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.

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1972 Mar 22 DOC#: TALC060 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to FDA from Barry Castleman Questioning What the FDA is Doing to Research the Carcinogenicity of Talcs March 22, 1972 food and Drug Adminia tratlon Department of '-calth, Education and Welfare 3600 Fishers Lane Hockville, "-laryland 20S52 Attention: i:r.

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MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION April 25, 1978 Between: and Subject: Ms.

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1973 Mar 2 DOC#: TALC073 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to the Environmental Defense Fund from the FDA ,5 ME S r DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION W A S H IN G T O N , D .C . 20204 WELFARE March 2, 1973 Dr.

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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1975 Feb 28 DOC#: TALC087 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Barry Castleman from Dr.

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1972 Apr 6 DOC#: TALC061 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Barry Castleman from the FDA *tME n r DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADM INISTRATION W A SH IN G T O N , D .C . 20204 April 6, 1972 Mr.

FILTERING MATERIALS, 860 SOUTH NINETEENTH STREET RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA 94804 TELEPHONE (415) 232-8288 INC December 5- 1973 Hearing Clerk Food and Drug Administration Room 6-86 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20852 Subject: Proposed Rules - Asbestos in Food and Drug Dear Sir: We are producers of asbestos containing filter materials.

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

Joseph Campau at the &Detroit, M ichigan 48232 Telephone (313) 567-5300 Quality Comrol and ^ Governmen' Regulations Division PARKE-DAVIS December 19, 1973 Hearing Clerk Food and Drug Administration Room 6-86 5600 Fishers LanRockville, Maryland Gentlemen: As a manufacturer of biological and pharmaceutical (both oral and parenteral) products, Parke, Davis & Company is an interested person concerning. the Commissioner's proposals and related petition on asbestos in fQfpd and drugs as published in the Federal Register of September 28, 3.973, page 27076.

The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc. 1625 EYE STREET, N W , WASHINGTON, D C 20006 202/393-2070 December 26, 1973 James H Merritt P re s id e n t Norman F.

I'A'v i h o w i i a j Aij iiisK M in i (i, 13 2 - 1 1 3 (,1973) # A Study of Workers Exposed to Asbestiform Minerals in Commercial Talc Manufacture M.