EPA Budget/Chemical Control According to an EPA press release, today the Obama Administration proposed a FY 2013 budget of $8.344 billion for the agency. The budget is $105 million below the EPA’s enacted level for FY 2012, but it increases spending by $11 million, or approximately 16%, to “protect … Americans from harmful chemicals.” This increase for chemical […]
TSCA Enforcement: On February 7, 2012, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with the Dover Chemical Company to resolve alleged violations of the premanufacture notice (PMN) requirements in section 5 of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Section 5 requires companies to file a PMN and receive […]
FIFRA/Nanotechnology: EPA’s Conditional Registration On December 1, 2011, EPA announced that it was conditionally registering a pesticide product containing nanosilver as a new active ingredient. The antimicrobial pesticide product, HeiQ AGS-20, is a silver-based product for use as a preservative for textiles. As a condition of registration, EPA stated that it would require additional data on the product to confirm […]
Green Chemistry Regulations: The public comment for the latest informal draft version of California’s “Safer Consumer Product Regulations” closed on December 30, 2011. On January 20, 2012, the implementing agency, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), posted the comments on its website. DTSC received ninety submissions from a range of stakeholder interests. More information […]
Sustainable Products/Green Chemistry: On January 12, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced their Green Chemistry Partnership. The agencies’ agreement is memorialized in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines principles by which the agencies will cooperate to reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products, create new business opportunities in the […]
Nanotechnology: Readers interested in learning about FDA’s regulation of nanotechnology might want to download the free book available here: FDA REGULATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY . Verdant attorney, Philip Moffat, and many others authored the book over the course of the past several years. This book is a valuable resource to those wanting to learn about regulation in the United […]
Green Chemistry Regulations: For readers interested in learning more about California’s latest revision of the so-called Green Chemistry Regulations, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is convening a public workshop on December 5, 2011, to discuss the latest proposal. Details of the workshop are set out below. ________________________________________________________ DTSC: Green Chemistry Initiative Please join […]
Green Chemistry Regulations: Verdant is pleased to announce that Philip Moffat will participate on a “quick teleconference” program sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, titled “California Dreaming, Reality, or Nightmare? California’s New Paradigm in Chemicals and Products Regulation Is Coming to a Store Near You.” The December 13, 2011, teleconference […]
Green Chemistry Regulations: California’s Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP), the expert body established to advise the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) on green chemistry and the regulation of consumer products, will convene in Sacramento on November 14 (all day) and 15 (morning only) to discuss the latest informal draft of the so-called Safer Consumer […]
Green Chemistry Regulations: On Monday, October 31, 2011, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released an informal draft of its revised green chemistry regulations, the so-called “Safer Consumer Product Alternatives (SCPA) Regulations.” DTSC spent the last year further revising the regulations after some stakeholders decried the proposed final version released for public comment […]
