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FILE NAME: Johnson & Johnson (JAJ) DATE: 1972 Mar 7 DOC#: JAJ002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from J&J to Barry Castleman M a rc h 7, 1972 N E W B R U N S W IC K . N. J . M r. B arry C astlem an 305 W . B iddle S tre e t B altim ore, M aryland 21201 D ear M r. C astlem an: F irs t, I m u st apologize for the delay in replying to your inquiry about JOHNSON'S B rand Baby P o w d e r. Y our c a rd w as s e n t in in ter-o ffice m ail with som e correspondence in re -u sa b le envelope. The other m ail w as taken fro m the envelope w hich w as then placed in a stack to be used again. U nfortunately, it w as not used again until this w eek, and your card w as re-d isco v ered at that tim e. To answ er your question, Johnson & Johnson takes g rea t care in the form ulation and production of a ll its p roducts. In the c a se of JOHNSON'S B aby P o w d er, the ta lc co m e s fro m o u r own m in es, specifically selected for the quality of th eir talc. This high-grade talc is processed through repeated "w ashings" in o rd er to fre e it of im p u ritie s. U nder carefu l an a ly sis by independent e x p e rts, the finished pro d u ct h as been shown to be free of asb esto s. Thank you for your in te re s t in Johnson & Johnson products and p lease fo rg iv e the d elay in replying to your c a rd . S in c e re ly ; SS:ev Steven Sawchuk, M .D . A ssociate D irector of C linical R esearch