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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1973 Oct 17 DOC#: TALC082 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestos Fibers in Food and Drugs i r ' K : S ln - T N.W., WASHINGTON!

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1972 DOC#: TALC072 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Federal Register Notice PROPOSED RULE MAKING 16407 at, however, modify or abridge a party's ight to any proceeding authorized by ,his l>art or by Chapter 46 of Title 42 of he United States Code

37 587 & Mesothelioma and Its Association Maxwell Borow, MD, Alfred Conston, MD, Lawrence L.

ANTHONY ROBBI NS M.

RESEARCH & ENGINEERING DIVISION The ^Estimation of Asbestos in Liquids Introduction Since the original publication of the letter in Nature by Biles and Emerson who reported observing asbestos fibres in some beers, TBA Industrial Products Ltd has undertaken a programme of research to develop suitable electron microscopic techniques to quantity the asbestos, if any, in various liquid media.

Correspondence# 2350228 Department of Health and Human Services July 18, 1995 RECEIVED 95 JUL26 PH 2- It Vi-CHtiAHY A $ f'i ilA f!

Toxic, in Vilro Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 7-14, 1993 Primed in Great Britain.

New York University Departm ent of Chemistry 4 Washington Place, R.oom 410 New York, N.Y. 10003 Telephone: (212) 598-3427 X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS FOR ASBESTOS IN TALC by S.

Detection of Quartz in Talc by X-ray Diffraction Principle X-ray diffraction is a convenient method for determining the presence of crystalline impurities, such as quartz, in talc.

RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON TALC PRODUCTS Analysis carried out by optical microscopy as described in Notice of Proposed Rule Making - Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs (38 FR 27076) SAMPLE NO. 29 30 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 (1501Z) PRODUCT Baby Powder Sample missing Medicated Powder Baby Powder Baby Powder Baby Powder Medicated Powder Shower to Shower Shower to Shower Shower to Shower Shower to Shower RESULTS Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Sample missing Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos; <1% Hematite?

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1973 DOC#: TALC075 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Petition to the FDA to Regulate Putting Asbestos in Foods & Drugs BEFORE THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION U.S.

FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 2002 DOC#: TALC176 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Journal Article - A Cohort Mortality and Nested Case-Contol Study of French and Austrian Talc Workers Downloaded from oem.bmjjournals com on 12 April 2006 98 ORIGINAL ARTICLE A cohort mortality and nested case-control study of French and Austrian talc workers , P Wild, K Leodolter, M Refregier, H Schmidt,T Zidek, G Haidinger O ccu p Environ M e d 2 0 0 2 ,5 9 9 8 - 105 See end of article for authors' affiliations Correspondence to Dr P W ild , Avenue de Bourgogne, BP n 27, 54501 Vandoeuvre Cedex, France, Accepted 8 August 2 0 0 1 Objectives: To study whether the mortality from non-malignant and malignant respiratory diseases of workers employed in French and Austrian talc mines and mills is related to their long term occupational exposure.

M arch 7, 1974 N E W BRUNSWICK, N, J. 0890 R.