Hilton C. Lewinsohn to Fernard Lincoln, Telex on the Regulatory Status of Asbestos-Containing Talc, with Lincoln's Query (1978)

A March 28, 1978 telex from Hilton C. Lewinsohn to Fernard Lincoln summarizes the status of FDA, OSHA, NIOSH and EPA actions on asbestos in talc, and says he is mailing excerpts and summaries of related reports. The second page is Lincoln's earlier telex of the same day, asking about the current talc situation and whether the proposed FDA rules published in the Federal Register on 28 Sept 1973 were ever adopted.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Telex of March 28, 1978 from H. C. Lewinsohn to Fernard Lincoln summarizing FDA, OSHA, NIOSH and EPA developments on asbestos in talc
• Page 2: Telex no. 433 of 28.3.78 from Lincoln to Lewinsohn asking about the current talc situation and the 1973 proposed FDA rules

People and organizations

From Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Raybestos Manhattan (as printed, 'PAYFESTCS MANHATTAN')) to Fernard Lincoln.

• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• Raybestos-Manhattan (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• EPA (named)
• Federal Register (named)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• Occupational Safety & Health Reporter (named)
• OSHA (named)
• U.S. Bureau of Mines (named)
• U.S. Department of Commerce (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · NIOSH · OSHA · Raybestos-Manhattan · Tremolite Asbestos: Talc, Vermiculite, and Libby · U.S. Bureau of Mines.

About this copy

This is document UC-2600 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers A02042 to HCL 021756.