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BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
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Dr. Kvusfcisfftoo ^illisaai
Johuaker Lead ?aint Labeling ^^eeting, f&reh ~6t 1959
Thooo present
Sr, Lavrenae Liafaa* Hr. i*ichard J. Lekart Sol. I. A. iilliatt >'r. T. J. ''cPovell
:'r. L, ;krtxen -r. L. iilar
;?r. DaaJal !i, IIavt ' r. 'aro-* Lrichter
r. Lurfcirgtor: lllia-a
''<n. --Aasuwh /. -'Pttley "r, . *yera -ir. 'sor^o . chuckar Dr. Charles . Jouehaan
National Paint, ''Varnish & Lacquer <saoc,
Dspolin Paint*, Xae., s.f. City
National Paint, Yerniab & Lacqyar Asooc.
the Lherwin--illlayta Do., '-loTaland, Ohio
-rter-^oaatal Paint Dorp., Laltir-ore, -H,
the J'Brien Larparation, LV>ti.x~<re, -5r.
^ut.VmaX Peist, '*araiah h Lacquer Assoc,
t'ew fart ;J?ty i'eraftisert 3* .'saiih
Vnedsai >nsr >f I'-calih, bsltiswro V'ty Ve*lth
xtiova.'. r*it fsmls** :i Lacquer smo,
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3r. *illiaaa opened the resting tgr briefly outlining events leading a? to th*_ oassage of the P-aitirtor-* City Lead Paint Labeling Drdinjtnee and his agreenent to contact Lr. Laongartrar concerning >^r Lark City acceptthe laltlaove wording of the earning label. He pointed out tt~at the paint industry ves evidently oopoair* any action by the 3v forte City i'epartasnt of health to aceept the Beltinoro wording unless Baltimore weld accent the ;W Torte sordine* He then introduced Kr. frlehter.
*>r. `richter stated ha believed the paint industry vas interested in uniformity in labeling, Ha therefore uriprt the paint Industry to adopt the SaUlser*
label as aodel labeling far a national lav or for ether local lam* Ha painted out that everybody vas falloying Or. V11Haas1 lead, vhe had devalued any program for controlling lead rdlsoning in children. With Baltimore City*s background in lead poisoning in children their lead paint labeling ordinance wae naturally superior to other lave and regulations and should he supported by all agencies striving te control the hesard. He felt that the Her fork Jity .kard >f -ic<h will be ^lad to change their regulations to oonfamba the Daltijaora -rdinaneo.
General battley pointed out since the adoption of the *&sv fork Difcy labeling in X95U >hich van sorted out with the cooperation of the iatioaal *taiat, Varnish and hacquer Association, ifts aaeoeiatloa has sponsored the ;tar fork labeling as a nodal lav for other agencies to adoot* He said that 9*2 of the paint aunufaoturcrs are aeobers of the association, Jince this labeling has been adopted by a considerable reaber of states changing aov to the ialtinore labeling would cause considerable difficulty ind expense to all conoeraed vhlla for Baltimore to be willing to accept
the -iev fork labeling would require only me city bo sat* He stated the Baltinare
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wording waa too long to fit into already crow-ied. labels. U* also stated that any oan7 e-Tpantfad should b* -rtpended fo* education <ytd not for label changes.
It was minted oat by 3r. 'Jilliaa fcSat the Snlthwre City :!aalth .';0;.'crt-jsnt
had 'ivn wry careful consideraticn to the $** 'for* City regulations and found
then lacking before draftla? tho iktltiarro Ordinance. He stated the M.ty Health
-'erartaent would havo to rroeesd to enforce the ialtisore wording and he would
not request the City Council to change the word in* snd would ha?a to oppose any wave nstde to change the ordinance.
Hr. Ilol'iowell of the 0herein**''illiaats Uospany end i'r. ,J!i1.jbr of the o3rien Corporation pointed out that their eaupani.ee were new f orrmlating their interior
paints vlth less than 13 of lead as required by Section 840 of the Saltlaare Crdiaanee, fhoy pointed out that the entire paint industry was doing likewise and
that the rennl of. lead fro* interior paints would do sore to ellnirwte lead
poisoning in children than any wording of a warning label Which would only appear oa exterior painte. Hr. o'ckart of depolin ?ainfce, Incorporated agreed with. Hr. -'ePceiell a,-4 2r. 'lllar requested that vs consider stoceptirg the Haw fork
label. He also osrphaeisod that it was old ~aint and not *<2!arn paint `shich was causing the lead oo Isoring. 'Ip. -ckart also questioned the safety of removing
resvovir.? l nd paint by burBirsr. After sons discussion it was s-g..-estad that the
.rAi-t tiarastry at-aJ? -alnt removal ar4 possibly lovelon a -r.ors satiefactory rethad of reraval*
It was pointed oat to those present that the action to remove the lead fron all interior painte by the -saint industry case about only as the result of the 3nltiaore iTdixumee*
Hr# 1'richter rroposed a progra* to acquaint the country of '-he preblea of lead poisonir. in children and what steps should be taken to attack the problem baaed on the experience of Asltiwre. Sr* ^ing stated he was IOC'S in agreement with Hr. *riehter and asked to to briefly outline such a program. Hr. .'richter said, that in Ms thinking at the raoewat the program should eons 1st oft
1st - x listing of the ;b`eetloos of -he rro^fas to control the
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fod - ?0eitire steps every agency ineluding the paint industry should do to pash the program.
Sr* - Che "`aitirssre 1 Ity -Health fepartrant to offer publicly to .-f for consultariesservices to Health ienartnents desiring assistance child lend poisoning control program.
cent a paper at the American niblic Health ir. '-tlartia City on lead poisoning in children.
agreed' 3aliini
iehtar's proposal, had real -serlt and >Jr. *tillage on the ppepoaal. lie emphasised, however, that the
pes^nent label would be enforced after <*une 9, 1959.
felt the -seating had been very valuable amt that
Hr. program would receive 10CC* cooperation end financial support -of the
tint industry.
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