What Acta does

The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta) is a privately held scientific and regulatory consulting firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional owned offices in Manchester, United Kingdom and Brussels, Belgium, and partner/agent networks across China, South Korea, Turkey, and Mexico. The firm assists companies that manufacture, import, or use chemicals with strategic commercialization planning and complex product registration and compliance matters under U.S. TSCA, U.S. FIFRA, EU REACH, UK REACH, China MEE/SAWS frameworks, South Korea K-REACH, and MERCOSUR/Andean Community regulations, among others. Its service catalog spans more than 20 practice areas including biobased chemicals and biofuels, cosmetics and personal care, endocrine disruptor screening, expert witness testimony, food contact chemicals, fumigants, GHS, hazard/exposure/risk assessment, nanotechnology, PFAS compliance, and hazardous-materials transport.

Acta's core product is professional consulting delivered by a credentialed technical staff — eight Ph.D. scientists (organic chemists, toxicologists, exposure experts) and five former senior U.S. EPA officials including former EPA Assistant Administrator James V. Aidala and 17-year OPPT veteran Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. The firm is the consulting affiliate of the Washington, D.C. law firm Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), creating a three-firm ecosystem that bundles scientific consulting, legal representation before EPA, FDA, OSHA, Congress, and ECHA, and consortia administration. Revenue is generated through quote-based, project-scoped engagements across chemicals, biocides, pesticides, cosmetics, and industrial biotechnology clients, with no public pricing or subscription model.

The firm has built a parallel content and training business around its advisory practice: six branded blogs/podcasts (REACHblog, TSCAblog, FIFRAblog, Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog, Public Policy and Regulation Blog, All Things Chemical Podcast), the TSCA Tutor and FIFRA Tutor on-demand training platforms, and an annual forecast publication covering global chemical regulatory policy. The firm is privately held by its founding principals (President Lynn L. Bergeson, Vice President Lisa M. Campbell) with no disclosed venture or institutional funding, and continues to add senior capacity in 2026 through EPA-trained hires in TSCA, FIFRA, and toxicology.

Name

Acta

Legal name

The Acta Group, L.L.C.

Website

https://actagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acta is a privately held scientific and regulatory consulting firm, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., that helps chemical manufacturers and importers navigate global product registration and compliance across U.S., EU, UK, China, Korea, and Latin American jurisdictions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Regulatory Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party/Outsourced Quality & Responsible Person Services (EU QP/RP, US Agent) (HLAGAKAO)

Keywords

• Chemical regulatory consulting
• TSCA compliance services
• FIFRA registration support
• REACH compliance consulting
• Product stewardship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for chemical regulatory compliance, product registration, and strategic commercialization planning. Services are delivered through direct client engagements for chemical, biocide, and industrial biotechnology product matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Acta is a global scientific and regulatory consulting firm that provides strategic commercialization planning and complex product registration and compliance services to companies that make or use chemicals. The firm delivers consulting across U.S. TSCA, U.S. FIFRA, EU REACH, UK REACH, China, South Korea, Central and South America, and adjacent subject areas such as biobased chemicals, cosmetics, endocrine disruptors, food contact chemicals, GHS, PFAS, and nanotechnology. It also operates online training platforms (TSCA Tutor, FIFRA Tutor) and proprietary knowledge resources including REACHblog, TSCAblog, and the All Things Chemical podcast.

Product overview

Acta is a global scientific and regulatory consulting firm that assists companies with strategic commercialization planning and complex product registration and compliance matters. The firm provides regulatory consulting services across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks. The core offering consists of regulatory consulting services organized by jurisdiction (U.S. TSCA, U.S. FIFRA, EU REACH, UK REACH, China, South Korea, Central and South America) and by subject matter (Biobased Chemicals and Biofuels, Chemical Product Stewardship, Cosmetics and Personal Care, Endocrine Disruptors, Expert Witness Services, Food Contact Chemicals, Fumigants, Global Chemical Notification Programs, Global Legal Services, GHS Services, Hazard Exposure and Risk Assessment, International Advocacy, International Trade Issues, Metals, Nanotechnology, PFAS Compliance, Pesticides and Biocides Notification, Testing Coordination, and HazMat Transport). Supporting these consulting services are knowledge resources including TSCA Tutor and FIFRA Tutor (online training platforms), the All Things Chemical Podcast, REACHblog, TSCAblog, and the annual 2026 Forecast publication. The affiliated firms B&C, Acta, and BCCM together provide full-range support for commercialization of chemicals, biocides, and products of industrial biotechnology, nanotechnology, and synthetic biology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REACHblog®: Blog covering EU REACH regulatory developments and updates
• TSCAblog®
• FIFRAblog®
• B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog
• Public Policy and Regulation Blog™
• All Things Chemical® Podcast

Products and services

• U.S. TSCA Services Scientific and regulatory consulting for the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act, including new chemical notifications, TSCA Section 5 SNURs, CBI management, and compliance across all TSCA provisions, for chemical manufacturers and importers.
• U.S. FIFRA Services Consulting for pesticide regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, covering registration, reregistration, compliance, marketing, enforcement defense, and data compensation.
• EU REACH Services Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals consulting in the European Union, including Only Representative / Third Party Representative services, dossier preparation, Chemical Safety Assessments, and compliance support.
• UK REACH Services Consulting for UK REACH compliance, including registration dossier preparation, transitional arrangements (grandfathering, DUIN), and Only Representative services for Great Britain market access.
• China Chemical Regulation Services Consulting for chemical management regulations in China under MEE Order No. 12, Decree No. 591, SAWS Order No. 53, and cosmetics regulations under Decree No. 727.
• South Korea K-REACH Services Consulting for Korea's Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH), including registration, Only Representative services, and compliance with the Chemical Control Act (CCA).
• Central and South America Regulatory Services Consulting for chemical regulatory compliance across MERCOSUR and Andean Community nations, including Brazil's national inventory, GHS implementation, and country-specific requirements.
• Biobased Chemicals and Biofuels Services Regulatory and policy consulting for biobased chemicals and advanced biofuels, including EPA renewable fuel standards, biobased chemical approvals, and PMN/MCAN submissions.
• Chemical Product Stewardship Services Comprehensive product stewardship consulting including risk evaluation, product compliance, management system auditing, chemical substance evaluation, and sustainable chemistry advisory.
• Cosmetics and Personal Care Services Regulatory consulting for cosmetics including FDA compliance, EU Cosmetic Products Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, GMP certification, labeling, and claims development.
• Expert Witness Services Expert witness testimony and opinions for judicial and administrative proceedings, including FIFRA data compensation arbitrations, toxic tort cases, and international trade proceedings.
• Endocrine Disruptors Services Consulting for EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), including Tier 1 and Tier 2 test coordination, OSRI preparation, and global endocrine screening compliance.
• Food Contact Chemicals Services Consulting for food contact substances including FCN submissions to FDA, EU Framework Regulation compliance, GRAS determinations, and dietary exposure calculations.
• Nanotechnology Services Consulting for nanoscale chemical substances regulation, including TSCA SNUR compliance and nanoscale product commercialization.
• PFAS Compliance Guidance Regulatory consulting for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compliance, including global PFAS regulations assessment and strategic advisory.
• Hazard, Exposure, and Risk Assessment Services Scientific consulting for human health and environmental risk assessments, including hazard characterization, exposure assessment, and risk characterization for chemicals.
• Global Legal Services Legal and regulatory advisory services for global chemical product commercialization and compliance across international markets.
• Testing Coordination Services Coordination and monitoring of chemical testing programs to support global registration, including GLP study placement, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
• TSCA Tutor Online, on-demand training platform providing webinar-based training modules for TSCA compliance and recordkeeping, hosted at B&C's training portal.
• FIFRA Tutor Online training platform providing on-demand webinar modules for FIFRA compliance covering pesticide registration, labeling, and regulatory requirements.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActa is the consulting affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), a Washington D.C. law firm. B&C focuses on chemical product approval and regulation, product defense, and associated business issues, representing clients before EPA, FDA, OSHA, Congress, ECHA, and other global regulators. The firms work together to provide comprehensive legal and scientific consulting services.
• B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCCM provides core support services for industrial, agricultural, and biocide chemical advocacy, testing, and research consortia. Services include consortia formation, financial services, organizational support, administration services, and laboratory communication and management services.
• Partners and Agents in China, South Korea, Turkey, MexicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActa maintains a network of partners and agents in China, South Korea, Turkey, Mexico, and other regions to provide local expertise and support for clients expanding into Asian and other international markets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm offering environmental, chemical, and product compliance services across multiple jurisdictions. Comparable to Acta in providing REACH and global chemical regulatory support, but with a much broader portfolio spanning water, infrastructure, and built environment.
• Exponent: Exponent is a large engineering and scientific consulting firm offering regulatory, toxicology, and risk assessment services across chemicals, consumer products, and life sciences. Comparable to Acta in providing expert consulting for chemical regulation, but operates at much broader scale and across more industries.
• NSF International (now part of global testing & certification groups): NSF provides testing, certification, and regulatory consulting for chemicals, food contact, and consumer products including REACH and FIFRA-adjacent services. Comparable to Acta on chemical product compliance and global registration support, but anchored in testing labs and certification programs.
• WSP: WSP is a global professional services firm with environmental and chemical regulatory consulting practices including REACH and product safety support. Comparable to Acta on multi-jurisdictional chemical regulatory work, but operating as a diversified infrastructure and environment consultancy rather than a focused chemicals specialist.
• Ramboll: Ramboll (formerly Ramboll Environ) is a global engineering, environmental, and regulatory consultancy with deep chemicals practice. Comparable to Acta in offering REACH, TSCA, and chemical regulatory services, but at much larger scale with a global, multi-disciplinary delivery network.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global sustainability and environmental consulting firm with significant chemical product stewardship and regulatory capabilities. Comparable to Acta on chemical product stewardship and global regulatory compliance work, but with substantially broader service offerings and headcount.

Direct peers

• ToxStrategies: ToxStrategies is a toxicology and risk assessment consulting firm serving chemical, pharmaceutical, and consumer product clients with regulatory and scientific support. It is highly comparable to Acta in providing Ph.D.-led expert consulting for chemical regulation, exposure assessment, and product safety across U.S. and international frameworks.
• Gradient Analytics: Gradient Analytics (Gradient) is a scientific consulting firm specializing in human health and environmental risk assessment for chemicals, pesticides, and consumer products. Comparable to Acta in its scientific depth, expert witness work, and focus on supporting regulatory submissions under TSCA, FIFRA, and REACH.

Others

• Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is the affiliated Washington D.C. law firm for which Acta serves as the consulting affiliate. While not a direct peer in business model, B&C is explicitly comparable as the legal counterpart providing TSCA, FIFRA, REACH, and chemical regulatory advocacy — together the firms deliver an integrated legal/scientific offering to the same client base.

Emerging players

• SciVera Verify: SciVera provides chemical assessment and regulatory consulting software and services focused on safer chemistry and product compliance. Comparable to Acta in supporting chemical product stewardship decisions, though more focused on chemical hazard screening tools and SaaS than full-service regulatory submissions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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