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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 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening regulation of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices. (J. David Ake/Getty Images) Over the past two years, Madeline Beal ...

In 2023, the EPA proposed new regulations for medical device sterilizing facilities that use ethylene oxide, finalizing that rule this March. The rule sets limits on 88 commercial sterilization ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

In the late 1980s, the aptly named Package Products Company in Charlotte, North Carolina, was facing a toxic problem. The consumer packaging company printed eye-catching candy wrappers, soft-drink ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is warning Fort Myers residents about a local plant's ethylene oxide emissions. The EPA said it has determined that residents living near the American ...