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A 44 BAKEL1TE COMPANY A DIVISION OP UNION CARBIDE AND CARBON CORPORATION COPY Dr. % V. IS6 Mr. 0. f, Seriba Septoefoer 23# 195$ Mr. J. J. Correnti Project Engineering Departaunt Jolneon f. Johnson Ken Brunswick, K. J. Doar Mr. Correntii vmiffi Basin em VO have been manufacturing polyvinyl chloride end polyvinyl chloride-acetate resins for over teenty-tfive years and have handled many millions of pounds in our plant during that period* During that tine no problems have arisen In the handling or storage of this material and, as far aa m know, ox customers have never had difficulty, either from the point of vise of explosibility or toxicity of the resin dust* Ve van under the impression that the Bureau of Explosives had examined the dust of polyvinyl chloride resins for any explosive haaard and had found thw to be nan-cambuetible and nan-explosive. However, m have bean unable to locate the report, if such a report exists* Polyvinyl chloride resins are considered narwtoxle by the Division of Pharmacology of the Food and Drug Administration. From an article appearing in ASSXIATION (F FOOD A mTJ0 (TriCIALS or TIE TOIIED STATES, Vol. ZT, No. 3, July 1951, page 83, us quote In part as follcirsi "As a general rule, resins are so insoluble as a class that the chances of contamination by the advent action of foods ere rather alight. The types of resins con sidered suitable for food use srci Polyvinyl chloride. Polyvinyl acetate, Polyvinyl chloride-aoetate ............ Tours very truly# WRi! 8. F. Robertson - Itanagwr Reu Product Engineering Deportment ucc 063352 received SEP 23 1955 INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL l TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT INTER-COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE A'J\J. 4 Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Company A DIVISION OF UNION CARBIDE AND CARSON CORPORATION \ DIRECTOR OP SAFETY AND FIRE PROTECTION -/ to >fr, H. F. Bobertson UOCATJo4i;2 Y Product Engineering ' - '^rV'----- - .ir'.., -a. Company r--- r' v # I. Itl -- 2 floor COPIES TO BBt TOUR OFFICE Dr. T. V. Bale * Mr, 0. T. Scribe P. O. BOX BOOS ft- v-rv-' ; SOUTH CHARLESTON S, rj-p-j---* date 6*ptert>er 19, 1955 SUBJECT Johnson It Johnson lew Brunswick, I. J, Attention* Mr. J. J. Commti Project Engineering Department Dear Mr, loberteon j With reference to tout letter of SepteAer 12 on this subject, ve hare no knowledge that VUELITE resin QHTT has been tested by the Bureau of Mines. Experience has shown that dusts of other 100 per cent polyvinyl chloride resins (QXU, CYSQ, OTSM and QISJ) are non-exploeive and noneonbustible, therefore 0117 should present no such hasard. Very truly yours. (Sgd,) James J, Duggan JJDuggan r jtt rrJ/imu tb : "^RECEIVED ucc 063353 THIS F RM P R INTER-COMPANY C RREBPONDENCE ONLY SEP 20 1P.:5 WDUSTRIAL MEDICAL & v IOX1COLOGY DEPARTMENT I -J # BA 44 BAKEUITE COMPANY A DIVISION OF UNION CARBIDE AND CARBON CORRORATION Mr. J. J. Duggan Carbide and Carbon Cbeaieals Company South Charleston, V. Va. \y .>, ; Y. W. Male Mr. 0. T. Sorlba Septenber 12, 19iSt Mew Product tngineering ; &\V . ` -A P tfV % Johnson & Johnson MOw Brunswick, H. J. Attentioni ltr* J. J. Correnti Project toglneering Department Dear Mr. Duggmi Mr. J, J. Current! of Johnson & Johnson called reoently and asked us to send him a letter indicating that VimiTE resin OYHV was nan-hazardous wider handling and stairage. If QIHV has ever been tested by the Bureau of Mines and there la a report giving test data indicating that the dust from 0TK7 la nonembustitle, ce would appreciate wary nuch reeelring a transcript of It. This lnfonutian together with erne data on toxicity dll be eent Johnson & Johnson ao that the State of Mew Jersey can be satisfied that the storage of the aaterlal presents no hazard. Tours eery truly. r/'V'o HPRbbertsonmn V a" V>tSt:t*-r .* ` v ucc Q633S4 RECEIVED SEP 13 IP'S INDUSTRIAL medical & TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT