The attorneys, scientists, regulatory specialists, and business consultants of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and our consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®) relentlessly participate in and track developments regarding the global regulatory approach to PFAS. We offer this constantly updated library of PFAS resources to help those in the chemical and chemical products industry understand what they need to know and what it means to their business.

EPA and Other Agency PFAS links:

B&C RESOURCES:

PFAS Summary – Bans, Restrictions, Reporting, and Minimizing Liability (download PDF)

Selected Regulatory Memoranda

Selected Articles

  • Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Extends PFAS Reporting Deadline to 2026,” Chemical Processing, November 1, 2024.
    We heard a loud, collective sigh of relief when EPA unexpectedly published a direct final rule on Sept. 5, delaying the TSCA PFAS reporting deadline by an additional eight months. As discussed in this article, this is welcome news, and entities subject to the reporting obligation are urged to use the additional time wisely.
  • Lynn L. Bergeson, “Canada Announces PFAS Mandatory Survey,” Chemical Processing, October 2, 2024.
    Canada recently joined a growing list of countries requiring the reporting of certain information on the manufacture, import and use of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On July 27, 2024, Canada’s Minister of the Environment published a Canada Gazette notice announcing a mandatory survey to obtain information on 312 listed PFAS. Canada’s “Guidance manual for responding to the: Notice with respect to certain PFAS” states that the purpose of the notice is to collect information on certain PFAS substances, either alone or in mixtures, products or manufactured items in Canadian commerce for the calendar year 2023. Canada intends to use the information to establish baseline commercial use data and support future activities related to the class of PFAS.
  • Lynn L Bergeson, “PFAS Risk and the Role of the Corporate Fiduciary,” Corporate Disputes Magazine, October 2024.
    Corporate entities are feeling the heat per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are generating. PFAS manufacturers are being sued in record numbers in the US based on novel legal theories involving personal injury tort claims, product liability, environmental damage and fraud among other things. Heightened legal activity in other jurisdictions, including the UK and the European Union (EU), is expected. Manufacturers of products containing PFAS, and their downstream users, are also becoming embroiled in lawsuits, including restaurants that use PFAS-containing food wrappers, packagers of products and large retailers of products containing PFAS. All this litigation, risk management and finger pointing begs the question: what is the role of corporate fiduciaries in PFAS risk management? This article explores this important question.

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