Asbestos Information Association Memorandum to Members on FDA Proposed Rulemaking 'Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs', with Federal Register Notice and Union Carbide Asbestos Correspondence (1973)

A 12-page exhibit that opens with an October 1, 1973 Asbestos Information Association memorandum to members about the FDA's proposed rulemaking on asbestos particles in food and drugs. The memorandum says the Association plans to comment and asks members for information by November 5. The attachment is the Federal Register notice of September 28, 1973. The exhibit also contains 1967 Union Carbide correspondence about the Asbestos Fiber Importers Committee in the U.K., and a Medical Department memo on asbestos toxicity and EPA regulation.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Asbestos Information Association/North America memorandum to members from R. H. Mereness, October 1, 1973, on FDA proposed rulemaking; stamped received by Wm. C. Thurber Oct 3, 1973
• Pages 2-7: Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking, 'Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs' (HEW/FDA, 21 CFR Parts 121, 128, 133), Vol. 38, No. 188, September 28, 1973, with reference list
• Page 8: Letter dated September 28, 1967 from T. F. Frangos to T. J. Hall on cooperating with the Asbestos Fiber Exporters (Importers) Committee
• Page 9: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics memo, F. D. Dexter to T. F. Frangos, September 20, 1967, suggesting replies to Hall's letters, including on the Importers Committee
• Page 10: Letter from T. J. Hall, Union Carbide Belgium N.V., to F. D. Dexter, September 13, 1967, enclosing Ian Sayers' report on an Asbestos Fiber Importers Committee meeting and asking about continued cooperation
• Page 11: Handwritten notes summarizing the Sayers report on U.K. dock and factory regulations and asbestos shipping problems
• Page 12: Union Carbide internal memo, Paul W. McDaniel (Medical Department) to J. L. Myers, Mining & Metals Division, on toxicology and EPA hazardous-material listing of asbestos; day and month 'May 14', year not clearly legible

People and organizations

From R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America) to Members of the Asbestos Information Association/North America; Wm. C. Thurber (Union Carbide recipient (received stamp)).

• Robert H. Mereness (author)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (its organization)
• Asbestos Fiber Importers Committee (named)
• Center for Science in the Public Interest (named)
• Environmental Defense Fund (named)
• EPA (named)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• Medical Department (named)
• Mining and Metals Division (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · Washington DC Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-2194 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 12 pages. Production numbers UCC 003491 to UCC 003502.