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July 30, 2019

Food Security and World Hunger with Katherine Meighan, International Fund for Agricultural Development

Last October, at the Annual Meeting of the International Bar Association in Rome, I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Katherine Meighan, the General Counsel of IFAD, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Katherine gave an eye-opening presentation at the IBA conference on IFAD’s efforts to address the issue of food security and world hunger, and I knew I had to have her on the podcast to share her message and to dig deeper into her work as General Counsel and IFAD’s incredible work in general. Katherine’s unique background has served ... read more >

July 18, 2019

WEBINAR - New TSCA at 3: Key Implementation Issues

New TSCA at 3: Key Implementation Issues Thursday, July 25, 2019 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Register Today Overview: This one-hour webinar will build upon the Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.-sponsored “TSCA: Three Years Later” one-day conference, co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health on June 24, 2019. The webinar will drill down on key implementation challenges facing industry and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) three ... read more >

July 11, 2019

REGISTER NOW—FDA FSMA Food Defense Plan Requirements Webinar

Register Now FDA FSMA Food Defense Plan Requirements Wednesday, July 24, 2019 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Overview: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the most comprehensive reform measure created to prevent food-borne illness. Enacted in 2011, FSMA includes massive legislative changes aimed to prevent food-borne diseases. One of the FSMA foundational rules, Mitigation Strategies to Protect against Intentional Adulteration, requires non-exempt entities to develop the appropriate preventive measures by July ... read more >

June 28, 2019

“TSCA: Three Years Later” Conference Looks to the Past and into the Future

On June 24, 2019, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWU) presented “TSCA: Three Years Later,” a day-long conference with leading experts exploring the current impacts of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on science policies, challenges faced by industry, and the impacts of TSCA on regulatory policies, especially those concerning ensuring compliance and enforcement. A recording of the full conference is available online. During her ... read more >

June 20, 2019

Environmental Compliance and Enforcement with Environmental Integrity Projects’ Eric Schaeffer

This week, I sat down with a highly-regarded member of the environmental NGO community, Eric Schaeffer, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the Environmental Integrity Project, which he co-founded in 2002. Previously, Eric worked for more than a decade at EPA, including a five-year stint as the Director of EPA’s Office of Civil Enforcement, which, as you will hear in our conversation, was a very formative time for his thinking. At a time when some news outlets and EPA detractors are reporting environmental enforcement numbers to be at historic lows, Eric and I had ... read more >

June 19, 2019

FDA FSMA Food Defense Plan Requirements

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Register for this complimentary webinar online. Overview: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the most comprehensive reform measure created to prevent food-borne illness. Enacted in 2011, FSMA includes massive legislative changes aimed to prevent food-borne diseases. One of the FSMA foundational rules, Mitigation Strategies to Protect against Intentional Adulteration, requires non-exempt entities to develop the appropriate preventive measures by ... read more >

May 30, 2019

Career Opportunity: Paralegal/Legal Editor

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group (Acta®), are seeking a full time paralegal/legal editor to undertake both legal editing and traditional paralegal tasks. This position will be a full-time position in our Washington, D.C. office. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of administrative law practice experience, preferably in legal areas relevant to our practice, which is chemical law, science, and policy. In addition, candidates must have superior attention to detail, the ability independently to ... read more >

May 29, 2019

Seeking Pesticide Registration Specialist

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group, LLC (Acta®), are seeking a pesticide registration specialist to join our growing team of regulatory consultants, scientists, and policy experts. This position will be a full-time remote/telecommuting position directed from our Washington, D.C. office even if filled by a local candidate. Applicants should be experienced in all aspects of preparing, submitting, and managing applications under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), having worked for a registering entity ... read more >

May 22, 2019

Registration Now Open For “TSCA: Three Years Later”

Register Today Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present the one day conference “TSCA: Three Years Later” on June 24, 2019. Panelists Alexandra Dunn, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Lynn R. Goldman, Michael and Lori Milken Dean and Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George ... read more >

April 26, 2019

Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted by Bloomberg Environment in Article “Chemical Rule Sent Back to EPA on Trade Secret Concerns”

On April 26, 2019, Bloomberg Environment quoted Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), regarding a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule failed to require chemical manufacturers to sufficiently prove that they have protected their chemical’s secret identity from discovery through reverse engineering. The requirement for companies to substantiate their claims that they have taken steps to prevent their chemicals’ discovery through reverse engineering ... read more >

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