Sterilization technicians and plant staff who worked with ethylene oxide face a serious health question: could routine ...

HAW RIVER, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Sterilizers, international manufacturer of high-efficiency, flexible chamber, low temperature gas sterilizers, today announced 510(k) clearance by the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the use of a chemical used to clean medical equipment in sterilizing plants because it also raises cancer risks for workers. The agency ...

As anyone who has gotten a COVID-19 test can confirm, having a swab stuck up your nose is not a pleasant experience. Most people experience discomfort and watery eyes, though the sensation doesn't ...

BRANCHBURG, N.J., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ClorDiSys received US patent, System for converting existing ethylene oxide vacuum sterilizers to a chlorine dioxide vacuum sterilizers (patent number ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a set of new restrictions on facilities that use the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide, a colorless, odorless gas that is used to ...

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Tuesday to limit the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of ...

Ethylene oxide, a gas commonly used to sterilize medical equipment and spices, poses health risks to workers and communities surrounding sterilization facilities, the US Environmental Protection ...

Sept. 4, 2019 -- In July, WebMD and Georgia Health News published a story that detailed how three census tracts in the state were at higher risk of cancer because of toxic emissions from two nearby ...

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, ...