products-of the!industry were prepared. \ The -subcommittee7 considered ::the>recbmr ' , mended labels and submitted them to the Executive Committee for adoption. The pur- ; pose bfHhe'ae';ST^ge'Sted-;iab^s;;was (1):-prepare- the industry to, meet anticipated lead poisoning legislation^ ( 2) comply with existing laws and regulations - relating to the labeling of dangerous and hazardous substances3 and (3) bring about uniformity so that a label prepared by a manufacturer could be used in any state or, territory where he may market his products. The precautionaiy labels, after approval by the Executive Committee, were sub mitted to public health officials for their consideration. '.It;is noteworthy that both.the-New fork City and Chicago Public Health Departments, both of which were contemplating the enactment of legislation requiring "POISON" or "'OIISAEE" label designations on paint containing lead or other harmful substance, have accepted the industry' s recommended labels with ,respect to these substances. Health officials of both cities, as well as other interested agencies, have been lavish in their praise of the industry and of the Association: for the progressive .and, forward action tak~n to meet this Health-Education question and to bring about: a' realistic approach to this public health program which has been re- , ceivihg nationwide interest and consideration. The subcommittee, believes that this aggressive and forward action on. behalf of the industry is, the proper approach to any protective .legislation pi; public, health . EFI 000936 activities, .which, ..without this action by industry members and the Association, might otherwise be 'onerous and burdensome to the. marketing of the industry's products. We respectfully express our appreciation to the American Standards Associ ation's Z66 Subcommittee on Safe Labeling of Coatings for Children's Toys and 7j''crniture This Subcommittee considered and studied the identification or labeling of paint products to indicate they are safe to use in painting objects or surfaces tdachy-niight^ .; Their: study of the danger to children through chewing or swallowing by children of dried paint coatings from surfaces accessible, to children is a great toxicological contribution to our industry,. Several members of this: Subcommittee served as representative paint manufacturers on this ASA. group. This Subcommittee used much of the ASA findings and conclusions in preparing the precautionary labels recommended for general use by our industry* Respectfully submitted, Ii. J. ECKAIiT, Chairman, hlewTorkj KY A, R. WOLEF, Vice Chairman, Chicago, 111* JOSEPH F. EATTLEY, Washington, D. C. PAUL R. CROLL, . Pittsburgh, Pa, J. J, CROWLEY, South Bend, Ind0 JOHN H. FOULC-ER, Wilmington, Del,. SAHFCRD Jc HILL, Wilmington, Del, W. H. LUTZ, : Buffalo, K, I* . T.,J. McDOWELL, Cleveland, Ohio. Co C. KcIEKES, Chicago, 111, ARTHUR KEHICH, Elizabeth, N. J, FRAEK Ru PITT, Toledo, Ohio Co W, SLOCUM, Newark,.Ho Jo L 0. SrIETH, Chicago, Ill,: JOIST V. VAUGffil, Los Angede s, ; Calif, HENP.Y J. WHITSOM, New York,; N, Y,. HUES H. ZOLLER, Cincinnati, Ohio