Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce that Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D., DABT® has joined our team as Senior Toxicologist for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta). Dr. Vergnes has demonstrated outstanding leadership and an agile, multi-disciplinary talent for problem-solving in her 25 years directing global product stewardship and toxicology departments for Ashland, Inc., International Specialty Products (ISP), Texaco, and Union Carbide (now Dow). She is also an...
James V. Aidala was quoted in the April 30, 2013 Pesticide and Chemical Policy Daily News Alert article regarding the European Commission’s decision to more tightly restrict use of three neonicotinoids: ” ‘The pressure on EPA will increase’ as a result of the European restrictions, says James Aidala, senior government consultant with Bergeson & Campbell. But whether there will be results remains to be seen. Looking ahead, Aidala and others say they do not see EPA...
Timothy D. Backstrom was quoted in the April 26, 2013 issue of Pesticide & Chemical Policy: “ ‘This ruling is important for EPA and industry because it disciplines potential plaintiffs into making their allegations about failure to consult in conjunction with a specific registration action, rather than some general notion EPA has ongoing discretionary control over pesticide registrations,’ says Timothy Backstrom, an attorney in the D.C. office of Bergeson & Campbell P.C....
The April 26, 2013, edition of USA Today featured commentary from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Managing Partner Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the release this week by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) 65 Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers: “The industry has been extremely cautious and set high standards for itself, says Lynn Bergeson, who works with the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association, an...
April 22, 2013
AChN Featured in Inside EPA Article “Industry Urging EPA to Drop TSCA Enforcement Over Chemical ‘Fractions'”
“The newly formed Alliance for Chemical Nomenclature (AChN), is comprised of manufacturers and users of fractioned substances as well as manufacturers and users of unknown, variable, complex, or biological substances (UVCBs), who could potentially be affected by EPA enforcement actions now targeting a growing number of companies for alleged reporting violations, according to a March 11 blog post by Kathleen Roberts of B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C., which is affiliated with the corporate...
James V. Aidala was quoted in the April 12, 2013 Pesticide and Chemical Policy Daily News Alert: “The EPA’s new guideline, a revision of an August 2012 draft, is being met with qualified praise. “It’s a step in the right direction,” Jim Aidala, senior government consultant, Bergeson & Campbell told Pesticide & Chemical Policy.”...
Pesticide and Chemical Policy quoted Lynn L. Bergeson in their April 12, 2013 Daily News Alert article on the reintroduced Safe Chemicals Act: “The Lautenberg bill is “the same as it ever was … and offers no changes from what was passed,” says Lynn Bergeson. “It is discouraging there is nothing new.” But something new could be coming soon, specifically a Republican proposal to revamp TSCA from Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), the ranking member of the EPW committee....
The March 25, 2013, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quoted Lynn L. Bergeson, Kathleen M. Roberts, and Charles Auer in a special report on EPA’s increased interest in fractions. The article also referenced B&C’s March 11 memorandum on the enforcement effort, and the newly-formed coalition Alliance for Chemical Nomenclature (AChN), launched by B&C Consortia Management to address efforts by regulators around the world to seek greater precision in the names and...
B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., is pleased to announce the formation of the Alliance for Chemical Nomenclature (AChN), a coalition that brings together companies and organizations potentially impacted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent enforcement actions targeting the naming and listing of fractions of existing chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). AChN members are engaged in the...
March 20, 2013
Industry Consortium for Environmental Measurement of Nanomaterials Publishes Practical Nano Measurement Guide
Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2013): The Industry Consortium for Environmental Measurement of Nanomaterials (ICEMN) announced today the release of a series of articles to serve as a practical guide for state and federal regulatory agencies tasked with measuring engineered nanomaterials in the environment. The articles, published in the March 2013 special issue of Environmental Engineering Sciences, were prepared by academic and industrial scientists from ICEMN and focus on the techniques and...