The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized tighter standards and enhanced worker protections Thursday for medical sterilization facilities that use the colorless gas ethylene oxide (EtO), ...

As a toxicologist, I have followed the Environmental Protection Agency’s work on ethylene oxide (EtO) closely, and am concerned about how the recent article titled “A Dirty Business: How the medical ...

3M™ Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/Aerator GSX Series ideal for in-house, small chamber sterilization ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life science companies continually evaluate their operations for ...

IN some hospitals very little consideration is given to the cleanliness and sterility of anesthesia equipment, especially the parts that come into contact with the respiratory system. Crossinfection ...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule meant to limit exposure of ethylene oxide to workers in sterilization plants has medical device manufacturers worried about potential delays and ...

Sterilizing medical equipment is essential for modern healthcare, but the process generates a substantial public health risk. The key culprit is the chemical ethylene oxide, which is both a highly ...

For many complex medical devices such as endoscopes, sterilizing with ethylene oxide is the only method that does the job without damaging the device during the process. Approximately 50% of all ...

Splashing headlines as a package that could set important precedents, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed tougher standards on pollution from several toxic chemicals widely ...

TAUNTON — “Right now, our entire industry is up in arms. But not just our industry. Not just the medical industry. It’s many industries. This is affecting a lot of people,” said Gary Cranston, ...

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is educating people who live near a Butler County medical sterilization facility about a potential increased health risk. EPA ...