In a March 2010 fact sheet, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) describes how to determine whether a cleaning product is a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Under FIFRA, pesticide products must be registered if they are considered to be intended for a pesticidal purpose. EPA states that products are considered to be for a pesticidal purpose "if the person who distributes or sells them claims, states or implies that they can or should be...
More than 30 years have passed since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its initial set of regulations on the use and distribution in commerce of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB items. Now with three decades of experience and information on PCBs and PCB items, EPA has decided to exercise its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and reassess the regulations governing PCB use authorizations and distribution in commerce. On April 7, 2010, EPA issued an...
The April 6, 2010, issue of InsideEPA.com's Toxics Regulation News reports on a recent NanoBusiness Alliance Federal Roundtable, where Lynn L. Bergeson asked whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is willing to meet with stakeholders to discuss a "less injurious" way for EPA to obtain the data it believes it needs concerning nanoscale materials in pesticides.
April 5, 2010
Firm Offers First Nano-Specific Insurance; Attorney Calls Liability Coverage ‘Good News’
The April 5, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson concerning nano-specific insurance offered by Lexington Insurance Co.
On March 29, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its action plan on bisphenol A (BPA). In its press release, EPA states that the BPA action plan "focuses on the environmental impacts of BPA and will look to add BPA to EPA's list of chemicals of concern and require testing related to environmental effects." EPA notes that, in January 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had some concerns about the potential human health impacts of BPA, and...
March 26, 2010
Lynn L. Bergeson Participates in Public Forum about the Emerging Field of Nanotechnology
On April 3, 2010, the Lemelson Center for Study of Invention and Innovation, with support from the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), will host a public forum about the emerging field of nanotechnology. Lynn L. Bergeson is among the panel of experts that will provide an introduction to nanotechnology.
Alliance Will Strengthen Acta's and Acta EU's Ability to Provide REACH and Related Chemical Management Services Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce each has entered into a strategic alliance with ENTRIX, Incorporated (ENTRIX), one of the largest scientific environmental and natural resource management consulting firms in the United States. The alliance will provide additional scientific depth and...
On March 17, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is preparing action plans for nonylphenol/nonylphenol ethoxylate (NP/NPE), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), siloxanes, and diisocyanates. EPA is also preparing final action plans for the chemicals remaining on EPA's initial list -- bisphenol A and benzidine dyes. EPA chose the chemicals based on a range of criteria, including identification as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; high production volume...
On March 10, 2010, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Board of Appeals (Board) issued a document, Practice Directions to Parties to Appeal Proceedings Before the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (Practice Directions), to provide guidance on various aspects of the appeals proceedings, including communications with the Board, procedures for lodging a notice of appeal and other pleading documents, the rights of parties to confidentiality, and procedures for parties...
On December 30, 2009, the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) adopted the newly amended new chemical notification scheme "Measures on Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances" (新化学物质环境管理办法), Order 7. The new program enters into force on October 15, 2010. This memorandum provides a general overview of this critically important new program. Background The new regulation is intended in part to align China with other leading regulatory schemes...