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oes Nr. 0. T. 3criba Nr. N. R. Smith Dr. V. B. Ackart IU^ < January 10, 1958 Nr, Ernest Weiss National Automotive fibre*, Ino. 1980 Bast State Street Trenton 1, New Jersey Net Bakellte Resin VYHH Dear Nr. Velas1 Tour letter of December sixteenth to our Bakellte Company has been referred to ne for answering. You state that on* of your workmen handling resin VYHH has developed an eezema whleh he attributes to this resin. Resin VYHH is extremely physiologically Inert. Xt Is a simple eopolymer of polyvinyl chloride-aeetat*. Bush resins are considered acceptable for use in food packaging applications by the united States Food and Drug Administration because of their low toxleity. Aa far as its skin irritation potential la concerned, resin VYHH would certainly not fce expected to act ae an netlte akin irritant or a ckln sensitizer. V* have net had any reports of it causing adverse effects on the skin. Perhaps you should investigate other materials the workman any be handling. Of course, even the most harmless of materials may cause skin irritations In seme few individuals, for oxanple, wheat flour causes dernatltls in baker*. Very truly yours. Thomas V. hale, N. D. APICAL DIRECTOR - Ucc O63300 FOR INTERNAL CORRESPONDENCE BAKELITE COMPANY --------------------------- nag--------------------------- RIVER ROAD, BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY To (Nam) T. W. Nate, M. D. compos Union Carbide Corporation Location 300 Madison Avenue New York, N. Y. Originating o.pt. January 7, 1958 Development Ati$w*ring /after date copy to Mr. G. T. Scriba - 1901 Mr. N. R, Smith - BB Mr. H. F. Smythe, Jr. - Mellon Dear Dr. Nale: We have received the attached letter from National Automotive Fibres, Inc. of Trenton, N. J. in which a case of eczema is attributed to our resin VYHH. This is a polyvinyl chloride-acetate copolymer containing 86% of the chloride and 14% of the acetate. A report from the medical department on the toxicity of this material is requested. Thanks for your help. Very truly yours, WBA/bhm Att. U G fat&'+idr' W. B. Ackart ucc 063301 RECEIVED JAN 9 1953 tii.' ' - .. c * PLANTS DETROIT. MICH. COHOES. N.Y. FINDLAY. OHIO FOREST. OHIO DEFIANCE. OHIO TRENTON. N.J. MONTEREY. CAL. OAKLAND. CAL. ORANGE. CAL. Trenton Division 1900 EAST STATE STREET TRENTdN 1, New Jersey Xfe JUNIPER 7-1400 wv December l6, 1957 Bake 1 ite Company Div. of Union Carbide Corp. 30 West l;2nd Street New York 17, New York Gentlemen! One of our workmen developed an eczema* He attributes it to your resin VYHH which he was handling recently for the first time. We are anxious to find tbe real reason and we shall appreciate it if you will let us have a report from your medical department on any toxicological experience they have had with this resin. Very truly yours, NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE F IERES, INC ., Trenton Division EW:mh Ernest Weiss Chief Chemist RECEIVED OEC 19 1957 BAKEUTE SAi.cS COWtfsPONDENCE DEPT' vy V 6 Ou /Y *7. ucc 063302 t- 4 V4NTt f r.ruoiT. Mich CMQtt H v '0'#.DMi-ATY OOHHIOIO lf At'ffAHNTCOC* MOAHtIO MONTfACY CAL. 0O*SAMNU0NtDC. CAA^L r -f1' II [] Tunton Division MW CAST ItAli (TMtCT 5 Tsbnton 1. Ntw Jessiy JUft IN* 7-1400 December 16, 1,57 rt, * lite Company - _ _ 'i* /. -f 1'rilrn Carbide CbfpT* ' ,. .**st 1.2 nd street ,r'/ 17 it* York - a,. ^ lr in* Cn*? of our workmen developed en ecxerae. He ettrlM.t-p It *. :>ur resin VYHH which he ea* t.aridlinr recently for the '* * * ire #e tire anxious to find the reel reason end ve shell ate it if you will let ue have a report from your medical j -.tr.i or. any toxicologies! rr*r!erjf* they have hed w!f'* tv 1 f res in. ` - -y* &tr:ah Very truly youre,' NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE FIBRSS, I *C ., Trenton Diels Ion tuLi.AlHr*r -- Srnest Vela* Chief Chemist "9ECE1VEP * * \ L\ s ,4' iks.,.. * fV I" . -; ' J-vCf V < * V vL<k. *,*. ' .. %l ' -"> IV ^ *'c. .-***%.* ,X . %-- -> , , '/!$& UCc J63303