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Rose Art says talc isn't used in its crayons
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Rose Art says talc isn't used in its crayons
Associated Press
Sunday, June 11, 2000
Seattle -- Rose Art, the second-leading maker of crayons in the
United States, says it no longer uses talc as a strengthening agent
in its crayons.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported last month that Rose Art
and other crayons contained asbestos, presumably from talc. The
newspaper says Rose Art crayons just recently purchased and tested
contained no cancer-causing asbestos.
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; AP The Columbian 06-05-2000 SEATTLE (AP) Rose Art, the second-leading maker of crayons in the United States, said it no longer uses talc as a strengthening agent in its crayons, responding to a report that asbestos was found in crayons, presumably from talc. New tests conducted for the Seattle
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Rose Art Industries acquires Western Graphics.(Brief Article)
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; LIVINGSTON, N.JRose Art Industries, an art, crafts, stationary and toy company, has purchased Western Graphics of Eugene, Ore. Western Graphics, a unit of the Mead Corporation, manufactures and distributes creative coloring products. The Mead Corporation of Dayton, Ohio, is a leading North American
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Rose Art Exports Jobs
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; Last week Mega Bloks announced that 200 full- and part-time workers at its Rose Art manufacturing and distribution plant in Wood-Ridge will lose their jobs as part of a company-wide $7 million cost-cutting initiative. Rose Art, a Livingstonbased arts-and-crafts products company founded in 1923, was
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