FDLI’s Virtual Law Over Lunch: July
Sam Jockel and Greg Berlin presented on “Food and Food Contact Safety: Evolving Environmental Challenges” at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s July 2022 Law Over Lunch.
July 21, 2022
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EPA’s New PFAS Listings Raise Enforcement, Litigation Risks
On May 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to a list of risk-based values for regional screening and removal management levels. This action comes as several states are gearing up their own efforts to regulate PFAS, and are conducting PFAS site investigations without clear federal guidance or action on PFAS-related issues.
June 28, 2022 | Law360 | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer, Greg Berlin, and Shannon Vreeland
3 Takeaways From EPA’s Guidance On PFAS In Drinking Water
Partner Jeffrey Dinzter discusses the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to drastically reduce acceptable PFAS levels in its assessment of drinking water, a potential first step towards further regulatory action.
June 22, 2022 | Law360
Enviro Assessment Rule May Help Lower Buyers’ PFAS Risks
On March 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule and a direct final rule amending the all appropriate inquiries, or AAI, rule to reference the new American Society for Testing and Materials International standard E1527-21, concerning standard practice for Phase I environmental site assessments.
April 29, 2022 | Law360 | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer, Greg Berlin, and Leland Frost
EPA Gets Serious on PFAS, Plans to Remove De Minimis Exemption
Alston & Bird’s Jeffrey Dintzer and Gregory Berlin look at EPA’s recent Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report and note that EPA is apparently suspicious of what it has characterized as a “seemingly limited scope of PFAS reporting.” EPA plans to remove the de minimis exemption for PFAS, which is not a surprise given its increased attention on PFAS and on what facilities are reporting, they say.
April 14, 2022 | Bloomberg Law | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer and Greg Berlin