Page 2, The Herald, Thursdey, April 23,1981 Home ins insulation has been used to OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government has decided to continue its ban on further use of urea farmaldehyde foam In- sulation in homes because of possible health hazards, Health Minister Monique Begin said today. Begin made the an- nomcement as she released the final report of an ad. visory committee that has been studying problems associated with the foam since last fall. Five outside experts whe did the study recommended that a temporary ban am’ nounced Dec. 17 under the Hazardous Products Act be continued. . ‘‘The committee recommends that the ban be lifted when and only when industry shows to the satisfaction of appropriate . government agencies-that a stable and defined product has been developed,” they concluded. Urea formaldehyde foam “o-Bine’ dining ‘please call635-2237,. 7. to reinsulate same 60,000 older homes in Canada, about onethird of them under the federal government's Canadian Home Insulation Program. Numerous complaints of health problems have been attributed to formaldehyde . vapors escaping from the foam. The report to Begin described the vapor as an irritant rather than az acute threat to life, but it also concluded that its effects on humans are not fully known. “The committee is therefore not prepared to recommend any level of formaldehyde exposure as inherently safe,'' the report said. . Among the risks cited by the experts from exposure to formaldehyde were genetic mutations and asth-' ma that could be severe enough to be “‘life- threatening.”* . Initial ban’ on use of th foam insulation in put December was described by industry. spokesmen’ as a “death blow" to as many-as - 500 Insulating firms, but a federal official said’ that estimate was greatly exaggerated. , ‘ The committee recom- mended that government agencies and the Industry work together to develop new standards for pre- paring foam insulation to prevent it from breaking down and new standards for installing the foam. Some problems linked with the foam were traced in part to improper in ‘stallation. The foam, nor- mally injected between wall studs with the help of compressed air, was never approved for use in ceilings or in homes with brick or aluminum siding. on their exterior walls, te Some commiltee mem- -bers said the federal government should help home-awners identify and solve problems ‘related to X high concentrations of for- maldehyde vapor. They also said complaints reported by individuals to their doctors BB should be submitted con- fidentially to the federal | health department for further evaluation, ~ To date, Ottawa's anly re- sponse to the problem aside from the ban on the foam has been to put concerned householders in touch with firms that can test hames for concentrations of for- maldehyde vapor. The experts on the committee said exposure to formaldehyde can cause irritation of- the eyes, mose * and throat, headaches, and dizziness — depending on’ the concentration of vapors and length of exposure. Socreds plan image improvements | VICTORIA (CP) — The Social Credit government is kissing amateur theatre goodbye and embracing the slickness of Hollywood. Douglas Heal, head of the B.C. government’s new information services bureau, has hired a husband-and-wife team of Los Angeles movie special- ists to polish up the Bennett cabinet’s taraished image. The dynamic duo are Norman and Gayle Sedawie, old friends of Heal, who have been Tetained on a $14,000 preliminary contract to assess technical deficiences at the government's mair - When does it pay io all your eggs ulation banned beca They said there is evidence linking — ; maldehyde with genetic mutation, but no evidence that it produces physical de- fects ina developing fetus. Other risks to health cited in the report include skin irritation, allergies and a potential for causing. life threatening asthmatic shock, — ee The committee's review of scientific literature on film production centre in downtown. Victoria. Their contract is for an un- specified period, - - Norman Sedawie hag ‘earned plaudits for television and film work in the U.S. and Canada.’ adaptation of the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol, which starred comedian Rich Little, 6 . 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Studies of workers who come into contact’ with ‘formaldehyde on the job did homes that could result in not show any higher in- cidence of cancer of the respiratory system or other respiratory diseases, dawies, sources say, will be asked to improve cabinet — ministers’ television. presentation. me, In an interview from Los MONTREAL (CP) — A city psychologist believes he has found a pill to take the joy out of drinking for alcoholics. 3 Dr. Zalman Amit of Con- .. cordia University says the. Pill will let a person drink — all night -long without. — - * euphoria. |. feeling high. ; And when booze has ‘to : exhilarating effect,“ he = explains, it should be easier - use of although the type and degree of exposure in those. cases is different from exposure in the home. ” Finally, the commiltee said use of foam insulation could lead to corrosion of . @lectrical fittings and damage to mortar and metal straps used in brick extensive structural damage, The work of the experts oe \ Angeles, Sedawie said ‘Wednesday that he and his wife “have looked at videotapes of virtually all the people who speak for the Two years ago be won an. Alcohol cure discovered? a . Emmy for a CEC television that the drug, called H-102, will some day be part of the standard treatment for — ‘alcoholics, The trick, Amit said Wednesday, is to stop the chemical change in the body whereby a few drinks of alcohol produce a state of ~ In the Last six months, he has: studied 50° volunteers, all of. wham: were ‘regular. BOC. government” ©» Sedawie added. that . theif included a review of formal- dehyde vapor levels in a pumber of buildings in- sulated with the foam. Most ‘ of the levels reported by industry sources « were similar to levels normally found Ln the air and were too small to be noticed by the average person. _ One home in. Quebec, — however, with a somewhat . higher ievel of 2.6 parts per”. million had to be vacated by its occupants. of z+ criticiams concentrate: " posture and: < b language.” i * ‘6 and loge co-ordination. 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