On June 14, 2016, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Senior Chemist at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), presented “U.S. Market Pressure and the Battle between Hazard and Risk” at the 2016 Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. Dr. Engler discussed the various risk-based regulations at play in the U.S., including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Toxic Substances Control...
On June 13, 2016, the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report article, “TSCA Changes May Alter Pending Chemical Rules for Articles,” included comments by Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®). The EPA may need to conduct new analyses to support its proposed rules or the agency may need to re-propose them in light of changes the TSCA-reform bill would make to the criteria the agency should use when regulating manufactured goods, or...
June 10, 2016
Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article “Law Firms Help Clients Prep for New Chemicals Law” Quotes Lynn L. Bergeson
On June 10, 2016, Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report included comments from Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®), speaking about the impacts of passing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. […] “The bill’s many deadlines will drive EPA activities at a frantic pace,” said Lynn Bergeson, managing partner of Bergeson & Campbell. […] Among the deadlines the EPA faces in the first year of the...
On June 9, 2016, James V. Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®), was quoted in a Boston Commons High Tech Network article on the passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act overhauling the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Jim Aidala, a former EPA official who is now with consultants Bergeson & Campbell PC, said the legislation helps define which toxic chemicals the EPA can regulate....
Register Today For “The New TSCA — Overview and Summary of Major Changes: What to Expect and When to Expect It” Monday June 13, 20168:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time / 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time / 4:00 p.m. British Summer Time Speakers: Register Online With passage by unanimous consent voice vote of the U.S. Senate of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act on June 7, 2016, this bill that profoundly alters...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Michael S. Wenk, M.S., has joined our teams as Senior Regulatory Consultant. Mr. Wenk has managed global regulatory affairs and product stewardship divisions at Fortune 500 chemical and chemical product companies for over 20 years and is an internationally-recognized expert in chemical registration and regulation in Central and South America, and the Middle East. With a Master’s Degree in...
June 8, 2016
Bloomberg Article “EPA Wins Clout To Fight Toxic Chemicals, But It May Take A While,” Quotes James V. Aidala
On June 8, 2016, Bloomberg Politics quoted Senior Government Affairs Consultant for Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®), James V. Aidala, on how the overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) will impact the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate chemicals. “It’s a very ambitious undertaking — it’s going to be hard,” said James Aidala, the former head of EPA’s chemical safety office and a consultant at Bergeson...
June 8, 2016
Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Quotes James V. Aidala On Implementation Of TSCA Reform
On June 8, 2016, the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report article, “With Chemical Safety Law, Congress Hands EPA Herculean Task,” quoted James V. Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant for Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®). “It’s a very ambitious undertaking—it’s going to be hard,” said James Aidala, the former head of EPA’s chemical safety office and a consultant at Bergeson & Campbell. “It is going to take a long time, even if the...
June 7, 2016
Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted In Chemical Week Article “TSCA Reform On The Horizon As Bill Passes Senate (Update)”
On June 7, 2016, Chemical Week quoted Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®), about the challenges facing the implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Lynn Bergeson, managing partner of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., says the new program will face a variety of hurdles because of the challenge of deadlines, resources, and “only a short (if any) honeymoon period. It might take a significant...
June 7, 2016
Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted In Wall Street Journal Article “Updated Rule Offers Better Oversight of Nanotech Chemicals”
On June 7, 2016, the Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance Journal reporter Ben DiPietro featured quotes by Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®), about the impact of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform on nanotechnology chemicals. The article “Updated Rule Offers Better Oversight of Nanotech Chemicals” explores how many nanotech chemicals were mostly ignored by the language of TSCA, but may now be reviewed by the U.S. Environmental...