Regulatory Oversight, Public Health, Regulatory Agencies

IARC to Evaluate Key Plasticizers for Carcinogenic Risk in June 2026

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 8/1/2025

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has recently announced that it will be evaluating three plasticizers between June 9-16 of 2026. The additives to be evaluated include butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP),...more

What Causes a LARA Investigation?

Kerr Russell on 5/28/2025

Question: Over the years, several of my colleagues and I have been the subject of investigations by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. In most of these cases it’s hard to imagine why LARA is...more

Hopefully EPA Will Soon Pass Judgment on New Technologies to Destroy PFAS

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/6/2025

On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced "major EPA actions to combat PFAS contamination." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that he has "long been concerned about PFAS and the efforts to...more

Carolinas Environmental Legislative Update

Williams Mullen on 6/4/2024

Both the North and South Carolina legislatures have recently adopted statutes affecting environmental issues in their respective states. This update highlights the most significant developments in North and South Carolina....more

GAO Report: Federal Regulation of Food-Related Issues Is Fractured

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 8/19/2022

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 2022 report to urging federal agencies to better coordinate regulatory guidance on food-related challenges, including diet-related chronic health conditions and...more

Agencies Finally Begin to Address Dangers of PFAS

Downey Brand LLP on 7/26/2019

Federal and state agencies are responding to public pressure to study and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water supplies, and potentially in groundwater. The U.S. Environmental Protection...more

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