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Re: Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs Establishing limits for asbestos in talc used in the manufacture of food and drug items is realistic and a way to obviate the effect of environmental contaminate levels.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AFFIDAVIT Office of the Secretary Office of the General Counsel 1600 Clifton Road, N.E.

YSICAL PROPERTIES Brightness (relative to MgO): General Electric Luminous Green Filter Apparent Density Loose (CTFA C8-1) Tapped (CTFA C7-1) Specific Gravity Acid Solubles (as CaO) Adsorbed moisture pH (1:5 dilution) 87% 2 88% 2 29 Ibs.

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REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2 1 , 211-215 ( 1995) 1Talc: Consumer Uses and Health Perspectives Bethesda, Maryland, January 3-February 1, 1994 Co-Sponsored by: The International Society of Regulatory Toxicology & Pharm acology and The United States Food and Drug Administration Rapporteur C.

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