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Register Now For “TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later” Virtual Conference, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EDT), June 25, 2025: Complimentary registration is now open for this dynamic virtual conference providing updates and insights regarding the current state of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation, ongoing and emerging issues, and related developments. As with our previous TSCA anniversary events, a stellar faculty of speakers from government, non-governmental...
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ABA And B&C Announce Release Of “Chemical Product Law and Supply Chain Stewardship” Book: The Acta Group (Acta®) and Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) are pleased to announce the release by American Bar Association (ABA) Publishing of Chemical Product Law and Supply Chain Stewardship: A Guide to New TSCA, edited by Acta President Lynn L. Bergeson and authored by Ms. Bergeson and members of Acta and B&C’s highly experienced Toxic...
December 17, 2024
PFAS – What to Know Now, and What to Expect
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are attracting global legal, regulatory, commercial, and litigation attention as no other “emerging contaminant” has. Companies producing, processing, distributing, and/or using these substances must be aware of global legal and scientific developments and take steps now to minimize legal, regulatory, and commercial risk. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its global consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®) have prepared...
November 19, 2024
Loper Bright/Has the demise of Chevron Deference Mattered?, July 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT), via webinar
Acta and B&C are pleased to present “Loper Bright/Has the demise of Chevron Deference Mattered?”. More details will be posted closer to the webinar....
Registration is now open for Acta and B&C’s “What to Expect When You Don’t Know What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2025” webinar. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta; James V. Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant, Acta; Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Acta; and Mark J. Washko, Senior Government Affairs Advisor, Acta engage in a lively, timely, and focused discussion what a new Administration will bring to Washington in...
October 30, 2024
Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges, November 14, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST), via webinar
The IBA Agriculture and Food Section presents the "Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges" webinar, spotlighting the considerable opportunities cultivated meat offers, including its environmental benefits when compared to traditional meat production and its contributions to enhancing food security. During this event, presenters Maarten Van der Heijden, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Mark Post Mosa Meat; Tanvi Pande, Dentons Link Legal; and Michael Roberts Resnick Center for Food...
WEBINAR -- “An Update on the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability,” September 18, 2024, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EDT): The Acta Group (Acta®) is pleased to present “An Update on the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability,” a complimentary webinar that will review and update how the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability is fundamentally reshaping the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and the Classification,...
Assent presents Evolve 2024, a two-day conference covering the biggest sustainability and compliance challenges and providing educational workshops, entertaining experiences, enlightening speakers, and much more. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, will present during “The Realities of Risk: A Unique Perspective of the Journey to Deep Supply Chain Sustainability” on October 10, 2024....
July 24, 2024
Environmental Regulation in Practice 2024: New Challenges and Controversies, September 20, 2024, via webinar
The Practising Law Institute presents Environmental Regulation in Practice 2024, analyzing current regulations including proposed amendments and judicial challenges concerning toxic chemicals, e-commerce, and public project developments, among other critical developments. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, will present. ...
Chemical Watch presents PFAS Updates USA 2024, a one-day conference providing expertise and advice on the far-reaching implications of PFAS actions for the chemicals industry and their supply chains. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta will present “Preparing for the future and protecting companies from collateral liability.”...
July 24, 2024
Regulatory Summit North America 2024, September 16-17, 2024, Alexandria, VA and via webinar
The two-day Regulatory Summit Americas conference, presented by Chemical Watch focuses on the latest developments in global chemicals regulation, providing expert guidance from regulators, specialist consultants and industry on the practical and proactive implementation of regulatory policy shaping the safe management of chemicals in the US, Canada and beyond. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, will present “Legal perspectives including scientific issues and key points in litigation”...
June 21, 2024
EPA’s Proposed NMP Risk Management Rule Includes Requirements to Protect Workers and Consumers
On June 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would protect workers and consumers from exposure to N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). 89 Fed. Reg. 51134. To address the identified unreasonable risk, EPA proposes to: prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of NMP in several occupational conditions of use (COU); require worker protections through...
June 10, 2024
Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Bans Most Uses of Methylene Chloride,” Chemical Processing, June 10, 2024.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on May 8, 2024, a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by methylene chloride under its conditions of use (COU). To no one’s surprise, the EPA banned most uses of the chemical. However, surprisingly, the EPA also adopted a de minimis threshold to account for impurities and the unintended presence of methylene chloride. The final rule goes into effect July 8,...
On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and oversight mechanisms for products of biotechnology. The Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology: Plan for Regulatory Reform under the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology (the Plan) provides a roadmap for actions the agencies...
AUSTRALIA Final Guidance On Environmental Claims Includes Principles To Guide Business: On December 12, 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), an independent Commonwealth statutory authority, announced eight principles intended to help businesses ensure their environmental marketing and advertising claims “are clear and accurate, and do not mislead consumers.” ACCC states that the principles comprise its final guidance on...
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on January 24, 2024, on “Oversight of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Amendments Implementation.” Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator (AA) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) was the Committee’s sole witness. Committee Chair Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) provided opening statements. On the whole, no...
Click here for a PDF brochure of the memorandum Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its global consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®) and consortia management affiliate B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are delighted to share with you our Forecast 2024. This carefully curated document represents our seasoned team’s collective take on what to expect regarding global industrial, agricultural, and biocidal chemical initiatives in the New Year. Given the global state of...
December 21, 2023
EPA Proposes to Determine That TCEP, as a Whole Chemical Substance, Presents Unreasonable Risk to Human Health and the Environment
On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and solicited public comment on its draft risk evaluation for tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) and related draft charge questions. 88 Fed. Reg. 86894. EPA states on its website that it reviewed the exposures and hazards of TCEP uses and made risk findings on TCEP. EPA considered relevant risk-related factors, including, but not limited to: the hazards and exposure, magnitude of risk, exposed...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce the publication of updates and additions to the B&C online regulatory training platform. All courses can be accessed at https://training.lawbc.com/. TSCA Tutor® B&C has updated the content in T101 -- An Overview of TSCA and T204 -- Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) to reflect updated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation information and the upcoming 2024 CDR period. FIFRA...
December 5, 2023
TOP TSCA TOPICS: Cumulative Risk, NAMs, Risk Evaluations, CBI, and More!, May 17, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT), via webinar
During this one-hour webinar, Anna B. Lowit, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT); Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Acta; and Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, discussed groundbreaking science policy initiatives in furtherance of implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). As EPA advances New Approach Methodologies (NAM), cumulative risk assessment methodologies, and...