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 ...

A pollution exclusion barred insurance coverage for litigation over emissions of a chemical used to sterilize medical devices, a federal appeals court said.

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Brenda Goodman is a senior news writer for WebMD. Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News. Sept. 25, 2019 -- In 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considered banning ethylene ...

Nearly two decades after federal scientists concluded ethylene oxide is far more dangerous than previously thought, President Joe Biden’s administration is moving to dramatically reduce emissions from ...

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 ...

A number of European countries have again expressed concerns about how the ethylene oxide contamination incidents are being handled. Several nations highlighted the high burden of required action as ...

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 ...

It's hard to beat a delicious scoop of chocolate ice cream. That is unless it has dangerous ingredients. Here are several ice creams that have, in the past, been pulled for including toxic ingredients ...

ATLANTA — According to state Rep. Erick Allen, on Wednesday, Gov. Brian Kemp has signed Senate Bill 426 into law, which requires any spills or releases of ethylene oxide gas in the state of Georgia be ...

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 ...

Federal data recently linked emissions of the widely used chemical ethylene oxide to a higher risk of cancer. Now there are calls to shut down two plants that use it near Atlanta. For decades, the ...