FDA Proposes New Ethylene Oxide Standards After Sterigenics Leaks
The EPA has proposed new standards which it says will dramatically reduce potentially toxic ethylene oxide gas emissions.
Tag Archives: Sterigenics
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Sterigenics Settlement for Ethylene Oxide Leak Lawsuits Results in Agreement to Pay $408M
Sterigenics will pay $408 million to resolve more than 800 ethylene oxide lawsuits filed over leaks from its defunct Willowbrook, Illinois facility.
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Breast Cancer Lawsuit Over Sterigenics Ethylene Oxide Leaks Results in $363M Jury Award
An Illinois jury has awarded a woman $363 million following a trial over allegations exposure to Sterigenics ethylene oxide leaks caused her to develop breast cancer.
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Sterigenics Lawsuit Goes Before Jury Over Medical Sterilization Plant Pollution
The first Sterigenics lawsuit over ethylene oxide releases has begun in an Illinois court.
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EPA Not Doing Enough To Address Ethylene Oxide Risks, Office of Inspector General Says
A new report warns the EPA is not committed to adequately addressing risks from plants which manufacture the ethylene oxide gas used in medical gas sterilizers, which could put communities…
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Emissions From Sterigenics, Becton Dickinson Plants Caused Cancer, 200 Plaintiffs Say In New Lawsuit
At least 200 plaintiffs have filed new lawsuits against Sterigenics and Becton, Dickinson Bard, saying toxic releases of ethylene oxide gas from medical device sterilization plants in the Atlanta area…
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Sterigenics Faces Ethylene Oxide Exposure Lawsuit Filed By Georgia Plant Employees
Workers at a medical device warehouse in Georgia have filed a lawsuit against Sterigenics and ConMed, saying they were unwittingly exposed to high levels of a toxic, cancer-causing gas.
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Sterigenics Facility Closures Raising Concerns Of Device Shortage Ahead Of FDA Hearing
The FDA warns that the closure of a number of medical device sterilization facilities may lead to critical shortages and urges manufacturers to warn them of problems as early as…
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Investigation Launched Into Potential Toxic Gas Release At Sterigenics Plant Near Atlanta
Georgia officials are investigating a potential toxic gas release from a Sterigenics plant near Atlanta following a number of lawsuits over similar problems in Illinois.
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Dozens Of Cancer Lawsuits Filed Against Sterigenics Over Chemical Releases
Dozens of lawsuits against Sterigenics claims the medical device sterilization facility released highly carcinogenic chemicals into the air, causing numerous illnesses and cancer.
