facility that used the chemical, called ethylene oxide, to sterilize medical equipment. Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada classify ethylene oxide as a Schedule 1 chemical: ...
The concentrations of ethylene oxide detected near Sterigenics dropped off significantly within a few hundred feet of the facility and were “within background levels” in the closest ...
The medical device sterilization industry has faced increasing scrutiny over the past 10 years, due to a series of sentinel events and resulting personal injury suits surrounding its use of the ...