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Lynn L. Bergeson spoke on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and nanotechnology. More information....
August 28, 2023
National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) Government Affairs Committee, January 19, 2011. Washington, D.C.
Lynn L. Bergeson spoke on the legislative outlook for the 112th Congress and EPA’s activities on IUR and endocrine disruptors...
August 26, 2023
Lynn L. Bergeson, “Congress Strengthens Cosmetics Regulations,” Chemical Processing, April 12, 2023.
In a somewhat unexpected move, Congress enacted the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) on December 29, 2022, as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act. MoCRA significantly strengthens the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority over cosmetic products. Key provisions are summarized in this article....
August 25, 2023
WEBINAR — The New TSCA Series Webinar 2: Impacts on New Chemical Programs, July 14, 2016, 11:00 a.m. EDT
Chemical Watch complimentary webinar series on the "new" TSCA. The second webinar, “The New TSCA: Impacts on New and Existing Chemicals Programs,” took a deeper dive into the profound changes that the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg) makes to TSCA Sections 4, 5, and 6. Panelists include: Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta; Richard A. Denison, Ph.D., Lead Senior Scientist, Environmental...
On July 27, 2023, the United Nations (UN) published an electronic version of the tenth revision (Rev 10) of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) available for free for consultation purposes. The amendments to the ninth revision of the GHS (Rev 9) include the classification procedure for desensitized explosives (Chapter 2.17); the use of non-animal testing methods for classification of health hazards, in particular: skin corrosion/irritation...
August 23, 2023
TSCA New Chemical Coalition Comments Included in Bloomberg Article “Plastic Waste Chemicals Rule Spurs Criticism of EPA by All Sides”
Comments submitted by The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Coalition (NCC) regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulations to control health risks from chemicals made with waste plastic were featured by Bloomberg in a August 23, 2023 article. [o]ther trade groups told the EPA its rules “would hinder development of advanced recycling projects and progress towards a more circular plastics economy.” The heat generated through the molecular...
The International Bar Association (IBA) 2023 Annual Conference brings together legal professionals worldwide to meet, share knowledge, build contacts and develop business. The Agriculture and Food Section (AFS), chaired by Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta is supporting the "Antimicrobial resistance regulation in the context of one health: how legislation can help reduce AMR" session on October 31, 2023, and the "Biodiversity - our life source, not...
August 23, 2023
Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted in “US EPA extends planned PFAS enforcement scheme to users” by Chemical Watch
On August 23, 2023, Chemical Watch quoted Lynn L. Bergeson, President, The Acta Group (Acta®) regarding a new enforcement effort announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposing liability for PFAS pollution that would target not only manufacturers, but also users of the persistent substances. Lynn Bergeson, managing partner at Bergeson & Campbell, said: "What you don’t know may hurt you, so be PFAS-aware and understand every...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced in the August 16, 2023, issue of ECHA Weekly that to support substitution toward safer chemicals, it has published information on the main alternatives to substances requiring authorization under Annex XIV of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. ECHA notes that companies applying for an authorization under REACH must provide information on potential alternatives to the Annex XIV...