Washington, D.C., December 4, 2012 -- B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group, is pleased to announce the formation of the Biobased Products Advocacy Consortium (B2PAC), an organization that brings together leading innovators in the biobased chemical, biofuel, and renewable energy fields to pursue regulatory and policy advancement. Companies working to produce biobased chemical feedstocks and products have heretofore been...
Category: Biobased Chemicals and Products
November 9, 2012
Tax, Regulatory Incentives Needed to Spur Commercialization of Sustainable Products
The November 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson, who suggested that the federal government offer manufacturers incentives and explicit regulatory review process to encourage them to spend money developing more sustainable products.
November 9, 2012
Incomplete Grasp of TSCA Can Cause Delays, Raise Costs for Biobased Chemical Makers
The November 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson, who stated that “ lack of awareness as to how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) applies invites business disruption.
June 24, 2010
Supreme Court Sets Aside Injunction That Prohibited APHIS from Partially Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
On June 21, 2010, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Monsanto, et al v. Geertson Seed Farms, et al. In the 7-1 decision, the Court reversed a decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court held that the District Court that reviewed a decision by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture abused its discretion when it issued an injunction precluding APHIS from allowing any sale or use of Roundup Ready Alfalfa (RRA), a variety of...
Earlier this year, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed a voluntary labeling program for biobased products and solicited comment on its approach. Under the proposed labeling program, manufacturers and vendors could, after obtaining certification from USDA, market the certified biobased product using the “USDA Certified Biobased Product” label. The proposed program would also apply to other entities, such as trade associations, that wish to use the label to...