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On June 24, 2026, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Bloomberg Law’s article covering a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court the Southern District of New York by Groupe SEB USA Inc. and Meyer Corp. against Caraway Home Inc., alleging that Caraway's ads falsely paint the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in its competitors' products as toxic. Distinguishing divergent PFAS and pointing to the safety of some makes the case notable, said Lynn...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Product Stewardship BlogTM, a dedicated resource focused on the evolving and increasingly consequential regulatory, compliance, sustainability, and market-access issues affecting products throughout their lifecycle. Product stewardship has long been a cornerstone of B&C’s practice. For decades, we have helped clients navigate the complex and ever-changing regulatory frameworks that govern products from...

On June 11, 2026, comments by Carla N. Hutton were featured in Inside PFAS Policy's article discussing Connecticut’s upcoming per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting and labeling requirements. Carla Hutton, a senior regulatory analyst for law firm Bergeson & Campbell, told Inside PFAS Policy that the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) may not receive many reports or see many products labeled as containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

On May 14, 2026, comments by Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), were featured in Chemical Watch's article regarding New Mexico’s final rule implementing its perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction law. Carla Hutton, senior regulatory analyst at Bergeson & Campbell, noted that HB 212 explicitly allows the NMED to accept ‘substantially equivalent’ information on PFAS in...

On April 23, 2026, comments by Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. were featured in Bloomberg Law’s article regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of a list of confidential business information (CBI) claims that will expire between June 22 and July 31. If previously claimed confidential information no longer needs to be protected, companies may choose to let the agency make it public, said Richard Engler, director of chemistry at Bergeson & Campbell PC, during...

On April 23, 2026, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton were featured in Bloomberg Law’s article regarding an expected influx of public information about PFAS in resulting from Minnesota's "Amara's Law" and New Mexico's PFAS Protection Act. "In addition to banning over time the sale of products with nonessential uses of PFAS, both laws have consumer right-to-know provisions requiring manufacturers to provide details to state regulators and ultimately the public about products...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Richard (Rick) J. Fehir, Ph.D. has joined our firms as Senior Chemist/Regulatory Scientist. Dr. Fehir joined B&C and Acta after a distinguished 17-year career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during which he provided science and regulatory leadership across three major regulatory frameworks: the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, B&C, and President, The Acta Group (Acta®) and B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), has been named an “Expert of the Year” by the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD). The professionals chosen for recognition were selected by an invitation to all ACD members to nominate those who exemplify the very highest standards and community spirit in ACD’s pillars of Advocacy,...

Professionals seeking expert, efficient, essential regulatory training are encouraged to explore the offerings available from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) TSCA Tutor® and FIFRA Tutor® online, on-demand courses. The courses were created to fill the gap between self-directed regulatory education and costly live training sessions. TSCA Tutor guides professionals through the Toxic Substances Control Act’s (TSCA) application to a company’s operations to ensure consistent...

Perhaps in response to perceived inaction at the federal level, over half of the U.S. states are engaged in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) notification and restriction regulations. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) All Things Chemical® podcast will cover the relentless pace of state PFAS regulation on the March 12, 2026, episode. B&C’s Lindsay A. Holden, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist, and Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst, join Managing Partner Lynn L....