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SUMMARY AND COMMENTS ON ANALYSES FOR ASBESTOS IN COSMETIC TALC PRODUCTS This summary contains the analytical results for asbestos in cosmetic talc preparations, comments on these analyses, and other pertinent information on the work carried out by the following investigators: 1.

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY Research and Development Department 909 River Road, Piscataway, N.

9/.Lb/ 'ffJ Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company .

United States Patent .im Baak et al.

August 24 1979 Mr William Curran Hanson Curran Parks 1210 Turks Head Building Provdnce Rhode Island 02903 Dear Mr Curran In reply to your letters of August 20 and 21 we enclose herein booklet prepared by the Italian Talc people which gives you some backqround concerning cosmetic pharniaceutic taics in general and Italian talc in particular It also contains nearly complete report on the work done by Professor Pubino We believe that if you will review this booklet it will enable you to understand what the Italian talc picture is In addition as time goes along we could have made available to you great deal of liMrature and test results by the industry on both Italian and Montana taics There is in our office voluminous file which tracLs the whole history of the controversy of asbesto3 in talce At some later date you might find it helpful to review this You will note in the Rubino report that there were no cases of Mesothelioma in either miners or millers even after ire than forty years exposure and that exposure during periods of extremely high dust concentration due to the state of the art of dust control in the distant past We trust that the enclosed will be helpful to you We would like to have actively nvestigatd the po.aLbi11.ty Weatfall proexposure to asDstos as nav.ng occurrea to zu.s empi.oymen CAM-397 CAMC-Abeyta-002752 -- William Curran Hanson Curran Parke Page August 24 1979 at UniRoy8l either in Service or some other job related contact We hope you will be successful in obtaining this information Please keep us fully advised of any developments which may occur Very truly yours COMETROPOLXTAN TALC INC DRPeb anc Donald erry CAM-397 CAMC-Abeyta-002753

December 27, 1978 M iss A lice G reife Department o f Health, Education & Welfare National Institute fo r Occupational Safety & Health , 944 Chestnut Ridge Road Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 .

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) The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc

Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex Company D I V I S I O N OF T H E F I R E S T O N E T I R E &- R U B 8 E R C O M P A N Y HA AVI y S.

'SYNTHETIC RUBBER & LATEX COMPANY P H A S E R r LY TO LA KE CH ARLES FL*N T DRAW ER 13 1 LA KE C H A R LES.

ANTHONY ROBBI NS M.

BABY PRODUCTS COMPANY October 2, 1974 SUBJECT: Ashton-Ferry Visit to Societal Talco e Grafite Val Chisone Mr.

MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS March 9-11, 1976 SUBJECT: Asbestos in Talc The following reporters called in regard to the Washington Post story' on the determination of asbestos in talc by the Mt.

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