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FILE NAME: CTFA (CTFA) DATE: 1976 M ar 8 DOC#: CTFA007 DOCUM ENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Internal Report - Cosmetic Talc Status |o lw W W 8APY PRODUCTS COMPANY F or CTFA T a lc M eeting M arch 11, 1976 March 8, i976 COSMETIC TALC STATUS The sa fe ty of cpnsumer talcum products has been under c o n tin u e d a tta c h , p r im a r ily le d by th e Mt. S in a i group, because o f th ree alleg ed concerns. These a lle g a tio n s are as follow s: 1 . Commercial t a l e s o fte n c o n ta in a sb e sto s as n a tu r a lly occurring contam inants. 2. T alc c o n ta in s o th e r im p u rities., m in erals and m etals which m y have p o te n tia l b io lo g ic a l s ig n ific a n c e . 3 . T a lc as a m in e ra l i t s e l f may b e h a z a rd o u s. I . FACTS ON TALC A. A sbestos and Cosmetic T alcs - ch ry so tile asbestos has never been detected in cosm etic ta lc s or fin ish e d talcum p ro d u cts. - amphibole asbestos-, e .g . tre m o lite and a n th o p h v llite , has been found in a few U. S. consumer talcum p ro d u c ts (by Mt. S in a i and confirm ed b y a v ery r e l i a b l e expert co n su ltan t). - disagreem ent e x iste d between S in a i s c ie n tis t and an expert co n su ltan t in recent analyses for asbestos i n B r i t i s h OTC ta lc u m p r o d u c ts . T h is r e s u l t e d in w ithdraw al o f h ig h ly c o n tro v e rsia l a lle g a tio n s of asbestos in B ritis h talcum products intended fo r p r e s e n ta tio n a t th e 4 th I n te r n a tio n a l Symposium on inhaled P a rtic le s & Vapours, - Mt-. S in a i d is c l o s e d s ta te m e n ts i n F e b ru a ry '7 6 d u rin g p riv a te in terv iew w ith th e Canadian B roadcasting C o r p o r a tio n t h a t t h e i r a n a l y s i s o f U. S . p r o d u c ts has found a sb e sto s. LoGiudice/WCD/0372 2- March 8. 1976 B. B io lo g ic a l T estin g o f Cosmetic T ales - ex ten siv e anim al te s tin g data is only a v a ila b le fo r Windsor. 66 t a l c and I t a l i a n 00000 t a l c . . t ' . . 'V(,. . - B a tte lle ham ster in h a la tio n te s tin g on Windsor 66 t a l c w ith c h ro n ic exposures up t o 185 tim e s median baby dosage has dem onstrated no ex p o su re-related pathology. . .. . - MRC ( B r i t i s h M ed ical R esearch C o u n c il) t e s t i n g w ith I t a l i a n 00000 t a l c in d ic a te d no tum ours re s u lte d from in tra p le u ra l inoculation.or ingestion. % , .f \ '* * .Jv.* - MRC t e s t i n g w ith I t a l i a n t a l c showed f i b r o s i s a t h ig h and v ery long exposures (up to 1000 tim es median baby d o s a g e ). V * ,. '< ' C. Human M edical S tu d ie s ' , - R ubino M o r ta l ity Study, in d i c a te d rio. e x c e s s d eath s, due to cancer amongst ta lc miners and m ille rs exposed to I ta lia n cosm etic ta lc . '1 - Green p ro sp e c tiv e Pulmonary Study w ith W indsor t a l c m iners and m i lle r s have shown no r e s p ir a t o r y d is e a s e . - K lein feld has published th a t deaths were due to cancer o f lung and p le u ra amongst ta lc w orkers receiving' high exposure to in d u s tr ia l ta lc s mixed w ith app reciab le amounts o f tr e is o lite , a n th o p h y llite and sm all amount of silic a . "" < , C o n clu sio n s - a l l o f th e d a ta which argues s tro n g ly th a t cosm etic ta lc s are not. a hazard to h e a lth under norm al-use c o n d itio n s a r e b a s e d on s tu d ie s w ith W indsor 66 and I t a l i a n 00000 t a l c s , b o th o f which have a t a l c p u r ity o f b e t t e r th a n 90%, and no a s b e s to s c o n t e n t. - amphibole asb esto s contam inants have been observed in f i n i s h e d ta lc u m p r o d u c ts . T ig h t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s s h o u ld be w ritte n to p reclu d e sources which a fe m arginal as to p o te n tia l contam inants.. LoGiudice/WCD/0373 * 2 The Boston Gibbs Monday, Mreh 8,1P7 r NAMES & FACES* MWTH E NEWS 1 Caroline Kennedy, IS, mode the rent, page of the London Sunday Error, pictured riding In a florist's on with- John Barclay, 22, a profes ional cricket player. The.Mirror said relay'and Misa Kennedy, daughter President John T . Kennedy, went ('a d tostheque in London! Knightt- `Idgo wea. The paper quoted Bar- |iy, -who .is working with a flwiit ring tiie winter, as.saying, T ro not fr boyfriend. We met a t a dinner pty, and I gave her- a lift home hi e firm's van," - I ' ` pope Paul V I yesterday said ha bid cancel all audiences and public iction* next week in olaeivkiice'.trf tt^aaod to prepare for death, which, tie cannot be far off." The 73-yeir- -pontiff's reference to death come sw: day after the Vatican denied Jtsjlan newspaper report that he \ seriously ill, Vatican observers l tjie Pope's rem ark yesterday ;bldvnot be taken u an indication ' rt.he le lt h e wi going to die in the \( arluture. : uit .eight relatives of Ctjnho pgi NwoggiB Sihanouk are. By Marian Burros Washington Port WASHINGTON--Asbeatais found i s thousands of product ? food to building insulation, h a v e b s S P discovered in. nine,.of 18:bijdyH ^('| baby powder* etadied by rsiaexciui" tM t Sinai Hospital in New Vdrjpiv, Aabettos can cause .W s o t h & l i^ f f .. a cars form oE d ib it a n d . cancer, and aabestone, lung tiosue. L 1672 Dr; Nicholson of Mt. Sinai'fepor led Ithiiti)) these diseases canbed nearlyViO'iper^'^ cent of tins deaths of New.Yoit'Miid'.ii New Jertey asbestos worker K ^ $ )-: Dr. Irving J . Selikoff of Mb Si*ufc j a specialist on occupational disease),*''' said "We do no t know a aafe threshhold level for a curclncgen like aabtHU) to*." Once asbestos fiber* enter the .body, he said, they stay there. <:y-\'M Japanese interrogate certain thef t products ie^Tfaey.ssId no asbestos had u ah d ju their l#dug. imSjittt4cturer of. Rosemary smfa?ot be. reached for com- ^kci&flt,:piv>defs studied- were P s fc ^ e d ic s te d Powder, Avon Mof-jParadise Beauty Dust, DiaRe-vSliBiiCated^Body Powder, ^h'i Baby Powders -- ou t made ^inland. and one in the United If^'-Jo h h stti's Medicated JPowdIronenv'Bath Talc, Tfardlay After ad' asbestos. Diaperene contained *Jc;it is made of cornvtarcb, ' foe Food and Drug Administra t i s ih-187a it could propose regiipne to cover the use of asbeatestamloated talc in coimetiee. Tbe dir t a r of FDA's division of cotmoticc technology, Heinz J . XirIttann, recently aaid the agency had not issued regulations beeewmc i t had not found a f a i t method for determin ing, the presence of asbestos a t low levels. The sophisticated method used at M t Sinai, electron taitcroscopy, la too timo-oonSUmiOfi and expensive, he The-Mt. Sinai researchers, who have conducted the study under a grunt from the National InrtjtutB of Environmental H ealth Services line 1973, alio investigated the powders for the presence of other metallic ele ments, including nickel. With this exception of Rosemary Talc and DIaperene, which contained no nickel, 16 of. the powder* con tained from 4 to 710 parts p t r miUlon of n ick el A sample o fJohnson1* Bhy Powder contained 220Dppm * oscow assails ;n rhetoric LoGiudice/WCD/0376 THE GLOSE AND' MA!U.TUESDAY,-MARCH. .9, 1975 13: Contaminants founc| in 10 talcum powder i NEW YORK (AP) - Tea 30 per cent quartz. , out' of 19 body and baby pow- --Other powders containing dfers.' tested at Mount Sinai less than 5 per cent asbestos - Hospital here were contami were Faberge Brut ..Talc, nated with asbestos : fibres Yardley Invisible Talc, Yard- .. .capable of causing -a rare Cley Black 'Dabel Body Pow -v forrp of .-cheat and'iibdomina] der.' Mennen Shave Talc.and , cancerr researchers said yes English :heather After.Shave terday. Talc. ; s ' 'Dr, Arthur RohL;.who cnn- The manufacturersofflose- ' ducted the tests-, with Dr. Ar- mary could not be reached for i tliur Langer, saii'ihere. has . comment, but the .others said !. been-no investigation of the they were . convinced -their 'dangers from asbestos in such products were safe and said i.-;powders.v:= their own tests had showhiib i "There -should be some sort asbestos, i: of quality control instituted ei- The baby and body powder '-'ther' by" the indastrv or by tests were undertaken as part 1 congressional legislation," he of a study of the dangers-in 1Said in ah interview ... volved in. occupational expo The researchers said the sure to asbestos. Dr. Rpbl contamination usually was said. _ ' . * found in the talc used in the "There is no tirai evidence powders. on low level or intermittent Asbestos' fibres can cause exposure such as from using . .mesothelioma, acbest and ah- talcum powder," he said. "We " "dpminal cancer, and can also don't know for.sure what the result"in the scarring of lung danger level is," ' ' tissue and in gastrointestinal The tests vat Mount Sinai ; ^difficulties, Dr. RoW said. used electron 'microscopy, *3i>ir5ie;.researchers said: which Heinz J. Eirmann, di L'-vTen of the ib .U.S,'sam- rector pf, cosmetics techno . pleg contained from 2per cent logy in the U.S. Food "and . .io'- 25 per cent asbestos fibres. Drug Administration, said f The' highest concentration was was too expensive and thne- in 7' ZBT Baby Powder with' ' consuming for the agency'to "- Baby Oil; Cashmere Bouquet use. ' ' . ^ Body Talc, Coty Airspun Face ; The experiments ..at Moisit "powder and Rosemary Talc. Sinai were, .financed by. a There were in the percent grant from the NatiohalTnsti- . to 29 per cent bracket. tuie of. Environmental Health : ,-r-Rosemary also contained Services and began in 1973. BB ASBURY PARK PRESS, Tues., Mar. 9, 1976 Asbestos Fibers Found in Mapy Baby Powders NEW YORK'(AP) - Dr. American talc deposits are Arthur Rohl said yesterday a usually.contaminated." survey he and Dr. Arthur Dr.,Langer said 10 of the 19 Langer conducted for Mt. American samples contained Sinai Hospital showed 10 of from two to 20 per cent 19 body, and baby powders asbestos fibers. The highest tested were contaminated by concentration/ he said, was asbestos fibers. i,, Iti ZBT Baby' Powder with " `There should be some i. BBaobdyy OTil;alCc,ashCmoteyreABlorusqpuuent stuotretdofeitqhuearlitbyy ctohnetrionlduinsstrtiy T>ce Powder and Rosemary or by congressional Iegtsla- , Talc. These were In the it to tion." lie said in an inter* 29,Dpre.r- cReonhtlbrsaacikdetR. osemary view. afso contained SO per cent Asbestos can cause a rare, quartz. form of chest and abdominal Bauer & Black Baby Talc, cancer, the scarring of lung which' is no longer on the tissue and gastro-lntentinal t market, had. a 15 per cent complaints, but Dr. Rohl concentration. said there has been no Other powders containing investigation of the dangers less than five per cent from asbestos in talcum asbestos, Dr; Langer said, were' Faberge Brut. Talc, "The studies have related Yardley Invisible Talc, Yar- to occupational. exposure to "dleY Black Label Body Pow asbestos by those working in der; Mennen Shave Talc and the industry eight hours a English Leather After Shave day," he said. ... Talc, "There is no firm evidence All were manufactured in on low level or intermittent the United States, Dr. Rohl exposure such as from using said.- talcum powder. We don't The manufacturers of know for sure what the dan Rosemary could' not be ger level is. reached for comment, but `The dose response rela the dthers said they were tionship Is very difficult to convinced their products extrapolate." were ipafe and said their own Dr. Rohl said he and Dr. tests had shown no asbeBtos. Langer had done a parallel The'products which the two survey of. body and bHby doctors found uncontaminat powders manufactured in ed were Amman's Medicated Britain and found "very few Powder; Avon Bird of Par of those were contaminated adise Beauty Dust; Diaper- and those that were, were ene Medicated Body Powder; considerably less so than two Johnson's Baby Pow those made here." ders--ope made here and one He said the reason was that in Britain; Johnson's Medi British manufacturers used cated Powder; Mennen Bath "northern Italian .and Talc; Yardley After Shave Chinese talc which are not Powder and Yardley Original contaminated whereas Body PoWder. Today In. History On this date In 1852, the first Civil 'Aar Ten years ago--Defense I i :$& jUfbtfg " By JOHN WALCOTT evidence that some baby pow- dent they have tcstud. Son) searchers nt Ml. Sinai, one nf- powders made from corn- 'Thi KKr;WsMMtui uni dors contain asbestos, a chromium end nickel com* the nation's leading environ sfavch instead oi lulu. -Researchers from N'cw known cnneewNirrying agent. pounds Imro b..e..e.n.....l.i.n..k..e.d.....l.a... mcntul-canccr- research wn' The HI' Sinai scientists York's Mt<Slrtui Hospital hove . The scientists ahi hove dis- cancer in Ifiboratfli'y esperi, ters, nnd elsewhere arc befliu- hp.rinht 3fl samples of powder cejltd for the Fond end Drug . tovtred traces of chromium menta. ning to. question the safely of at stores in the New York Administration ip begin ani- and'nickel in some of the pow- in addition, cancer re- talc, the main ingredient in. area between 1D72 and ISM. m?l studies to find, whether-- -------...... -- - mret baby nnd belh posy(fern, Ten uf the samples were found there'Is a link between baby' powders and cancer. Central Bergen (Voids on Pages B4-6 Talc and asbestos commonly 1 contain asbestos in conceit' are found together in the itraUoiw ranging fmm 2 td 20 The urging "came from Bit. earth and share some dhcml* '.por-eent The other 10samples Sinai's Dr. Arthur Rohl after scientists from 'lha hospital'* Classified Ads -- ^ ^ T S S fik L m m . * ? *"delKtab,t! Department of Environmental' Comi --------Editorial Pages - 0--*2',43- OSpboitrutsa,riResaci.ng _ BJ j j can cause lung damage. ' ' The Fiwd and Drug Admin- Medicine raid they, .uncovered ;Legal Notice* -- --0*18Televiilon --- --AM RohJ recommend* baby/;> Sue BA.BY, J?ge Ao . r a h p;'. &v'v;:u p i JsX UfiSfAi 0 /0 3 7 9 U S RECORD.THUHBAY. M M f f l 11,1W< LoGiudice/WCD/0382 C tu i lA rtw izfdift He add, however, that thw tophiaticetid and timeconsuming UchnlqhesUSit t i t needed to fiotJ ac^atoj fiber* caw test,only rriinufe mounts of tale. Because tale anl'Y*beitoi often are ahead tacetbe r Id ihSniuly variable con.* csBtatian*, teat* on n i eh mea samples do not accu rately reflect ubeatsi level* is latter.sample'of talc, h* tiid IflajfBlre. ' F ill ^IM A T tS SSa^iSSfe:. ifackerwieh Roofing Co TAX RETURNS PREPARED V up -> 1. ABC c TAX SERVICE 489.3669 Wall Units (30" each) ^ Regularly: $199 each, iSALE PRICE: $169 each Regularly: PARAMEISRoute 17, justnorthpfRb LoGiudice/WCD/0383 TEASE-SHIRTS'The T-shirt -- once the regulation issue for GIs during World War II -- has grown up. They've evolved from simple white cotton to those with startling messages printed on the front And now, the latest is a line called Body Language. It's a collection which speak for itself. DIPLOMA CHAM School System Considers By RAFIE KLWGER Son-Sentinel Writer Requiring high adrool students tn pass a reading and math ekilla test in order to graduate and award ing different diplomas based on competency is beine investigated by the county school system adminis tration. School Supt. Joseph Carroll said Jerry Williams, director of program evaluation for the odino! system. The study has been prompted by the suggestions of county school .board members and a nationwide In terest in toughening public school standards, dne to complaints many high school graduate cannot read well entragb to fnnciioq in contemporary society. "We're up against a crisis of public confidence over whether a diploma means anything." Carroll said. Williams has been attempting to collect os many proficiency teste as are now in use, as a basi9 for formulating one for the county school system, Carroll _ aid, TT _____ __ a of survival in today's Cancer-Linked Asbestos s Y\ Found in 10 Body Powders 7he AmoctrM Pro** NEW YO RK ~Ton ont of 19 body and baby powders tested at Mount Sinai H o sp ita l here were con ta m in a te d with asbestos fibers capable of causing a rare form of chest und abdominal cancer, re searchers said yesterday. Dr. Arthur Roht, who conducted T^e tests with Dr. Arthur Langor. said there baa been no investigation Of the-dangers from asbestos in-such powders. "There should bo gome sort of quality control instituted a f t e r by Ten of the 19 American samples contained from two per cent to 20per cent asbestos fibers. The highest con centration was in ZBT Baby.Powder with Bnby Oil? Cashmere Bouquet Body T alc, Coty Airapun Face Powder and Rob cmary Talc. These were in the eight pier cent to 20 per cent bracket. Rosemary also contained 30 pee Cent quartz, Bauer &Black Baby Talc, winch is no longer on the market, had a ISper cent concentration. Other powders containing loss V j / w h a ] in s ia V. r* J Rayar Coin n datrifl!.. Conica.-... Crossword. :. _______ / If'-B the indUBtry or by congressional leg islation," ho said. The researchers said the con tamination usually was found in the talc used in the powders. A shes ton fib e rs can causa mesothelioma, a chest and ab dominal cancer, and can also result than five per cent asbestos were Fabergc Brut Tale, Yarilcy Invisible Talc, Yardley Black Label Body Powder, hfennen Shave Talc end English Leather After Shave Talc. The manufactnrero of Rosemary could nor be reached for comment, (Turn to Page 2-A, CoL I) Mori Cloc ..................-- r-B T n d n - .J l _______ _ -S-BI ___________ _ 3-A in the scarring of lung tissue and v u v r n . n n o T v c QtlniKR- !r?nlnn*d frema toantttt LoGudce/WCD/0384 tcei '*!u 'r i aajl P ^ -tut seno 3u& 9JXJ Juan MBeiarrttoerGtheaotrg*.yHorn-iaHraH, taorlod^hi; "Georgs ha_s_t.o.alar*wrTMi ,. after some hesitation, and the boy ba-vc ail agreed to a.a the ehow in i United States and possibly slay together for other show." George, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ring Su it broke np as a group in 1971 after selling more than 300 million records. [Jackie Coogan Hospitalized Actor Jackie Coogan was reported in good condidtion yesterday in a Palm Springs, Calif., hospital after suffering a fainting spell. Coogan, 61, tws taken by ambulance to Desert Hospital where tests were being performed. Coogan, who shot to fame a s a child spur in "The Kid/*,a t the age o f 1 and made millions before he was 10, has been doing movie and tfileviirap^parts- in Tsntfyears: ; ` - ; " jPregnant Precedents >""& r President Idi Aminhas urgedWomen pflotatrained in th e. > Ugandan air. force to exercise self-corittol followihg dkdoaure th at two of the seven trainees are pregnant.. '`-Some of you hare not been- following regulations end that is why you have become pregnant," Amin toId the women in a meeting a t & presidential lodge on Lake. Victoria. "If you are pregnant, your performance <u pilots is hindered." Amin, quoted in 'th e. government., I* newspaper Voice a t Uganda, said the,woman's, squadron , will be taught birth control as well a s flying Techniques..>. [Making A Date In Court Mexico City authorities believe .they have found a way to *&?; discourage bribetaking .mmg traffic. cop.'They as-signed women to write out tickets for erring motorists. "Odr girls canit be bought," says Lt: Col. Maria Isabel : Espinoza, chief of Group 2?, -the 600-member feminine contingent of the capital's police force. "We have too ranch pride." The force began recruiting women in 1972. Although submitting to rigorous teaming -- Including karate lessons -- policewomen were assigned primarily to patrolling parks and downtown streets. Their main job was to answer questions, give direction! and ``show the bid et." Twoyears agothey ware assigned to traffic duty '. oo a trial basis. Apparently the system works, "Most drivers are convinced they can pay their fine directly to a policemen if tfaay are stopped," one city official explained. But according to L t Col. "Espinoza, male drivers frequently are abashed when stopped by a aid h av in admitted. "We eliminated mini-skirts. ' SinsCtbedge.feotIntoppo! `I 'v e J l to>Awtiwlte ii LONDON -- A ll Am erican w ill worked fo r an arm ored ca r firn i startled a irp o rt o fficia ls daring a rcu j tine customs check when police said' he b lurted out: 1 " I'v e stolen a quarter o f a n rilltw d o lla rs;Please te ll the bos*. When h' opens the *afe he n ig h t have hear a tta c k ." ' ' j A search of h is luggnge uncover* ' $287,580, authorise! reported. J They id en tifie d the ex-securii /g ua rd as Noel Theodore R ichard, 2 , A `Phanton ' -Ki '--ft j &-^M ail-Ordei< -tie Jter Yat*I t e i HuntSerrie* I WASHINGTON --v-A-myntori? company with do visible office! directors, calling itself Malprac Research Inc., is offering a ir order " r e v ie w " of -" potenj malpractice cases" by aootiyir physicians for a ttd Fee. of vr. half must be paid in advance. > Tha 'Virginis-bared concern ii der investigation by the Vjrpnh tnrney General's office for poi illegal or unethical actions. Sin , incorporation so mid-January ' Company has placed advertiser -in newspapers and posted tbs .telephone booths, u well as m out * brochure.1 '' i "SdenfiiEWedicat Asbestos Found In Powder (CooHaoed from Page 1-A) ;bt the others Raid tbey were con-vinced their producto wore ote and 'said their own tests had shown no .'asbestos. l The baby and body, powder teats 'ware-undertaken as part of a study of *Uie danger involved in occupational "exposure to asbestos. Rohl said. , "There is no firm evidence on low level or inm m ittent exposure such .as front using talcum powder," he said. " We don't know for sure what the danger level is, " ise . There is no "fast control" n od, he eald.-f " * The products whidx the two doctors found uncontamihated with abostos fibers were Ammen's Medi cated Powder: Avon Bird ofParadise Beauty Dust; Diaperene Medicated Body Powder; two Johnson's Baby Powders --cue m ade here and one in B ritain ; Johnson's M edicated Powder;Meanen Bad Talc; Yardley After Shave Powder and Yardley Original Body Powder. Rohf said he and Laager had done The tests at Mount Sinai used elec tron mcrcapy. Heinz J. Eiraiann, director of cosmetics technology to the U.5. Food and Drug Adnainls- ' * **~ *fto *"ras>:-rim*and a parallel survey of body and baby powders manufactured in Britain and found, "Very few of those were con taminated and tboae that were, were considerably less than those made ~ v Even Pei Hov yoi can.act tut. Tor lief from Uto tortum ol rube*, dry *kln tea in b irru s in * personal *n Ira (vigiEBl ad reetsl Udii K m cua MUbeUed Creai 1 Thousands of poop* s mista at personel tormo I. bui .-awIbty ore dco .. jnderful teliti L*AC*nel J "Yoa see. (chimi causa i Much MWreor* It*j LoGiudice/WCD/0385 s J ? z1 ? I P l- V 3 k J u k L -S -.tr > * ,- : / P x J & j j / t - -l , Jt/z^/j -________,i?b ~-P~ y ^ j* f / A * Z * -. 7o y - _*A * . ) C _ . T,, ________ ^ y ^ y ^ _ ~ r . . < r . ' / f ^ n r ^ f g__. _^___j_S_u _____________ _ _____ J 9 ..r _ _ /& ? *?c j f - j r y e & t c s . . _ C? U J j L t z / __________^ ZEiZZ-________ r _ < - rr_. ^ J jJ tJ jU .____ - 2 5 _ . ____'2 -G l l z z ___T ^ i./jtr fU ^ ^ A - T -- a j - LJ_/ / J j S . y A S . 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LoGkjdice/WCD/0387 7t t /h s __ C_B_s__a/ jj^ __cJte'A'Jt&i. _2 . , _____j 7 & J C 4 L ^ & Z 2 j J J L _____________ _____________ L JA - -- S f 4 .J / ..e ..CL_*=- ___ & .fZ *sr. * ~ , ___ Z ^ i L S k ________ ___ /& -< A j h . ,, ________________________________________________ * _____________________ ________ (Z r > X f S e t * / / ' JL s J A - * f /A S a >C _.m d t e - f J t u ,* . T R A D E & G O V T , M EM OS ___ .___ .. / IN D U S T R Y & F D A S T U D IE S SH O W T A L C P U R IT Y , CTFA says in Marcii f7 press release. "T he / recent allegations concerning asbestos in talci A powders refer to analyses of products purchased in 1973,*' Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Assn. (CTFA) ) said. "These samples do not represent current production. Some products have been positively identified j as being o f 1970 or earlier production^ (One product has no t been manufactured since the end o f World War II.) In 1971, when improved methodology first uncovered the potential for talcs to contain asbestos, \ the cosmetic industry took responsible action to protect consumers through monitoring of talc purity and \ where needed, changing to new talc sources. ) " C T F A submitted to F D A on March 15,1976, summary data on the purity of s talc as a raw material and on finished products. These data, covering nearly 4,000 separate analyses, did not show the presence o f asbestos in any talc tested since / L 1973. This substantiates the industry's belief that cosmetic talc products are safe for the consumer. Furthermore, F D A reported recently that analyses on 76 talcs C' purchased at retail by F D A field inspectors in 1975 showed no indication of asbestos contamination." L _- 0 -" S E V E N ST A T E M E D IC A ID H E A D S H A V E P R O T E S T E D SAC S T A R T IN G D A T E , scheduled for April 26, in written presentations to HEW Seety, Mathews. Protests range from total rejection o f MAC/EAC program to demands that launch be deferred to Jan. 1, 1977. Practical "impossibility" o f meeting April 26 deadline are prom inent in protests from Me., Mass., NH, NJ, Pa., Texas and WVa Medicaid administra tors. Except for Texas, the seven protests were made via a petition generated at a Jan. 29 meeting in NYC o f 13 state Medicaid administrators. Conn., NY, Va., RI, Vt. and D.C. Medicaid administrators did not join the protest. Mass, administrator supports only deferment Of SAC. The state has been named with HEW as co-defendant in an anti-MAC lawsuit. Texas Welfare Com, Raymond Vowell wrote Memo to KtHLors FROM: D r. Thom as C. C halm ers P resident, Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, New York R ecen t m edia re p o rts concerning re s e a rc h on me-powder c a rrie d out by the Mount Sinai M edical Center created co n sid erab le confusion on the p a r t of the public. The M edical C enter has issu ed the following statem en t in o rd er to c o rre c t any m isin terp retatio n o r m i simp cessions the m edia reports may have gene rated. M arch 23, 1976 D r. Thom as C, C halm ers P re s id e n t, Mount Sinai M edical Cord,or Now Y N e w York LoGiudice/WCD/0390 FROM: Mount Sinai Medical Center New Y ork, New York M arch 23, 1976 New Y ork, N. Y. - - R ecen tly data fro m re s e a r c h c a r r ie d out in the Mount Sinai M edical C enter fo r th e la s t four y e a r s on the a s b e sto s co n ten t of some talcum powders was cited in the press before it had been published in a scien tific jo u rn a l. The o rig in al p u rp o se of this r e s e a r c h w as to develop effective tech n iq u es fo r m easu rin g th e p re se n c e of a sb e sto s in ta lc. The p roblem h as p ra c tic a l im plications b ecau se prolonged exposure to c e rta in form s of asbestos can cause cancer. The research work was of the highest te ch n ica l q u ality and a significant co ntribution to the field. H ow ever, in tire process of developing these new m ethods, the sam ples actually used had been p urchased m o re than two y e a rs ago, a fact which was not m entioned in the m edia re p o rts. F u rth e rm o re , the d iscovery of asb esto s in some talcu m pow ders by the Mount S in ai in v e stig a to rs w as re p o rte d to the Food and D rug A d m in istra tio n at that tim e, and undoubtedly stim ulated some m anufacturers to change th eir sources of ta lc , so that recen t analyses by the FDA have not revealed appreciable am ounts of asb esto s in any sam ples. The Mount Sinai M edical C enter w ishes to c o rre c t certain confusions which the reporting of these data m ay have generated: 1) Any im plication in the news sto rie s that m os t of the talcum powder c u r r e n tly on the m a rk e t contains asb e sto s ?s not b o rn e out by ihn m o st recent data from the FDA, although surveillance is indicated. (m orel LoGiudice/WCD/0391 -2 - 2) Although the news m edia specifically em phasized the dangers of ta lcu m powders a d v ertised for b ab ies, the only baby powder tested th at was r e p o rte d to show a s b e s to s re p re s e n ts le s s than 1% of the m a rk e t, and th a t sam p le was five years old. The m ost commonly used baby talc has been consistently free of asbestos. 3) It is the opinion of M ount S inai1s D epartm ent of P e d ia tric s that baby talc is a useful and safe product. Education of th e public in re s p e c t to health m a tte rs is an im p o rtan t responsibility of Academ ic Health C enters. Educational efforts by such centers m u st be based on sound scientific principles and m ust be calculated to provide m axim um benefit for the community. D issem ination of re se a rc h data on which health recom m endations can be based m ust occur via peer-review ed scientific publications. The inevitable ex isten ce of conflicting data req u ire s .that inform ation be m ade available f ir s t to other p ro p erly tra in e d experts who may be expected to in te rp re t them individually or- through official agencies or com m ittees. T h e la tte r is slow b u t ap p re c ia b ly m o re re lia b le than public debates th a t a r e frag m en ted in the reporting. This experience em phasizes the need for constant vigilance in th a t the tra n s itio n p erio d betw een d isc o v e ry oE im p o rta n t health re la te d ite m s and th eir rev e la tio n to the public is handled with p ro p e r attention to tile a c c u ra c y of d etails, as re q u ire d in s c ie n tific p u b licatio n s. LoGiudice/WCD/0392 /'& i i 3 ^ 3 - 76 .Date COSMETIC, T O U E W rf FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION, IN, 1133 15th STREET, N.W .r W A SH IN G T O N , D.C. 20005 PH O N E (202) 331-1770 T o . 3*uJpee>M *>tf//- From . Please: P I Attend to | | Note and return j-- I Note and forward to '-- 1 Files |-- I See (phone) me re '-- ' attached j I Prepare reply for my '-- ' signature j I Send me information 1-- 1 required to answer or your information j j As per conversation j I A s requested For your comments and suggestions Does attached meet with your approval? For signature, approve if you I I Make. .Photo Copies Other Remarks LoGiudice/WCD/0393 * crrA vsk' JANDJ KBK H5.: ANITA CURRY XZZYJ55 3 /2 3 /7 6 4 : 1 0PN. TO WASHINGTON FOLLOWING IS THE PRESS RELEASE ISSUED AT 2 :4 5 P.M . TODAY BY MOUNT S IN A I.' IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING IT I'S A BRIEF NEMO TO EDITORS '.FROM- DR. CHALMERS. AS DISCUSSED, THIS SHOULD BE OF PARTICULAR. INTEREST TO WRC-TV AND WMAL-TV IM WASHINGTON. I KNOW THE .WASHINGTON POST IS ALREADY AWARE OF IT AND IT IS MOVING ON PR NEWSWIRE. MEMO TO EDITORS: RECENT. MEDIA -REPORTS CONCERNING RESEARCH ON TALCUM POWDER CARRIED OUT BY THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER CREATED CONSIDERABLE.CONFUSION ON THE PART OF THE PUBLIC. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN ORDER .'TO:CORRECT- ANY MISINTERPRETATION OR MIS IMPRESS IONS THE MEDIA REPORTS MAY[HAVE GENERATED. DR. THOMAS C. CHALMERS PRESIDENT, MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER NEV YORK, NSW YORK NEW YORK, - MEW YORK - - RECENTLY DATA FROM RESEARCH CARRIED CUT IM THE.MOUNT'SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS ON THE ASBESTOS CONTENT OF SOME TALCUM POWDERS WAS CITED IN THE PRESS BEFORE IT HAD BEEN PUBLISHED IN A SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL. THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FCR MEASURING THE PRESENCE OF ASBESTOS IM TALC. THE PROBLEM HAS PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN FORMS OF ASBESTOS CAN CAUSE CANCER. THE RESEARCH WORK WAS OF THE HIGHEST TECHNICAL.QUALITY AND A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD. HOWEVER, IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THESE NEW METHODS, THE .SAMPLES ACTUALLY USED HAD BEEN PURCHASED MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO, A FACT WHICH WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE MEDIA REPORTS. FURTHERMORE, THE DISCOVERY OF ASBESTOS IN SOME TALCUM POWDERS 3Y THE MOUNT SINAI INVESTIGATORS WAS REPORTED TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AT THAT TIME, AND UNDOUBTEDLY STIMULATED SOME MANUFACTURERS TO CHANGE THEIR SOURCES OF TALC, SO THAT RECENT ANALYSES BY THE FDA HAVE NOT REVEALED APPRECIABLE /MOUNTS OF A53ESTOS IN ANY SAMPLES. THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER WISHES TO CORRECT CERTAIN CONFUSIONS WHICH THE REPORTING OF THESE DATA MAY HAVE 3ENERATED: I). ANY IMPLICATION IN THE NEWS STORIES THAT MOST OF THE TALCUM POWDER CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET CONTAINS ASBESTOS IS NOT OORNE COT BY THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE FDA, ALTHOUGH CONTINUING SURVEILLANCE IS INDICATED. # V s , * 5 f-' LoGiudice/WCD/0394 \ I ' 2) although the news m d ia , s p e c if ic a l l y e m p h a s iz e d the dangers .of TALCUM POWDERS ADVERTISED FOR GABIES. THE ONLY BABY POWDER TESTED THAT WAS REPORTED TO SHOW ASBESTOS REPRESENTS LESS THAN 1 PERCENT . OF THE MARKET; AND THAT SAMPLE WAS FIVE YEARS' OLD. THE MOST COMMONLY USED BABY TALC HAS 3EEN CONSISTENTLY FREE OF ASBESTOS. 3) IT IS THE OPINION OF MOUNT SIN A I' S DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS THAT BABY TALC. IS A USEFUL MID SAFE PRODUCT. EDUCATION OF TH PU3LTC IN RESPECT. TO HEALTH MATTERS- IS AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY OF ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS. EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS' BY SUCH CENTERS MUST-BE BASED- ON SOUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES mt> MUST '-.BE CALCULATED TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM BENEFIT. FOR'THE COMMUNITY. _ DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH DATA ON WHICH HEALTH -RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE BASED MUST OCCUR VIA PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. THE INEVITABLE EXISTENCE OF CONFLICTING DATA REQUIRES THAT-"' INFORMATION BE MADE AVAILABLE FIRST* TO' OTHER PROPERLY TRAINED EXPERTS WH`0 MAY BE EXPECTED TO INTERPRET THEM INDIVIDUALLY OR THROUGH OFFICIAL AGENCIES OR COMMITTEES. THE LATTER IS SLOW BUT APPRECI3LY MORE RELIABLE THAN PUBLIC DEBATES THAT ARE FRAGMENTED IN THE'REPORTING. * THIS EXPERIENCE EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR CONSTANT VIGILANCE IN ENSURING THAT THE' TRANSITION PERIOD BETWEEN DISCOVERY CF IMPORTANT HEALTH RELATED ITEMS AND THEIR REVELATION OF THE PUBLIC IS HANDLED WITH PROPER ATTENTI ON TO THE ACCURACY CF DETAILS; AS REQUIRED IN SCIENTIFIC P3LICATI0N3. F.-R03ERT KMIFFIN, `JOHNS0N;SJOHNS ON CORPORATE PUBLIC RELATIONS CTFA WSH JANDJ NBK M LoGiudice/WCD/0395 t CBS CHANNEL 2 NEWS 11:00P.M . - 3/23/76. TAKEN BY TA PE T he study of a re p o rt ru n by two electors from Mount S in ai H ospital tested nineteen baby and body powders , Nine of the powders reportedly contained asbestos fib ers. The companies involved insisted th at th e ir products w ere safe. On M arch 8th, John S to ssel spoke to D r. A rth u r Rohl of Mount S in a i, one of the two re s e a rc h e rs on the study. D r. Rohl stated his conclusions. A fter the stu d y , would you use talc? C ertainly not, I think th e re a re enough problem s with asb esto s without using som ething like th is . I would suggest corn sta rc h as a su b stitu te. But today, D r. Thom as phow m ers, president and dean of Mount Sinai, released a statem ent on a rep o rt in which he said the original purpose of this research was to develop effective techniques for m easuring the presence of asbestos.in talc. The research was of.the highest quality. However, the sam ples actually used had been purchased m ore than th ree y ears ago, a' Pact th at w as not m entioned in th e im m ediate r e p o r ts .. D r. C how m ers also sa id any im plication in th e news s to ry th a t m ost of the ta lcu m pow der currently on the m arket contained asbestos is not borne out by the most rece n t data from the FD^t. In th e opinion of Mount S in a i's d e p artm en t of pediatrics, baby talc is useful and a safe product. LoGiudice/WCD/0396 M r, John. C, Woodruff M r. Fred Roeschi-- W hittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc. Asbestos in Talcs in c 9 J n u c - - ......... =-=.. HARRY H O LLAND & S O N , IS S P IN N IN G W H E E L ROAD H IN SD A LE, ILL. 60521 PHONES: C H IC A G O SI2/762-820 Hin sd a l e s u /sks-su o IN C " " 3/26/76 - - -- . = == On M arch 24th during the 10 PM new s, WLS-TV (The Chicago ABC affiliate) reported a retraction of the story on asbestos in talc. A fter rechecking te a t re s u lts, it was found th at only two of the nineteen ta lc s te sted contained asb esto s. One of th e se talcs had not been produced fo r s e v e ra l y e a rs and the other accounted fo r le s s than 1% of a ll talc used fo r body and baby pow ders. It was also stated that the level of asbestos in these two products was found to be v ery low. This statem ent was released by the .A. P. M ichael E. Durkin m edidlo LoGiudice/WCD/0397 Ct-> > NEW YORK POST 3/26/76 B y MAIUAN BURROS V/jshirtgion Pos | WASHINGTON -- TrU. Si nai Medical Center Ur New York has issued, a'statement . s ' "to correct certain - cor.fus- 3 ions**' about reports ot rg- % search work capd-ncted at the hospital's Dept. of Environ- '| mental Medicine on the as- j bestcs content of some tal- ] cum powders. The Washington Post on 1 March S reported the findings, 3 ' w hich. said that asbestos I libers were discovered in 9 j of IS body and baby pow- 1 tier studied by the reseach- * a s. .] Asbestos can cause meso- .j tbelioma, a rare form of chest i and abdominal cancer, and asbestoses, scarring of lung ! tissue.-In 1372 Hr. William j J. Nicholson of lit. Siitiai re- j ported that these diseases caused nearly -ID per cent of i the deaths ot New York-New | Jersey asbestos workers. 1 The statement m a d ! I Wednesday by ths center's 1 president, Or. Thomas C. 1 Chalmers, said: C The ortiy bn by powder tested that was reported to show asbestos rei>reseji:l less than 1 per cent of the market mid the sample was ! five years old. tj The talcum powders Used in the study "had been pur chased more than three years ago." t "Recent analyses by the F.OA [Food and Drug Ad ministration] have not re vealed B-pprecinWe amounts of asbestos [in talcum powil- e r l" Itcsearchers in the Dept, of Environmental Medicine have taken exception to some parts of Chabiers' statement. 5 w -lt, l Recent Samples Arthur Kohl, research as sistant in the department who worked o-n the talc study, said most of the powders had ! been purchased in 1973, but i some were purchased as re- [ rentiy as 1975. Asbestos was | found ia some of the newer j samples, he said,- though I "there was a decline in the ! amount" Dr. living J. SeUboii, chair- | man of the deoartment and a j leading- authority an occup-a- i tional diseases, said the ap- j pearent discrepancy between j! FDA's - findings and Jit. j Sinai's is due to a difference j, in technique. FDA's methods <; are not sensitive enough to : measure asbestos beiovv a [` certain level, he said., , Selikoff a'so took esesp -; tlon to the statement, issued | by Jit, Sinai's Pediatrics j Dept, that baby taic is safe i and useful. He said: "I think i they will live to regret it." j Dr. Horace H. Hodes, chair- j man of the department, is a I member of the beard of tli- = rectors of. Johnson & John- j sen's Institute for Pediatric Service. The board advises | Johnson & Johnson on dis- i bursement of its funds for pediatric research. Members of the board receiva r,o re muneration. Hones dec-tacd * to discuss his department's , statement on the- safety of-j- baby talc. - . ' I LoGiudice/WCD/0398 THE WASHINGTON POST F n d tf,M c rrh l6 ,ir:i By Marian Burro*, ' WiihliiirlonPostsuit Writ-. ^ ` Mount Sinai Medical Cen- Hons.. The level of sensitiv ter'dn JTew York has issued a statement "to correct cer tain confusions" ' about re ity is greater with electron . microscopy,' DTA w ill..not, permit j;ou to determine, as- perti of research work con bestos at less than half- a. ' ducted, at the hospital's D- per cent, possibly one; per fpaftment of Environmental cent! whereas you can deter-., Medicine on..the'; asbestos mine it at lower conceptra- content of. some talcum pow- . .tions by using electrons ahi- ders. ' croscopy." ;:.-; g The Washington Tost reported the f i n d i n g s on: March a . -- ' .Selikoff ' acknowledged that the cosmetics industry has "gone ahead quietly faiid The statement made IVed- improved the talc. But there nesday by ihe center's presi is a huge chink in thelrf'ir; dent, Dr. Thomas., C. Chal mor. They were dusting'peo- mers, said: The only baby powder tested that was reported to dintv aclioctflc Tonrocfinfivl pie with asbestos ail these, years before, so what ?Was put in the lungs before'is still lD6rS> " " * less than one per cent of the "I certainly wouldn't'want market and the sample was to b e diisted with any asbes fiveyears old. ^ :-V tos. There is 310 safe IcveF'of ' The. talcudr "powders, asasibde.stos ' ,know` n," Selii&kAof-f used in the study "had been purchased more than three The Occupational Safety years ago/* V~' and Health Administration of the Department,ofLabor v. Recent analyses by the . addressed the same issualn Food and Drug .Administra . a proposed ` amendm6nt''id` tion "have not revealed ap regulations governing.:th e preciable amounts, of asbes limits of' asbestos- Bxposui-e tos'' in talcum fcowder. ' - ; ' fo r' ashestbs - `'iSrorkeisi 'In';/ Chalmers'also said, "The printing the proposal -in the research work- was of the Oct. fl, 1975, Federal Rbgis- highest technical quality ter, '- OSHA said"*'. Hi and a significant contribu "recognizes that ihere is nb tion tp the field." ~ assurance of a safe exposure Researchers in the' De . for. a substance with khoWn partment of Environmental carcinogenic properties,'- in Medicine .have taken'excep-. this-case asbestos, and thin} iron to some parts of Clgl- ' there should b e `rib dcttcih- mers' statement i;-. ble' concentratibnSvV r- ,* sf sisAtarnthturinKothhel, rdeespeaarrctmh eanst . ' . ' M l .... f-v,.,- LoGiudice/WCD/0399