FDA (F. A. Cassidy) to G. T. Scriba, Union Carbide, on Asbestos Fiber as a Filler in Paper and Paperboard, with Law Department Cover Note (1963)

A December 6, 1963 FDA letter replying to George T. Scriba's October 31, 1963 letter. It states that asbestos used as an inert filler in paper and paperboard, consistent with good manufacturing practice, does not have food additive status and needs no regulation. A separate, undated, unsigned Union Carbide note says the Law Department reads the exchange to mean FDA agrees that asbestos in food-contact paper and paperboard is safe and compliant.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter from F. A. Cassidy, FDA, to G. T. Scriba, Union Carbide, dated December 6, 1963, on asbestos fiber as a component of paper and paperboard
• Page 2: Undated, unsigned Union Carbide note summarizing the Law Department's reading of the FDA exchange of letters
• Page 3: No text recovered; content unknown

People and organizations

From Frederick A. Cassidy (Food and Drug Officer, Food and Drug Administration) to George T. Scriba (Union Carbide Corporation (the cover note places him in the Law Department)).

• Frederick A. Cassidy (author)
• George T. Scriba (recipient)
• U.S. Department of Health (its organization)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• Law Department (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

About this copy

This is document UC-4753 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages.