Document qkyrxLGO7EZx6gn7X8BGee0dM

COMMI SSI ONERS: R EU B E N G. B EN Z , YAKI MA A L B E R T C U t L L I E R , ROUTE 0 . YAKI MA C. A . H A W LEY, ROUTE 2 , WENATCHEE J . W. H E B E R T , Ya k i m a 8 . E. H EN D RI CK , OMAK W . 6 . M A RT I N , WAPATO FRA N K P. S H I N N , EAST FARMS J . M. W AD E. W e n a t c h e e HUGH WI LCOX, TIETON C. M. W I LD , CHELAN C. M . Z ED I K ER , CASHMERE Wa s h in g t o n St a t e Appl e Co mmis s io n W en atck ee, W ash in gton February 9* 1942 OFFI CERS: C. M. Z ED I K ER , CHAI RMAN W. G, M A RTI N , V i c e - C h a i r m a n C. E . CH A S E, TREASURER EX OFFI CI O COMMI SSI ONERS: A R T H U R E. COX D I RECTOR OF A GRI CULTURE F. E. D ESELLEM S UPERVI S O R O F H O RTI CULTURE C. E. CHASE, S e c r e t a r y - Ma n a g e r Robert A. Keh oe, H .D. Ketter in g lab o r at o r ie s o f Applied P h ysiology U n iv er sity o f Cin cin n ati, College o f Medicin e C in c in n a t i, Ohio Dear Dr. Keh oe: I v e r y much a p p r e c ia t e d you r l e t t e r r e c e iv e d t h i s m or n in g. I t h in k t h e com ment in con n ection w ith th e qu otin g o f you r l e t t e r in th e sp r ay r e sid u e r e p o r t i s e n t ir e ly c o n sist e n t , and fe e l t h at you were t ak in g a ver y broad a t t it u d e in p assin g i t over as lig h t ly as you d id . 'There i s no q u e st ion bu t what in th e r e p o r t which was se n t t o Se c r e t a r y W allace th e c a se w an ted t o b e a s st r o n g a s p o s si b l e , v at h o u t i n an y way b e in g u n t r u t h f u l , and i t d oes d evelop now, a s you e xp lain e d t o me, t h a t t h e r e u n dou bted ly i s c o n sid e r a b le d iffe r e n c e betw een t h e fin d in g s on le a d an d what t h ey w ould be on ar se n at e o f le a d i f con ducted in a sim ila r manner. I th orou gh ly agr ee w ith you t h a t r e se ar ch alon g t h is lin e sh ou ld be u n dertaken . Am v e r y h o p e fu l t h a t t h e l a t t e r p a r t o f you r l e t t e r may be c o r r e c t an d t h a t t h e m a t t e r o f a h e ar in g may be h e ld i n su sp e n se u n t i l a f t e r t h e w ar . Th ere h ave been se v e r a l .m eetin gs h ere o f r e p r e se n t a t iv e s o f d iffe r e n t o r ga n iz a t io n s, which I h ave at t e n d e d , and st r o n g r e so lu t io n s h ave been drawn up ask in g ou r St a t e Departm en t o f A gr ic u lt u r e t o in t e r c e d e w ith t h e F e d e r a l Se c u r it y Agency t o l i b e r a l iz e i t s en forcem en t o f t h e p r e se n t ad m in ist r at iv e t o le r an ce becau se o f p r i o r i t i e s an d d i f f i c u l t y i n se c u r in g 'w ash in g m ach in es an d r e p a ir p a r t s an d p o ssi b l y a l so some o f t h e ch em icals u se d i n w ash in g a p p le s. The Food and Drug h ave made se iz u r e o f a t l e a s t two c a r lo a d s o f a p p le s from t h is St a t e t h a t co n sid er ab ly exceeded th e ad m in ist r at iv e t o le r a n c e , and a s f a r a s I know t h e a p p le s h ave been d e st r o y e d , w h ile Mr. Cam pbell fr a n k ly ad m it s t h a t i t w ould be v e r y q u e st io n a b le 'w h eth er t h e f r u i t would damage p u b lic h e alt h , r e g a r d le ss o f th e t o le r an ce , y et th e se iz u r e s took p lace in Georgia and t h e gr ow er s in v o lv e d ar e n ot f i n a n c i a l l y a b le t o go t o co u r t in t h e m a t t e r . T h is, o f cou r se, would in v o lve a lon g d isc u ssio n , bu t n e v e r t h e le ss out h ere where a p e le s h ave been consumed f o r a p e r io d o f a t l e a s t t h i r t y y e a r s an d du r in g many* o f t h e se y e a r s no at t em p t w h at soever v/as made t o c le an th em , I p er so n a l l y h ave n ever known 'of a c a se r e p o r t e d b y an y d o c t o r s o r an yon e e l s e o f a p er son becom in g i l l from e a t in g sp r ay e d a p p le s. The P u b lic H ealt h Se r v ic e i n i t s r e p o r t m en tion ed t h a t many o f t h e a p p le s consumed i n t h i s d i s t r i c t c a r r ie d tw en ty t im e s t h e amount o f r e sid u e p e r m it t e d in i n t e r s t a t e sh ipm en t an d t h a t th ey foun d no i l l e ffe c t s. WASHINGTONSTATBAPPLEADVERTISINGCOMMISSION Rob er t A. Keh oe, M.D. 2- - ,Febru ary 9 1942 Apples t h at exceed th e toleran ce perm itted under th e ad m in istrative r u lin g are p r e t t y g e n e r a lly consumed -with in t h e St a t e . T h is n ot o n ly a p p lie s t o W ash ing t o n b u t a l so t o Ohio and I l l i n o i s , p a r t i c u l a r l y , w it h no damage t o p u b lic h e alt h t h a t I h ave h ear d o f. I t t h e r e fo r e seem s r a t h e r in c o n sist e n t t h a t t h e se a p p le s wh ich a r e n ot damagin g t o p u b lic h e a lt h w it h in t h e se s t a t e s a r e se iz e d and d e st r o y e d when t h e y a r e sh ip p ed t o G eor gia o r som eplace e l se a c r o ss s t a t e l i n e s . The fe e lin g on t h e p a r t o f th e p r o d u c e r s, o f c o u r se , i s t h a t t h e Food and Drug A d m in ist r at io n i s sim p ly t r y in g t o su b st a n t ia t e i t s p r e v io u s en for cem en t s d u r in g t h e se many y e a r s. Another p oin t t h a t th e committee h ere i s r a isin g i s t o ask th e Fed er al Se cu r it y Agency t o gr an t postpon em en t o f an y h e ar in g u n t i l a f t e r t h e p r e se n t an ergen cy. I fe e l t h a t t h e work o f Dr. Ruth , P au l St ar k an d m y se lf in con n ection w it h th e Food an d Drug a d m in ist r a t io n and o f f i c i a l s o f t h e F e d e r a l Se c u r it y Agency i s f a r in advan ce o f what t h i s com m ittee i s p r o p o sin g. N e v e r t h e le ss, I am work in g v it h them and t r y in g t o con cur in t h e ir r e q u e st s whenever p o ssib le a s I would l i k e t o se e t h e m at t e r c a r r ie d on in a d i g n i fie d and c o n se r v a t iv e manner r a t h e r t h an t o h ave a l o t o f n ew spaper p u b l i c i t y , such a s you m i l n ot e from t h e c lip p in g I am e n c lo sin g which can n ot h e lp b u t be damagin g t o a l l con cer n ed . I am a l so e n c lo sin g a r e p r in t o f an a r t i c l e w h ich ap p e ar e d in t h e December i ssu e o f H ygeia M agazin e, which you h ave p r ob ab ly r e ad . I th in k t h a t in form a t io n of t h is k in d , t ogeth er w ith th e r e su lt s o f th e P u blic H ealth Service in v e st i g a t i o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e i r b u l l e t i n No. 267, t h a t can be go t t e n ou t t o p eop le who h ave had c o n flic t in g id e a s on t h i s m at t e r can n ot h e lp b u t be e ffe c t iv e and sh ou ld u lt im a t e ly r e su l t in th e issu e bein g l e s s c o n t r o v e r sia l th an i t h as been in the p ast . Your l e t t e r was g r e a t l y a p p r e c ia t e d , an d a l so t h e t im e you gave t o me when I c a ll e d on you i n C in c in n a t i. I t was a v i s i t t h a t I w i l l lo n g remember,- and th e d e fin it e in for m at ion you h ad from ycu r in v e st ig a t io n s was n ot on ly p ar t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e st in g b u t h as been v e r y h e lp fu l t o me in my own v ie w s. Sin cerely you rs, CEC:o C. E. CHASE, Secr et ar y - M an ager