Quantitative ethylene oxide analysis in Polysorbate 80 excipient is greatly simplified using SIFT-MS, with a time to first test result that is eight-fold faster than the current compendial method and ...

EtO is broadly utilized as a feedstock in chemical production, including in producing polyethylene glycols (PEGs), used as emulsifiers and surfactants in perfumes, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. 1 ...

The first trial in hundreds of Georgia lawsuits alleging people were injured by exposure to a chemical used to sterilize medical products is due to start Monday in Gwinnett County. Retired truck ...

Testing for ethylene oxide around Waukegan and Gurnee, as well as throughout Lake County, will be done in real time and more accurately this spring through the use of new equipment and a federal grant ...

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule on March 14 that will require significantly reduced emissions from commercial facilities that sterilize medical devices and other equipment ...

Recently proposed US EPA regulations address air quality and point source emissions from industries that use ethylene oxide (EtO). As rules get finalized, companies should be prepared to adopt new ...

Southern California air regulators are investigating several facilities that sterilize medical equipment with a carcinogenic gas after preliminary monitoring confirmed their emissions may pose an ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Closing arguments began Thursday in the first trial involving of a string of lawsuits against the Willowbrook plant Sterigenics. Sue Kamuda sued the medical device sterilization ...

There is no evidence that tools used for cervical cancer screenings are cancerous, despite a video circulating online warning about the sterilisation process of test utensils. A controlled amount of ...

The European Commission has added ethylene oxide to a list of pesticides that should be tested for following the substance being behind thousands of recalls in recent years. New legislation means ...