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. i ;t LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION a s c uDuNaro* a v c n u k NKW YOfW 17, K. 7. irl Cl STiTT AVD TEr-J.J70.tUL ~a3KIW lASEXIft) U'S The following Inquiry hat bean teat to health and labor departreat* of all tataa and tarrltorleat Tor th* Inforet tion of oar reaberehip, which Include# aaqr aonufacturing c.-*parda* engaged in ltknUtt cowaerce, we ere seeking to acquaint tmraalre# with all atotute* or regulation* . 'v. of tho aeweral at.* tee which require warning labalin( of product* which aay ba hatardoua to health fro* th* rlawpolnt of toxicity. Va are, of courta, principally Interacted in land product*. Including lead palnta, and ww ara not ccnctread with drag* : or pharmaceutical*,* Saplla* haw* been received a* follow*) . AI three Icorowio Winona lwr, covering lnaactlcidaa, ate, ' yi Latter fro* Dirac tor, Division of Industrial ffcrgiaaet -Ha far a* X know, tha *tta of Alahaa* hu no ire* regarding th* laballng of any product* with rafarwrea to tbalr toricity. I paraonelly a* Intaranted In waning warning m'. - labal* of aooa typa oo land paint*, vine* th*r* ara a cooaldara'il# nonbar of #E&v ~iU caaaa of bad polsoolng aeong children and ara not corractly diagno*ad by tha \s* attending physician. If warning labal* of *o*t Wort balpad to dialniah * nuaber of thaaa caaaa 1 would ba wary nuch in favor of it.* sfc'V. -3P I jltrta Mo warning Inhaling law*, I Arison* Doomed* Arison* law, , ' Arkansas Mo warning laballng 1m. . ; lattar fro* Elreetor, ttvisiem of Induatrial Hygi*fi*i *T# woald 1 Ilk* to infora you that wa have received inforeatlon concarnlng apparent , epldanlee of V ad poisoning a*ong children which have occurred In tha Baltimore * City area, T# lntand to Inform all our atata and county haalth workara, and % s our physician#, to bring to th* attention of th* public th* potential haaard i cf oelng load baa* paint* on children'* furniture *nd toy*, and on tha h r ? interior of bone*. Tou nay ba Interested to know that our 8tat* Flirtblnf Cod* j pamitt th* ua* of bad piping for watar distribution lint*,* California Oanaral Jndnatrlal 8*1aty Ordara laauad ty th* Melalan af i Induatrial Safety af th* Daparteent of Induatrial Relation* : require warning labeling of lilt aubatancaa or grown# of #ub#Vance#, of which t I  J -- A. r -- J* Jowa Economic Polaona lav, Palnta and Oil** lavi Ida ting of ingredient* on label* 1* the chief faotor, with prevention of adulteration u prleary aim, Kanoaa tb warning labeling lava. Kcr.tnoky So warning labeling lawa* Health Department receacsenda the oje of warning l*bl* in accordance with th* reeecaandationa of th# Ijwiufacturtng Chelate1 gaaoclatlon, LouHana labeling of tetraethyl load la dona through agreement between aam> facturar and 0. 8, Wblie Health Service. So warning labollng law*, Mina Eooooolc Fclaone lm, Maryland So waning labeling law*. Ibaaacbnaette Warning > baling law* and ragolatlona applicable only to benaol, carbon tatrachlorlda, DDT, methyl alcohol, and "dangeroua caoatic or oorrolve adoaVncta In package* for boo*ahold oaa.* lehiran Baalth Departront* *^*a th* nocaclty aria** * follow th* r*Qlr* ` moot* of tha Intoratata Commerce Dominion and th* Uanufacturliy Chealata' Aaaociation.# ,, .............. :, Mlmeaot* Economic fblaona law. - s ~ Paint labeling law aimed at proper Hating of lagredlenta and pro- * rant!on of edulteratloa. . _ , Klalaalppl Mo warning labeling lama. , Miaaemrl So warning labeling law*. - - Montana Economic Foleon* lav. Mabraaka Econoole Toiaona lav. Sereda So waming labcling lawa. . * Latter fro* Labor Comlaaloneri However, wa would appreciate your oo~ operation In aoggoatlng to jmur nmsbereMp that they piece a warning label on their product* to b ahipped In to Sereda, cron though wa do not her# a at*tut* . retiring it, ncvaJa h*a an Occupational naeaaca A:t, but unfortunately wa do not hava atatutea which help to prerant occupational diaaaaaa. fharefom, if th* manufacturing coipenlta would cooperate with ul voluntarily it would certainly be appreciated. V i 4 i - r<'T^or ;*?r~ 3 A N*w Jerecy Kconoole Polaon# It*. 1U licxlco No wmlnj laballng law*. , Nee fork No warning labeling In, North Carolina Econoodc hlMM la*. North D*h>ta Bsonoeic Maona lav. Ohio lonoral Code Section 6333 of lai adalnlaterod by tha Dcpartoont of Agricul ture require* that paint label* *h*Il 'show the neat or oenoa of try tub- attnce or aubatancea naed In quaabitloa aufflclont to be dtt^eroo* or lnjurloo* to hunan life or health whether through absorption, contact, or Inhalation.* Cfclahoa* Icono*ic Polaon* lav. . .. Oregon Seonoxlc fblaotw lav. Punmylranl* No warning labeling laav. Puerto laco Beonoolc Folaona lav. Hhod* laland No warning laaw. South Carolina No vartdint la baling lava Booth Caitota No warning labeling lava. Tannaaaoa Soononlo Maona law. Texa* Ns warning labeling lwrt, Ptoh teonenic Maona la*. Temont Econoalc Maona law. , . Virgin laland* (No reply raceirod.) Virginia Beonoedc Maona law. , Paint lav require* proper labeling aa to lngrallaota. etc., bot no pro 1*1on for warning labeling, WaaHnctcn th warning ltbellng lawn, " **tjflrrta No varnlNI lebollng lav*. LetUr Crom Aaaoclato Wraetor, Ooportnmit of Nealthi do not In Peat Virginia hve any roqulreser.t* for warning labellng of product* which nay be haenrdoua to health, although 1 would bo ro*4y to agree with yon that aocb label ing would be deitreble. Ihla natter hea at varloui tlaoe bean conalderod both ty tnr own Department and tha Department of Labor, but no definite action haa arsr boon token by either Department, due, I would say, primarily to the ataff liaitationa of our Individual department*.* TTieconeto So warning labeling ia w, freeing *Puro Print Law.* Labeling prorialona are for protection of purchaser In regard to quality) no warning labeling rwqulrmnta. It will be obaerred that, apart froa the Connecticut regulation* noted, the only >nladlctlona thua far requiring warning Irbeling of tho typea with tdiich we are principally eoncemod are California, Hawaii, Illinois, and Ohio. ' Ibe reference* to childhood lead poisoning In tha letter* froa state officials In ilabcna, Arkansas, and Ooorgia are of Interest. January ^2-' ST; uauzD xr.isica . - : *. v' - ir f '