Federal EPA moves to roll back recent limits on ethyene oxide, a carcinogen
An estimated 50% of sterile medical devices in the U.S. are treated with ethylene oxide. It is also a known carcinogen.
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EPA finalizes rule to reduce EtO emissions from sterilization facilities
After a year of back and forth with the medtech industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally published a much-anticipated rule that further restricts the use of the medical ...
The Daily Signal
EPA, Don’t Regulate Away America’s Medical Device Sterilization Industry
RealClearWire—In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency tried to make it harder for hospitals to obtain essential sterilized medical equipment by threatening to regulate the American industry out ...