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The two-day Conference and one-day TSCA and International Fundamentals Workshop will cover the latest developments in chemical regulations. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group are exhibitors. More information and registration for GlobalChem 2015 is available online....

The Environmental Law Institute hosted a complimentary webinar, "Neonicotinoids and Colony Collapse Disorder: Regulating and Product Stewardship in the Face of Uncertainty," on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (EST). The webinar was open to the public but registration was required. James V. Aidala moderated, with panelists Lori Ann Burd, Environmental Health Director, Center for Biological Diversity; Tom Moriarty, Team Leader, Pesticide Re-Evaluation...

The 6th Annual Next Generation Bio-Based & Sustainable Chemicals Summit was co-located with InformEx 2015 in New Orleans, LA, and provided attendees with unparalleled networking opportunities and access to the both conferences. Lynn L. Bergeson and Kathleen M. Roberts were proud to be on the Advisory Board for the summit, and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. moderated a panel, “The Rise of Renewable Feedstocks: Enabling a New Generation of Chemicals,” on February 4, 2015....

While the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) model provides a backbone for hazard communications, it is only a tool for other nations to utilize, adopt, and amend as appropriate for their country-specific needs. There are substantial differences between approaches taken by Canada, Mexico, and the United States in GHS implementation, and professionals responsible for compliant Safety Data Sheets and labels in these countries should pay...

Lynn L. Bergeson spoke about the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act....

Lynn L. Bergeson spoke on federal chemical regulation. Click here for more information....

The ninth annual BIO Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy is the original conference dedicated solely to the growth of the industrial biotechnology and bioenergy sectors in North America and the Asia-Pacific region. B&C affiliate the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®) is proud sponsor of the “Women in Biotechnology” Reception, December 7, 2014. BRAG Executive Director Kathleen Roberts will welcome attendees to the reception, at which the...

The Toxic Chemicals Control Act (TCCA) of 1991 -- the key law addressing the basic management of industrial chemicals -- will be divided, as of January 1, 2015, into two regulatory schemes: South Korea's newly minted chemical management law, the Act on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances that has come to be called K-REACH, and the Chemical Control Act (CCA). The Acta Group will present a complimentary webinar to assist companies in preparing...

A program for U.S. businesses. This two-day event brings together 23 experts in global chemicals regulation. Through presentations, round table discussions and Q&As, delegates will hear about the latest regulatory challenges facing the safe management of chemicals and learn how best to respond. Kathleen M. Roberts, Vice-President of B&C Consortia Management, will present a session on “The Biobased Economy and Green Chemistry – U.S. Regulatory Background.” Click here for more...

This webinar has occurred.  For copies of presentation materials contact chad.howlin@lawbc.com.   Major changes for chemical manufacturers and importers are in store on June 1, 2015, when the key provisions of US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard ("HazCom" 2012) take effect. HazCom 2012, which mandates alignment with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), adds the US to a growing...