The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published on July 2, 2026, two new Test Guidelines (TG) for nanomaterials: Test No. 127: Dustiness determination of materials containing nano‑objects and their aggregates and agglomerates: OECD developed the TG to address the need for standardized dustiness test methods applicable to powders containing granular and fibrous nano-objects and their aggregates and agglomerates (NOAA). The objective of the TG is to provide methods...
Category: Research and Testing
The 42nd SQA Annual Meeting will cover “hot topics” in GCP, GLP, GMP, pharmacovigilance, scientific archiving, computer validation, veterinary medicine, and other QA disciplines. Lara A. Hall, MS, RQAP-GLP, Senior Regulatory Scientist and Quality Assurance Specialist, B&C, will present a poster titled "Navigating EPA GLP Advisories: Aligning with Current GLP Policy Interpretations and Compliance."
March 12, 2026
ATSDR Updates Chemical Mixtures Interaction Profiles: Why They Matter for Risk Assessment and Regulation
The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) recently released two new Interaction Profiles for Toxic Chemical Mixtures, continuing a long-running federal effort to better understand the health effects of exposures to combinations of hazardous substances rather than individual chemicals in isolation. The two new profiles evaluate mixtures commonly encountered in environmental and indoor air contexts: Chloroform, 1,1-dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), and...
Download a PDF of the Forecast 2026. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), its global consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®), and consortia management affiliate B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to share with you our Forecast 2026. Our distinguished global team of chemical experts worked hard to summarize our collective best guess on what to expect in the New Year regarding global industrial, agricultural, and biocidal chemical regulatory and policy...
December 2, 2025
White House OSTP Issues RFI Regarding “Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise”
On Thanksgiving Eve, November 26, 2025, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requested input from interested parties on federal policy updates “that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking discoveries, and ensure that scientific progress and technological innovation benefit all Americans.” 90 Fed. Reg. 54412. OSTP states that “[t]hrough this Request for Information (RFI), OSTP seeks input from academia; private sector...
August 20, 2025
Lynn L. Bergeson, “What Does a Much Smaller Office of Research and Development Mean?,” Chemical Processing, August 18, 2025.
On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out the “reorganization plan” for its Office of Research and Development (ORD). The plan’s stated goal is to reduce budget expenditures, improve science, and have EPA’s research activities better support the work of EPA’s media offices. The EPA press release refers to the reorganization effort as a continuation of “comprehensive restructuring” that includes a reduction in force (RIF) for the ORD and a...
On May 27, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on “Restoring Gold Standard Science.” 90 Fed. Reg. 22601. The EO states that the Trump Administration “is committed to restoring a gold standard for science to ensure that federally funded research is transparent, rigorous, and impactful, and that Federal decisions are informed by the most credible, reliable, and impartial scientific evidence available.” The EO restores the scientific integrity policies of the first Trump...
The 41st SQA Annual Meeting will cover "hot topics" in GCP, GLP, GMP, pharmacovigilance, scientific archiving, computer validation, veterinary medicine, and other QA disciplines. Lara A. Hall, MS, RQAP-GLP, Senior Regulatory Scientist and Quality Assurance Specialist, B&C, and Michelle C. Mims, MS, RQAP-GLP, Regulatory Scientist and Quality Assurance Specialist, B&C, will present "A Sponsor’s Role in Regulatory Testing under EPA GLP" on April 8, 2025.
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), its global consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®), and consortia management affiliate B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to share with you our 2025 Forecast. For all the reasons you might imagine, our seasoned team was especially challenged this year in speculating on what to expect in 2025 regarding global industrial, agricultural, and biocidal chemical regulatory and policy initiatives. Given the European Parliamentary...