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Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2012 On April 27, 2012, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released the Report to the President and Congress on the Fourth Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, which is a Congressionally mandated biennial review of the National Nanotechnology...
| | White House Issues Bioeconomy Blueprint Reaffirming Commitment to Biobased Products
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2012 On April 26, 2012, the Obama Administration released its National Bioeconomy Blueprint, which is intended to provide a comprehensive approach to harnessing innovations in biological research to address national challenges in health, food, energy, and the environment. In coordination with the...
| | EPA Hosts TSCA Section 8(e) Notice Web-based Reporting Tool Webinar
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2012 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) hosted a webinar today concerning a web-based tool that EPA plans to make available to allow submission of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(e) notices via the Internet through...
| | ECHA Releases Revised REACH Data Sharing Guidance
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012 On April 3, 2012, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released Version 2.0 of its Guidance on Data Sharing to provide further assistance to companies placing substances onto the European Union (EU) market under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)...
| | EPA Issues PR Notice Concerning SDSs as Pesticide Labeling to Address Non-Alignment with OSHA's New HCS (U.S. Implementation of GHS)
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish on April 20, 2012, a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) 2012-1, entitled "Material Safety Data Sheets as Pesticide Labeling." EPA issued the PR Notice on...
| | FDA Issues Two New Draft Guidance Documents on Nanotechnology in Food Substances and Cosmetics
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012 On April 20, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two new draft guidance documents on the use of nanotechnology in food and cosmetic products -- "Guidance for Industry: Assessing the Effects of Significant Manufacturing Process Changes, Including Emerging Technologies, on...
| | EPA Issues Interim Guidance on the Elements of an Offer to Pay for the Use of Inert Ingredient Data
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012 Since the establishment of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) issuance of EDSP test rules for pesticide active ingredients and pesticide inert ingredients, questions have been raised regarding the procedures for addressing the...
| | EPA Announces Results of Inert Ingredient Test Orders Issued under the EDSP
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012 On March 14, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice concerning the results from the inert ingredient test orders issued under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). In January and February 2010, EPA issued test orders for the following...
| | OSHA Releases Final HCS Rule
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on March 20, 2012, that it has revised the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aligning it with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The final HCS rule will be...
| | EPA Announces Availability of Final Test Guidelines for Antimicrobial Products
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012 On March 16, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the long-awaited final test guidelines for Series 810 -- Product Performance Test Guidelines, specifically public health uses of antimicrobial agents (OCSPP 810.2000), sterilants (OCSPP 810.2100),...
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