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FILE NAME: Johnson & Johnson (JAJ) DATE: 1971 July 29 DOC#: JAJ049 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Talc/Asbestos
Subject; T alc/A sbestos M r. L. Poster
New Brunswick, N.J. July 29, 1971
P le a s e reer to your m em o of July 26, 1971,
The talc used in JOHNSON'S Baby Pow der is obtained from a selected m ine in Verm ont w here the ore consists m ainly of platy talc w ith only trace amounts of fibrous m inerals (trem olite/aetinolite). It is fre e of c h ry so tile fib e rs w hich m ay be called "pure asb esto s" by the layman.
The ore undergoes a careful purifying process which includes a 36-step washing process to m axim ize its content of high lubricity platy talc and to rem ove or substantially reduce any traces of fib ro u s m in e ra ls w hich m ay be p re s e n t in th e unrefined o re. The resulting tele has been shown by three independent consulting labora to rie s* to contain negligible trac es of fibrous m in erals and no chrysotile fibers.
We w ill be receiving som etim e next w eek a rep o rt fro m our consultant, P r o f e s s o r F . D. Pooley of tb s U niversity C ollege of W ales, M ineral Exploitation Section, Cardiff, G reat B ritain. He has completed an exhaustive examination of a sample of baby powder by electron m icroscopy and other sophisticated techniques. His o ral report is that it contains no asbestos.
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* 1. C olorado School of Mines R esearch Institute (CSMRl);
a) June 30 re p o rt on JOHNSON'S Baby P ow der sam ple Lot 344-L and 6 monthly sam ples of purified talc from the Vermont m ine.
b) Ju ly 7 r e p o r t on o re sam ple, ta ilin g s rem oved in the processing and finished purified talc.
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The GSMBJ analyses a re based on standard petrographic and X -ray testing technique.
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2. R eport fro m M cCrone A sso ciates, Inc. (July 27, 1971}
reporting on th e ir findings by electro n m icroscopic and electron diffraction analysis of a Baby Powder sam ple.
3. R eport fro m the D artmouth College Geology D epartm ent (June 28, 1971)
reporting on th e ir findings of no trem o lite, garnet, or asbestos in a sample of purified talc from the Vermont m ine.
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