Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) affiliate The Acta Group’s (Acta®) January 17, 2023, webinar, “Two Years Later: How Has the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Changed REACH and CLP Regulations?,” is now available for on-demand viewing. During this one-hour webinar Meglena Mihova, Managing Partner, EPPA; Thomas Petry, Ph.D., Managing Director, ToxMinds; Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D., DABT®, Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Director of Toxicology, Acta; and Lynn L....
December 14, 2022
Articles Under TSCA, December 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EST, via webinar
When the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted in 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focused its attention on chemical substances and chemical mixtures, while largely exempting the regulation of chemicals in “articles,” generally meaning finished products or manufactured goods. EPA’s more recent announcement of its intent to regulate chemicals in articles to a much greater extent has caught many in the regulated industries off guard and reflects a significant...
October 26, 2022
Food Safety Issues in the United States, October 26, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EDT, via webinar
Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®) was pleased to present “Food Safety Issues in the United States.” Thomas J. Dunn and Karin F. Baron discussed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the incremental progress that the law has achieved in assuring food safety. In addition, the webinar included a look at the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, a 2020 initiative meant to enhance FSMA, and improve food safety outcomes by leveraging technology. Topics Covered: Speakers...
October 1, 2022
Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues: A Business Imperative, October 11, 2022, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EDT), via webinar
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) October 11, 2022, webinar “Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues: A Business Imperative” is now available for on-demand viewing. During this one-hour webinar, experts from FTI Consulting, Christine DiBartolo, Senior Managing Director, Head of Americas Corporate Reputation, and Ken Ditzel, Senior Managing Director, explore the hows and whys of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, clearing up what can be a confusing...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) August 3, 2022, webinar “TSCA New Approach Methodologies” is now available for on-demand viewing. During this one-hour webinar, panelists shared a comprehensive review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) use of New Approach Methodologies (NAM) in evaluating chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Kristie Sullivan, MPH, Vice President of Research Policy with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine...
This conference marked the sixth annual Toxic Substances Control Act Annual Conference. Leading panelists reflected on the challenges and accomplishments since the implementation of the 2016 Lautenberg Amendments and where the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) stands today. ELI, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, leading experts, and distinguished keynote speakers presented a robust...
May 18, 2022
Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity, May 18 2022, 12:00 p.m. EDT, via webinar
A circular economy requires new thinking about what products we make, from which materials we make them, and where products go at the end of their useful life. An important but often overlooked aspect of new product development is an understanding of the consequences of the product’s chemical composition and the end-of-life implications of the decisions made at the front end of the process. Working within this framework plays a critical role in building a...
With year one of the Biden Administration’s term in the history books, we have a clearer sense of how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proceeding on all fronts. EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) focuses on long-standing challenges, especially a renewed effort to meet Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation requirements and determine how best to meet core pesticide registration review obligations in 2022. These program priorities must reflect special considerations...
2022 will bring competing priorities for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for which companies should now prepare. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to present “What to Expect in Chemicals in 2022,” a webinar offering our best informed judgment as to the trends and key developments B&C’s legal, scientific, and regulatory professionals expect to see in 2022. These include consequential policy shifts reflecting the Biden Administration’s “all of...
September 1, 2021
PFAS Reporting Rules — What Every Company Needs to Know, September 9, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT, via webinar
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) was pleased to announce a complimentary webinar focused on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues on September 9, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT). B&C Managing Partner Lynn L. Bergeson and Director of Chemistry Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., discussed EPA’s proposed rules and what the regulated community must know and do to comply. A recording is now available....