On February 2, 2022, the EPA released its draft Toxicological Review of PFHxA and Related Salts, the latest risk assessment put forth by the EPA for certain types of PFAS. The PFAS risk assessment related to PFHxA is noteworthy because the Reference Dose (RfD)...
Looking ahead to later in 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to review and update its "Green Guides", which "...set forth the Federal Trade Commission's current views about environmental claims. The guides help marketers [and companies] avoid making...
On January 24, 2022, the EPA continued to expand the number of PFAS subject to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) with the addition of four PFAS to the TRI. PFAS TRI reporting is an issue that has recently seen significant attention by environmentalists who claim that...
John Gardella recently wrote an article entitled "Cosmetics and PFAS: Industry Lawsuits a Lesson For ESG", which was published on our website and the National Law Review. The article was picked up and utilized by writer Ryan Nelson of Informa's Pharma Intelligence in...
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Julia John, reporter for Chemical Watch, for her article regarding recent lawsuits against cosmetic industry companies for alleged "greenwashing" of consumers when certain of the companies' products contained PFAS....
We have repeatedly predicted that the EPA would seek to have at least two types of PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) designated as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as the Superfund law)....
On January 10, 2022, the EPA submitted a plan for a PFAS Superfund designation to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) when it indicated an intent to designate two legacy PFAS - PFOA and PFOS - as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive...
For four days in December 2021 and January 2022, the Science Advisory Board (SAB) held hearings on issues related to the EPA's proposals to regulate two legacy PFAS - PFOA and PFOS - in drinking water. The PFAS SAB hearings were observers' first insights into the...
For the second year in a row, Attorney John Gardella was recognized by the National Law Review as a thought leader on the subject of PFAS under the category of Environmental Law. "Every year the National Law Review team selects standout articles and authors from the...
Cosmetics and PFAS is a topic that saw increased scrutiny from the scientific community, legislature, and the media in 2021. As we predicted in early 2021, the increased attention on the industry presented significant risks to the cosmetics industry, and our...