Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), and The Acta Group (Acta) are pleased to announce that on October 26, 2012, Lynn L. Bergeson will Co-Chair a Practising Law Institute seminar entitled “Chemical Management Laws 2012: Business Opportunity, Public Protection or Barrier to Trade?” The seminar will be held in New York City, New York, and there will be groupcasts in Columbus, Ohio; Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; New Brunswick, New...
The Acta Group will conduct a webinar on Biocidal Product Regulation on September 19, 2012. On May 22, 2012, the European Union (EU) adopted the Biocidal Products Regulation (EC Regulation 528/2012) (BPR), which will replace and repeal the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) (98/8/EC) currently in effect for regulating biocidal active substances and biocidal products. The BPR entered into force on July 17, 2012, with many new provisions going into effect on September 1, 2013, with a...
The July 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson on the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety’s (SCCS) Guidance on the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics....
The July 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson on the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety’s (SCCS) Guidance on the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on June 28, 2012, an Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) “Comprehensive Management Plan,” that EPA states is intended to provide strategic guidance and outline critical activities that are planned for the EDSP for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2012 and through FY 2017. EPA states that although the plan is intended as an internal planning document, it made the Plan available to the public to be consistent...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on June 28, 2012, an Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) “Comprehensive Management Plan.” While it’s intended for internal use, EPA made the plan available to the public to be consistent with its stated objectives for transparency. The plan and its implications are discussed....
The FDA issues two new draft guidance documents on nanotechnology in food substances and cosmetics....
Enforcement actions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) are not all that frequent. When they do occur, however, they tend to be memorable. The most recent example involves an action brought by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) against Dover Chemical Corporation. On February 7, 2012, the Agency announced that Dover Chemical had agreed to pay a $1.4 million civil penalty for alleged violations of TSCA premanufacture notice (PMN) obligations....
Workshop Registration Now Open — Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the September 25, 2012, workshop: “Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology.” The workshop, organized by BCCM and the California Nanotechnology Industry Network (CalNIN), is hosted by the UCLA Center for Environmental Implications of...
On June 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of two sets of final test guidelines: Series 810 — Product Performance Test Guidelines, specifically public health uses of disinfectants and sanitizers for use on fabrics and textiles (OCSPP 810.2400), air sanitizers (OCSPP 810.2500), and disinfectants and sanitizers for use in water (OCSPP 810.2600); and Series 850 — Ecological Effects Test Guidelines (Groups B, C, D, and F). These guidelines...