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On December 6, 2023, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. were featured in Chemical Watch’s article on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent proposal to overhaul its 2017 risk evaluation ‘framework’ rule. Lynn Bergeson and Rich Engler of Bergeson & Campbell said their primary concern centres around the proposal to remove scientific definitions like ‘best available science’ and ‘weight of the scientific evidence’ from the...
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...
The Acta Group (Acta®) and EPPA’s July 11, 2023, webinar, “Preparing a PFAS Game Plan in the U.S., the UK, and the EU,” is now available for on-demand viewing. During this one-hour webinar, Meglena Mihova, Managing Partner of EPPA, a Brussels-based regulatory and public affairs consultancy; Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Acta; and Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, discussed bans, restrictions, and reporting requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...
December 5, 2023
Product Stewardship Practices for Effective Supply Chain Interaction, August 1, 2023 via webinar
This webinar explored current and proposed international regulations and restrictions in developed and emerging legislation and provided examples informing and proactively promoting product stewardship practices and regulatory compliance in supply chains. Watch now. Topics Covered: Speakers Include: Catherine M. Croke, DBA, Director of Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs, The Acta Group (Acta®), is a highly experienced professional with more than three decades of success...
ALI CLE’s Environmental Law 2024 program will explore the latest developments in natural resources (air, water, species), climate, chemical, energy, and environmental justice; and what’s happening in Congress, the Supreme Court, and heading into another presidential election. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, will present....
Lynn L. Bergeson, President, The Acta Group (Acta®), will discuss long-term product stewardship trends with Indiana University School of Public Health Strategy & Management students. ...
December 5, 2023
HCPA 2023 Annual Meeting, December 3-6, 2023, Fort Lauderdale, FL
HCPA’s Annual Meeting engages on the public policy issues that impact the household and commercial products industry. Thought leaders will discuss legislative and regulatory issues, information related to product registrations, sustainability, and industry trends. Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Acta, will present on TSCA Section 6 risk management issues....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed updates to the Safer Choice Standard on November 13, 2023. According to the November 14, 2023, notice, the proposed changes include a name change to the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Standard (Standard), an update to the packaging criteria, the addition of a Safer Choice certification for cleaning service providers, a provision allowing for preterm partnership termination under exceptional circumstances, and...
On December 4, 2023, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Christopher Blunck were featured in Chemical Watch’s article regarding a TSCA section 5(f) orders prohibiting Texas-based Inhance Technologies from producing certain PFAS when fluorinating plastic containers, a move the company said will threaten its “very existence” and affect thousands of downstream businesses. According to Bergeson & Campbell managing partner Lynn Bergeson, the severity of the remedy (cessation of...
November 30, 2023
Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. Quoted in Chemical Watch Article “TSCA risk evaluation for formaldehyde will follow existing procedural rule”
On December 6, 2023, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. were featured in Chemical Watch’s article on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to conduct its TSCA risk evaluation of formaldehyde following procedures in its existing risk evaluation ‘framework’ rule, rather than those set out in a recent regulatory proposal. Lynn Bergeson and Richard Engler of law firm Bergeson & Campbell said they were surprised to hear the agency would...