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.?: ' * ' * ^f,~' January 18/ 1971 .. '- -r-. . ..;; -f Talked with Commissioner DalrymplerVHe advised that today they had notified the FDA offthe Aro-Chlor situation, both in Washington and in Buffaloi He advises'that FDA/has very little information on this subject and his impression is that they are not anxious to do anything atv the present time. He guesses that they probably will' do,some testing from here on out and probably at some date; set a tolerance. At the moment, however, they do not know what tolerance to establish. 8 p.m. Called Gary Rumsey. He , and I agreed that we should run , four more samples; namely paint from a hopper car, soybean ' meal, "meat scrap and a poultry mash. ..We also agreed that 'Buffalo should send a. ma!n from/ithreif lab^aBra with the samples and learn how to run the tests,'.'^Immediately following this;- call with Gary Rumsey, I called John Gallick and arranged to have the four samples sent to the Ithaca Lab.' by one of the chemists from the Lab. " . '' * -t- a. PCB-ARCH-EXT0376963 C C ^'V'C' January 15/ 1971 11:15 a.m. Talked with Larry Batinkoff and reported to him that we had had one result on eggs - %- - . " 4:45 p.-.m. - V - . . > ?' ' ' ' Talked with Dick Rice. He gave me"the following information obtained from Monsanto over the telephone that: afternoon: Peed, State # 34604 Feed, State #34606 " ' .* ' : ' . . Group I birds - Group II birds Group I fat .108 1.094 .182 .150 1.55 ' . -'S, 287i ;30.81 Group II Fat Eggs (picked by Agway) 6.05 i; .7 All are Aro-Clor 1248 January 16, 1971 . ' ?! ... - . . 1 p.m. '' /*'' , ' ' Talked with Larry Batinkoff'.; Gave him the results of the tests we had received from Monsanto. There was , nothing else to report at that time.' ct p 7 off? wmsaexe*?* ygstaf PCB-ARCH-EXT0376964 ` G --- jamauMti \y,K'v >#,* w$y- r" l;X:r January 14, 1971 ; ^; , y 11a.m. " / . :VG ' ' ; ' : -Talked with Commissioner Dalrymple:.;:/\v I advised him :.vf:*, that we had run one sample of eggs and'had them;confirmed; by Monsanto. I also advised him .that the product in question is #1248. I relayed to him the fact that F. Nuite had -been over to the Batinkoff farm and he advised that he would call Nuite.He also agreed to - call Mr. Batinkoff around noon today. ( PCB-ARCH-EXT0376965 ... > . ' --r-r-rr'r --ir--`t--*----- twfcwwgm ii . . ** ' :.y.y' (3 V V' January-13/ 1971 9:30 a.m. -'/v''//);///:... . Had a call from Bob Newell. He advised that they had following results on Agway feed. . ; Nucashmaker 18 12.31 ; -ti >S " '* C-:; Nucashmaker A,,; '}-S\ .f>t< "'4*". /A- .20 _ the . ' .; . ~' Pacemaker Sta- rte. r ' _-_/.V' i .. . W : . ..05 .. ' All Mash Grower .06 v. //;?' /-y.V,;.' .' . - ' '-v^' He also advised that they had feed from Inter-County at .42.. He advised that they are getting samples of other;/:farmers eggs and feed in the area and .also in the Buffalo area and/, will .have some results in a 'few days. ^ ' .v;C .. ./cr-./.'/.V. 8:15 a.m. . :. ` / . " ~H. v . r" Dr. Rumsey called and said that a/, mas spectrograph is required to confirm the readings; on pcbs. This machine costs $70=$100,000 . .... .V.v/r-V |i 4 p.m. Had a call from Commissioner Dalrymple. He advised of- nothing new. The-State, however,-/is taking samples from - the Buffalo area as well as Sullivan County. . " "j '' . ... ' ^ r"` . " ' ; Talked with Larry Batinkoff ^ L He /advised that Frank^Nuite was at his farm and got a list/Of^places where he had ;. sold chickens. He was .disturbed.--about this. I advised him that one director knew aboutVthis and wondered whether he had visited with anyother feilpw;:-,directors. Hev.> : assured me thathe had not. . v/V'. January 14, 1971- . : yv/;;^'/;1/ . ... /' ' Had a call from Gary Rumsey. He advises that Monsanto has run one test on eggs and they found .7 ppm.of pcb in the egg. The material is #1248 rather -than #1254. PCB-ARCH-EXT0376966 " .. . ,,.fl !1 '. `, - '-*'{ .f>'';v*. January II 1971 : 9:30 r Talked with Commissioner. Dalrymple.>}He advised, that they had .noyl ..; w further information, other .than the.- feed samples he had given me.*;;, e ................. ^ : With Monsanto. The specialists namely at Monsanto is Howard Michler.' He; isr.a PCB specialist. Monsanto.;.-.:, indicates that the biggest source?of, the.;;problem is in paint. ,,** / ,"'r 4:30 p.m. ; . Talked with .the Commissioner It He ?.indicated ______ says"'"that' this came from Steincall Farm which we believe to; be fed by Inter-County. He had nothing further to report, : 5 p.m. Talked with Larry Batinko^f. ;i Advised'; him that ifV.he has birds to sell he should talke with the Commissioner. Also advised him that there were no new developments . I ..also reviewed what we are doing namely, to the effect that.on the 11th we sent a man to St. Louis for confirming the tests run in our. Lab. ^ ' '* if.i o PCB-ARCH-EXT0376967 :: V'\/7\ . < : r * glcr&i ' A'#1 !S ^ V't` T. **:}**&' ' ( ) ' in *x 1 laboratories, which confirm the orig Some fowl meat buyers already Inal tests and thereby satisfy the ... grower. ';"7 . ,/,/' .'. are checking flocks in the field, This company' 'uses test result's ' which reveal the type and .-conceit-, demand "no level" analysis or no sale . tration of residues to help the grow-, f'.'er. trace back - to' the cause. The source of trouble has ranged -from .wood chips, .soil.'treatment! runoff AT A TIME when egg producers arc were last published in Food Chemi being urged --even begged -- to cal News. July'10.- 1967. pages 16-17 slaughter more fowl, growing prob-. . 18. but are .subjeetr to.change' with-'/' lems are standing in the way. '/A: out notice).} One large buyer of fowl and contaminated - dust to well , wa ter and feed.: Growers are 'advised to take sane pies from a llock/which will be mar-.' Fowl prices are low. below five ' recently, notified fowl. plants that cents in much of the country and "'no level^-wbuld be tolerated in re down to a bare two cents on the gard to anything ' that would show West Coast. Now that so much fowl: a potentialipathogenic effect on ani- . is known to be available, buyers are Dials..,,,'. ' *'' : seemingly more choosy and reports /; This smacks?of the "zero toler keted in a few.weeks and determine residue levels, in the poultry fat. Tests are run at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. P. O. Box 2037, 506 N. Walnut St., Madison. Wis. 53701. Prices ..are generally circulate of fowl being rejected be- ' ance" concept,, winch FDA's advisory in the'. $25 to $30 per. sample range, cause-of levels'of insecticide residue:*- comiiiittee)recommendc;(l abandon but some are higher. . \ found--levels that would not have ing. In pfacticiiTuse. analyticalmeth Topeka Test Laboratory, run by caused concern several years ago. /. But the big fowl users, especially, are. becoming conscious of the pow er of consumerism and are taking steps to upgrade their products to: prevent criiicism by consumer cru saders. Some firms have taken losses when fowl meat they purchased was found to have certain residue lev els after the meat was ready for.// processing. ods used/do not/detect zero levels. But it any li vel/of certain residues is detected, the meat or eggs would be turned, down;- . . This large`buyer has developed its own serecning ahd: confirniatidri; sys tem and has;its own men in the field to check /the; live' ;bird>ib.efore 'any purchase is; made. Tests are run in laboratories / scattered around, the country* aMt/tihrVeS:c'Mom; panv' s expe. nse. Seymour. Inc.. at/Toprka. Kan., tests eggs primarily.'. Du? if the need were -great, according- t o Seymour's Jim-Gorman, tests could he run on /poultry fat. Some,'state universi ties and extension-'-laboratories. are/ equipped, to make/some of these: tests'.' " ' /"/'d " ' An ins'e^ticide use chart for poul- , trymen is available from the Insli-- tute of, American:Poultry Industries. Most 'firms use Food and Drug A company representative said H7,E. Madison ,St/.:Chicago 60003. at Administration's unofficial admin- sometimes,/'growers disagree with 20 for $2.50 postpaid. It can help i>trative tolerances as a guide i these results and have tests run at other growers avoid, these problems. Combined western show meets unprecedented demand WHEN THE NEW PEPA Western Poultry Congress is held April 29- May 1 at Town and Country Hotel. San Diego, Calif., it should be by far the largest poultry industry event ever held in the West. Already, at the close of the 24th Western Poultry Congress in San Diego, November 5-7. exhibitors had /v ..... reserved 150 of the 160 spaces made available initially. One firm has committed itself for 25 spaces. The strong demand for exhibit space is the result of combining the producer-oriented Western Poultry Congress with the Pacific Egg & Poultry Ass'n convention and expo- sitjon which m'int>I* rf-e.-wif -,-f ' primarily, directed .to the .processing: and marketing end of the poultry in dustry. The; PEPA event was held traditionally at Palm Springs. If the demand for space continues. Carl E. Nall. PEPA executive secre tary. says .that another .area of .the Town and 'Country 'Hotel s conven-. tion facilities can'be opened'to pro vide 100 more, spaces. After all obligations .tov-e.-.-beem met on the recent -congress, funds will be merged with those of PEPA. The -California'--Egg Council, one of the three; previous -sponsors of the congress, had merged with PEl'A ery Federation is.awaiting the out come of negotiations on the merger between the American Poultry -Sc Hatchery Federation and the Insti tute'of American Poultry Industries Before deciding whether it will be come part of PEPA. The California Turkey Industry Federation, since there is" a new California turkey agreement for re search and' promotion, will retain its separate- identity'. -Its .officers' have been active-in -PEPA: Don Wharton, -president of the .. Western- Poultry Congress and representing the tur-Z key industry on the board, played an important part in bringing the PCB-ARCH-EXT0376968