FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1973 June 4 DOC#: TALC074 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to the FDA from Barry Castleman /> ^ -r (202) 332-6000 CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST 1779 Church Street, N.W.

Avon P R O D U C T S , me S U F F E R N NEW YORK 10901 March 12, 1976 Dr.

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United States Department of the Interior GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WASHINGTON, D.G. 20242 December 10, 1973 The Hearing Clerk Food and Drug Administration Room G-86 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20852 Dear Sir: Enclosed are my comments on the Food and Drug Administration's proposal for the detection of asbestos in commercial talc products, Section 121.2006c of the Federal Register, Vol. 38, No. 188, September 28, 1973, pages 27079-27081.

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r ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE GOFUND * 1525 18th STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036/202 833-1485 December 19, 1973 Hearing Clerk Food and Drug Administration Room 6-86 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Comments on the Food and Drug Administration proposed regula tion Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs, 38 Fed.

MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS March 15 and 16, 1976 Johnson & Johnson New Brunswich, NJ AF 13-081 Between: Dr.

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1975 Mar 17 DOC#: TALC089 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Article from Food Chemical News FDA Delays Action on Asbestos-Containing Talc in Food M arch 17 , 197 5 Page 53 FOOD CHEMICAL NEWS FDA DELAYS ACTION ON ASBESTOS-CONTAINING TALC IN FOOD d e?

Mortality Study of Talc Miners and Millers Giovanni F.

MEMORANDUM OF MEETING August 11, 1972 : Between : FDA Representatives : Robert M.

DETERMINATION OF ASBESTOS BY OPTICAL MICROSCOPY The six kinds of asbestos can he distinguished from talc and from each other by their refractive indices, other optical crystallographic properties and morphology as determined with a polarizing- microscope.

MEMORANDUM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AN D WE L FARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO : DIVISION OF COSMETICS TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT COMPOSITION BRANCH ATTENTION: RONALD L.

D ETECTION OF A SBESTIFO RM A M PH IBO LE IN TALC FOR COSM ETIC USE The method for the detection of asbestiform ' amphibole in talc for cosm etic use consists of initial analysis for amphibole m inerals above the 0.5% (w/w) level, followed by characterization of the amphibole m ineral present, if any, as asbestiform or nonasbestiform by dispersion staining/optical microscopy.

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1976 Mar 1 DOC#: TALC091 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Telephone Call Record between Dr.

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1975 DOC#: TALC088 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Federal Register Notice RULES AMD REGULATIONS 11865 Title 20-- Employees' Benefits rHAPTER III-- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMIN ISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE [B egs.