Chemical Regulation & Food Safety

Rigorous science supports safer food, new pesticide active ingredients, and personal care products

Whether outlining a strategy to register a pesticide in the U.S., EU, U.K., Canada, or globally, assessing the quality and compliance of food and food ingredients, food products, cosmetics and personal care products, or household goods and cleaning products, Exponent's multidisciplinary teams provide critical understanding and support for navigating global regulatory challenges.

When you have complex challenges related to chemical regulation, how does Exponent's multidisciplinary approach provide strategic solutions?

Exponent's Center for Chemical Regulation & Food Safety specializes in timely, evidence-based insights that help you navigate complex global regulatory frameworks as well as in providing strong technical support for issues. Our teams include chemists, toxicologists, ecotoxicologists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, risk assessors, and regulatory consultants who are experienced in issues related to foods, food ingredients, food safety, nutrition, and personal care, cosmetics, pesticide, and non-pesticide products — including conventional chemicals, biochemicals, agrichemicals, microbials, antimicrobials, consumer products, and biotechnology.

Our consultants specialize in managing anticipated regulatory procedures and unanticipated challenges, offering support and high-level advising on navigating processes governed by the Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies such as the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the EU and its member states, and Codex Alimentarius. Our consultants are particularly familiar with the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) designation; food contact notifications; pesticide registration; Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and REACH Dossier Updates; and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA).

We work closely with trade associations, chemical and food product manufacturers, and grower-commodity groups to provide strategic regulatory advice and assist our clients with the often challenging chemical regulatory compliance processes.

Capabilities

Exponent's multidisciplinary approach to chemical and food safety focuses on the complete product development and regulatory lifecycle, addressing the need for strategic and technical planning, as well as regulatory and business issues. Our integrated activities in each product or substance area often include product registration, due diligence, registrability assessments, product development, product stewardship strategies, experimental use permits, and reduced risk submissions.

Food

Biocides & Antimicrobials

Agrochemicals & Pesticides

Exponent provides support navigating complicated regulatory and scientific requirements for every point in your product and process lifecycle for plant protection products, pesticides, and fertilizers.

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Case study

How Can We Assess the Potential Impacts of a Pesticide on California Groundwater?

Learn how Exponent helped pesticide manufacturers evaluate their products for strict California groundwater standards.

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Consumer Products: Cosmetics & Personal Care

Industrial Chemicals

Whether addressing challenges related to chemicals, solvents, polymers, antimicrobials, or biocides for industrial or consumer products — Exponent is uniquely qualified to support you with regulatory frameworks in North America, the EU, and U.K., including the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA); and the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation (REACH) requirements, and others for all points in your product and process lifecycles.

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Experts

Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.