BAT BR I TISH-AMER I CANTO B.-~ CC 0 COMP AN YL IM
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CORPORATE R&. D DEPARTMENT
P.O.B-90 RL:;:L!nt.%Pirk Road Southampton -'09-,F'
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FOR THE ATTENTION OF NO. I'S OF ALL OPERATING
COMPANIES
Dear
We have recenz.-, revised both the tarms reference
an~ the crk;na
vractizes of the AY1,?. The enc_~;sed note se:.s
cut tnese revisions wh~_.
are e_-_-ac=_4ve i.=.ediately. PleaZa no=& t-a=
the aud_`= hich _~s zuzrenz1v
in Drc=ress .4-11 be considered tc be t'-at
effazt-ve January 1992; the next
is
t= be completed by July 1-921:
you have any t.--_er:.es please, eim`er ccnta==
myself or M-- 7 G Xita`ell in
Southar.=Zon.
Yours s_ncerel,
Cr R _7 7,-.Zrn=1n
Ca=-,==a7e R&Z Dc=ar,:nenz
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CURMaTT COMPOSITION OF ADDITIVES MATERIALS G=ANCZ
PANEL
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G M-'zche~!
hal=an, F.R.C.
ATCO
Or G Sr.-=t Se=zetary, F.R.C. BATC--
Or R A Crellin F.R.C. EATCO
Mr D Seddinc Ma=arials :e=a===ent BAT U.K.S.
Mr R T Beck Tec'nical Sar,~,-4=es BA--Zc
Mr G 0 Brooks l'eaf Denar=ent SATCC
Ms ? Cassingen-a legal Depa=.-nen= B;:. :',' c,
Or R -7 Tharnzzn C=r=z=ate R & BA,:C0
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TEM ADDITIVES AND HRTMUALS GUIDANCE PAMM IN BATCO
LTD
The =u=t;cse of z-e Additi-res and Material
Guidance Panel is =z; =:-3v-;de
auttcr--=stive ad-.,;.ce on tne acce~=abi-ity of
additives ard materials
c==zcsed ~or use -4=-n the Cm.-=any. This service
is provl-~ed to the
Board ---f SATco L=d, -~-- s fun=tinnal
denartments and c=eratinq
C==Zanies.
Tne s=e=ific ot-:ect.:.ve of tne ?ane- is the
;zotecmion of consumers of
3 A7Cz c==-"uczs and of oueza=ives ;.n7clved -4n
tneir production against
adverse ef5ec=s fror. pr==zzed addim-~vez and
mazer-a-'s.
Tar=s c-- Refersn=e
Cc==anias In the BA=c Grzu= musm su--rit z= =-e
AY.G? for cons ideraz -~cn
tc ='-e ;.'!G? all ne. 'Imells :-e~ =rcmose to ;se
o= exiszinc
whic" -:"e%- -~oul~- =rL-=zse =c use a= level
greater than those
=re7Lzus-y ag=eed, itnin the f=1-a-.,ing
categories. Such summissi--ns
--z3= .=e =ade f~z all mamer-~als fa-:inq -4:: =-e
ff=llowing a=eas:-
(a :Lxezt, or Lnzended, addiz~.ves to the
includ-4nc f-_allrl*zs
an~- casincs, incred-~ents c-~ =a=ers, f-:Lmers
and adhesives.
Mazer-Lals --sed in nrocessi:-z which :-..av lead
to residues c=
uninmen=-:=ns' C: =ne pr==uct. These may
---es uae,~ 'n the an= smore, cC.-..=3neM=s c:
7-- 7
art
'=e main corcern i s the = c s 3 i 1 -4 = v of
a~-ve=se
==nse;-4en=es, -ne-:-.e:- fr=m ="e s=9c~.!ic
s-.:=3=ance beinc mro==sed cr
f r ceq=-a=a=ic . . or in pzczes3ing, c:-
:n :.z3 aac-ess-Menz, tne pangL takes
c' an, ==ner so,-rc:e of a~--.ezse consumer
zeszonse,
eq., matters aze no= its
cc::ze:*n.
The ?ane- res=z:-.=s cn-lv =z s-4z:-,ssi=ns, and
needs of o=e=a=-7.=
cz==anias anc de=aztmentz .-":h-;n tne Gr=u= and
does not u
tc
c-'earan=e =z a:!-.-Ice to exzerna- su=='--:ers.
W~ en su=. -"assessmenmS re-*aze tz :n-stzers of
acm=any-wide inzeresz they
w4'' --e t= all coeraz-.-.= =zmzan-~es -;n BAT-Co.
In a--- a=.-.manles must kee,) RE;:: De=ar,=ment
Sou=-&n-z-=r.
Infz=ed or. tne =o:-.::c:-ent:s used each brand
w--=- thev
man--:zcz~:ze (anc: ad-.-ise an tne --r-zins c:
any -censed !:Zancs .,r-c-
This ra-.-:.e, De carz:.ec 0
um b., ccm=an-es or. a
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sLX-==n-_'-1.y basis, each January and July.
C~:anges in addlt`~e and
mare=_-al usage, w~_=_;n the AGMP guidel~Lnes,
should be advised hen
zhe~ occur.
MeY=ers::_=
Cta_`=ar. and two Sc-entific Members - to zrovide
exDert-4se on tzx;z~=v
of materials and consecuences of use, nominated by
-:1esearzit
Oezarzzent.
DeDar--menza! recresenzat4on - Production, ~aaf,
Purchas~ng, Lega:, to
-roV:._1e info=at_,cn rele~an= to the
ooera_;;.cn&_' consequences of
and de=.s:.=ns; mewners ncmina,:ed t, appr=r-ame
=eads Of
Secretary - to re=rd decisions, ccn=rc! In!==ation
and ac-- as
Ze,:.een and ccrmzanies Nc=1named
Resesr=" Derartmen=.
and De=-;s.:.=7:s
7 o=_=_ :neetircs of t::e ?ane! can be held a= an,
but are
arLanqed =:: cc=ur nzez-een 2 and 4 =imes a year.
U==ent su_-mLssLcns s-'c--1d be made to the
Sec=e-:ax-.-, -hc t=zet!,ez wL='-.
=.-.e -ha-=an -~ez;.de whether an dec_*sion is
posa-Zle.
w-;:: be =ontinzent on suppo=-,ng 1nf==ati2n being
ava_Uable. =:-.a
Lnter;.:_ d9=Ls;.=n Is =c fc=al ccn-__:=a=;.=n a=
=ne next meezznz
cf z.-!! bane_'.
'c=a:. meetings of m::e Pane:. can also be
raq-~.es-:et to obta-;n a view =n
o_- zzncern at an, z~_ne.
e ?ans' -..ust be =resen= ai: mee=;.n=s: VI-S
~e;.nc de~:::e~
a t -_ f 4 5::Lenz_~fic memoer3 in=1,;~-~n=
e_~=~,ar C-a_z=,ar. an:!
an_~ 2 cu, :-- =-e 4 demaz'=menta:. me=ers-
7-e =_f mne Pane- are re=~r-_4ed --:, -:-.e f=r=
c! M;.nu=es. :n
Cz=anies wLth-,.- BA-.Cc
zene=z assessnen=s of add~zives apz;ly to a'-' -
:.=d. 3v tne assessment of matezials relate to
cases, as t-e area and cond_-=_'crs a-- use of a
tn.~.n a z=ocess .~--- in!'_--ence the assessment.
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or caveats may be attached t: M-4.=;tes
aczept-;.ng the use
c' a =r:=sed mater-a:. It Is the of the user tr
er:s-,:=e t:-.az suz'- con~__~=_;cns are bcz~
underszocd ard !ollowed;.
:ne =9:ectL=n of a ;r=posed add_;t_~ve or
na=eria.~ wL!- be reazwzzended
C', t:-.e =ane' he=e t-ere _s eiden=e =:,.a,: ;.ts
use cculd :ea--: tc
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adverse effects. In addition, rejec=ion will be
proposed where there
is -4-adeouate information available to base a
sound decision.
:t is not the resucnsibility of the Panel to
recommend alternatives to
rejec--ed materials, nor to initia=e mestina to
fi:1 aavs in the data.
Howe,er, 1! recuested, the Panel will make
rec==endations concerning
the additional -information required and the
procedures !or obta.Lning
-:= which might allow a nositive ~jew to be taken
subsequently.
-7211cwing meetings the Secretary w-41-1 circulate
=-e Minutes, which are
d-'sz=-'buted to Panel members and a list of
ind--'~-duals agreed by the
Board of BATCo L=d. The Secretary L.11 also report
on the outcome of
submissions to .4-dividual operat-Ing companies,
anc to a!:. ccmDaries
='-e =atter under c=nsideram-'an is of w-'de
i4n:;ezesm.
:t -'s a=has-,*zed =.hat such co=uni=at-~ons max
c==ain
sens-zi-e informa-:-:0n, the c-'==ula-~-'an of
must be ca.--sf-.:Z,-'v
=ntrziled .4-thin all demar=.-nenms and ccmnanies.
-'-a ~ac-,sions c- ~'-e AFGP must be fcl:.owed tv
cc:-=a::;.es wit~-n t-e
S%--== Grour.. The A.MG? may be asked =o re-rs-er
-4=s dez;.sions but
a,: the recues,: of the Board Of BATCo.
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