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Renewable Chemical Stakeholders Learn Of Opportunities And Challenges They Face With TSCA
Attendees at the Society for the Commercial Development of Industrial Biotechnology's (SCD-iBIO) 2nd Annual "Commercializing Global Green" forum in Philadelphia this week participated in a practical, in-depth three-hour workshop presented by the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG™) on the critical policy, legislative, and regulatory issues impacting the commercialization of renewable chemicals. Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and Of Counsel with BRAG, shared the latest developments from Capitol Hill on the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 (CSIA) (S. 1009), in what she referred to as a "groundbreaking legislation" with bi-partisan support. Ms. Bergeson cautioned that "many difficulties remain and the likelihood of success is unclear." Ms. Bergeson also emphasized the need for the biochemical industry to engage with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and identified strategies for companies to move successfully new chemicals through the regulatory process with EPA under the current version of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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