The July 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson on the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety’s (SCCS) Guidance on the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics....
Workshop Registration Now Open — Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the September 25, 2012, workshop: “Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology.” The workshop, organized by BCCM and the California Nanotechnology Industry Network (CalNIN), is hosted by the UCLA Center for Environmental Implications of...
An article in Bloomberg BNA’s June 25, 2012, issue of the Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the generation of critical data and information needed to analyze halogenated platinum salts....
Bloomberg BNA’s June 20, 2012, issue of the Daily Environment Report quotes John Thorne concerning the difficulties that would result if pesticide decisionmakers assume all waters are waters of the United States....
We are pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson will participate in a panel on “Nanomaterial Safety: Do We Have the Right Tools?,” hosted by the American Chemical Society Science & the Congress Project and the Nanotechnology Caucus. The June 27, 2012, panel will discuss whether current laws, such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), are adequate to regulate the novel properties of nanomaterials. More information and details on how to RSVP are available online....
We are pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson is included in Chambers USA 2012 in environment (band 1). The USA guide is based on thousands of in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys. Chambers and Partners then ranked the top firms and attorneys in bands from 1 to 6, with 1 being the best, and described their merits — often in the words of clients they interviewed. Rankings include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial...
June 11, 2012
European Union REACH Activities, Responsibilities, and Enforcement Webinar / June 27, 2012 10:00 a.m
The Acta Group, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s consulting affiliate, will convene a complimentary webinar on the ongoing responsibilities of registrants and authorities within the European Union (EU) under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) legislation (EC 1907/2006) on June 27, 2012. The second major registration deadline of May 31, 2013, quickly approaches, and the regulatory responsibilities of commercial entities continue to...
he June 7, 2012, issue of Inside EPA quotes Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s June 5, 2012, memorandum concerning an additional 18 chemicals to be assessed under its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Work Plan initiative....
On May 31, 2012, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s consulting affiliate, The Acta Group, participated in a webinar on chemical regulation in China with its joint venture partner Acta-PLS China. Leslie S. MacDougall and Andy Burgess addressed the key elements of chemical control legislation in China, including the new chemical substance notification order, Ministry of Environmental Protection’s Order Number 7, and the new decree regarding safe management of hazardous chemicals, State...
The June 1, 2012, issue of Pesticide & Chemical Policy quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to establish a “chemicals of concern” list, which remains under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review....