From our archives: 80 and 10 years ago

15 March 2010 00:00  [Source: ICB]

ICIS Chemical Business traces its roots back to 1871, when one of the original ­publications was called Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter

80 YEARS AGO
March 17, 1930
Snuff that is used or may be used - as snuff is used - by being applied to the teeth or gums may legally be called a dental snuff, the court finds. Its reasoning is clear. There were no statements on the label of the snuff, setting forth its usefulness or efficacy as a dentifrice or as an agent of oral hygiene or prophylaxis. The Federal Trade Commission contended that such usefulness or efficacy was indicted [sic] or implied by the use of the marks with which it found fault. It based its allegation on the possibility and probability that the public would be misled into believing that the snuff, as had at one time been stated on the label, was a "dental panacea" possessing a "virtue that will preserve the teeth."

10 YEARS AGO
March 13, 2000
A senior Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official says the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) poses a significant risk to the nation's drinking water, and should be reduced or eliminated as quickly as possible.

MTBE has been the most popular oxygen fuel additive. It is used in about 85% of reformulated gasoline, which accounts for about 30% of all gasoline sold in the US.

By: Ivan Lerner
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