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 ...

The number of food and feed risk notices reported by EU countries to the European Commission fell by more than 6 percent in 2020, according to an annual report. In 2020, there were 3,862 original ...

For over a century, federal workplace safety laws have alarmingly exposed countless workers to hazardous chemical levels now recognized by modern toxicology as human carcinogens. This is because ...

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 ...

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Ethylene oxide is a compound used to sterilize more than 20 billion devices sold in the US every year. Although this sterilization process helps keep medical devices — and patients — safe, the ...

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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 ...

The EPA recently strengthened its regulatory framework for ethylene oxide (EtO), a chemical commonly used in sterilization processes. Then, a new administration took office with differing policies, ...

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 ...