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1 was a lot of concern back then about silica and
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2 silicosis and its ability to cause disease. So can
3 you go ahead and test this product and give us the
4 results.
5 Owens-Illinois was familiar with the silica
6 because of its experience in the glass industry.
7 Silica is one of the ingredients that is used to make
8 glass.
9 They are aware of TLVs also because of their
10 experience in the glass industry. And as I told you,
11 there was a TLV for asbestos that Owens-Illinois knew
12 about. So it did the prudent, responsible thing and
13 had the Kaylo tested.
14 Now, Saranac didn't laugh at Owens-Illinois
15 in 1943 and say, what are you hiring us to do this
16 for? Everybody knows everything there is about
17 asbestos. They didn't say that.
18 They developed tests and did them for the
19 company. And from 1943 up through 1952 when they
20 issued their final report, Saranac designed and
21 performed a series of animal inhalation tests and