RE: Draft FDA Guidance document on the use of KI

["Jim Hardeman" <Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us>]

Cindy -

You're not the only one who sees the inconsistencies ... and the one you pointed out is only one of many. One of my major sources of heartburn with this whole subject is the extent to which WHO and now FDA relied on post-Chernobyl dosimetry "data" ... and using those data to "prove" that a cause-effect relationship exists between thyroid dose and the occurrence of thyroid cancer. More to the point of your message, I and several of my state colleagues have pointed out repeatedly that the interdiction of contaminated food products will prevent the sorts of effects seen after Chernobyl (if you buy off on the premise that they are due solely to radioiodines!)

My $0.02 worth for this round ... and I promise that I won't chew up more than a couple of bucks on this issue.

Jim Hardeman
Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us

>>> cmledbetter@tva.gov 1/3/2001 15:18:47 >>>
Does anybody else see inconsistencies here?  Most of the thyroid cancers
were caused by ingesting milk products, but we want you to take KI
immediately (or within 4 hours) when the accident occurs for protection
against inhaled radioiodines??  It seems we are spending a lot of time and
resources for protection against the inhaled radioiodines when it is the
ingested products that are the real culprits.

My thoughts alone.

Cindy Ledbetter
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> From: 	Jim Hardeman[SMTP:Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us] 
> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu 
> Sent: 	Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:39 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Draft FDA Guidance document on the use of KI
> 
> Colleagues -
> 
> The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a draft document
> titled "Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation
> Emergencies" (Issued 1/2001, Posted 1/3/2001) on its website at
> http://www.fda.gov/cder/whatsnew.htm. The document is found close to the
> bottom of the page under the "Guidance Documents" section, in either HTML
> or PDF format.
> 
> I apologize in advance to those of you who may received multiple copies of
> this message ... I broadcast it as widely as possible, and some of you are
> one 2-3 of my e-mail lists.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Hardeman, Manager
> Environmental Radiation Program
> Environmental Protection Division
> Georgia Department of Natural Resources
> 4244 International Parkway, Suite 114
> Atlanta, GA 30354
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> Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us 
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