All Things Chemical

This week, I got to have a roundtable discussion with several of my colleagues about a Strategic Research Plan released by the EPA earlier this summer, outlining their approach to reduce and replace “vertebrate” testing. What we’re really talking about, of course, is animal testing. In keeping with the commitment outlined in 2016’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the EPA proposes several so-called New Approach Methodologies, or NAMs, which they hope will be able to replace and reduce animal testing.

Weighing in on this hot topic are several of my colleagues: Dr. Rich Engler, our director of Chemistry, Dr. Jane Vergnes, our senior Toxicologist, and Dr. Oscar Hernandez, our senior regulator chemist.

If you want to learn more, check out our regulatory blog on www.lawbc.com where we have an entire section devoted to keeping up with TSCA. All Things Chemical is produced by Bergeson & Campbell and Jackson Bierfeldt with Bierfeldt Audio.

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Hi, this is Lynn Bergeson of Bergeson & Campbell in Washington, D.C. I'm here to announce that we have launched a podcast. It's called All Things Chemical. And whether you are a lawyer in the chemical space, a scientist or a manager, or a CEO of a Fortune 50 chemical company, you will want to listen up. Starting November 1st we will be releasing a podcast every other week. We're going to be dealing with a whole host of really interesting issues including animal testing and alternatives to it, chemical regulation in the Middle East, the ever quirky and complicated area of confidential business information. These are just a couple of the topics that we consider. And we do this because we have an amazing array of professionals here: lawyers, chemists, toxicologists. The issues that we pursue in our day to day business are ever so interesting and we wish to share our knowledge, our insights, and our enthusiasm for these issues with you. Join us on All Things Chemical.