Fact Sheet: EtO Sterilization Prevents Infection
Each year in the U.S., ethylene oxide sterilizes 20 billion medical devices, which are critical to preventing serious, even life-threatening, infections.
Ethylene Oxide
Medical Device Sterilization and Public Health
A lack of public information persists about sterilizing medical devices with ethylene oxide gas. That’s why Scott Whitaker talked with Dr. Lucy Fraiser, a board-certified toxicologist, about the facts.
AdvaMed Outlines Four Key Priorities in Letter to President on Sterilization
In a letter to the White House, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) outlined four key priorities in pending regulations for facilities sterilizing medical devices with ethylene oxide (EtO).
Medtech POV Podcast: Dr. Lucy Fraiser, Board-certified Toxicologist, Shares Facts About Ethylene Oxide, a Critical Medical Device Sterilization Method
AdvaMed’s Scott Whitaker sits down on the latest episode of the Medtech POV podcast with toxicologist Dr. Lucy Fraiser to discuss the recent news about ethylene oxide (EtO) used to…
Letter to the Editor: Article on Device Sterilization Didn’t Provide the Complete Picture
Lucy Fraiser, Ph.D., a board-certified toxicologist, recently responded in a letter to the editor of Modern Healthcare about the publication’s recent coverage of the EPA’s work on ethylene oxide.
AdvaMed on EPA’s Commercial Sterilization Facilities List
Scott Whitaker, President and CEO of AdvaMed, made a statement on EPA’s naming of 23 commercial sterilization facilities as the subject of community meetings over possible health risks.
AdvaMed Statement on Goffman Nomination to Lead EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation
AdvaMed, the world’s largest trade organization representing medical technology manufacturers, released the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on President Biden’s nomination of Joseph Goffman to lead the Environmental Protection…
Ethylene Oxide & Sterilization
Ethylene Oxide (EtO) gas is one of the most common ways to sterilize medical devices, a safe, tightly controlled, highly regulated process which is critical for preventing infections and ensuring…
Medical Device Industry Challenges Misleading Information Campaign About the Safety and Use of Ethylene Oxide in Georgia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The CEO of the world’s largest medical technology trade association (AdvaMed) and the CEO of Georgia Bio, a trade association representing life sciences companies in Georgia, have teamed up…
EPA Ethylene Oxide Value at Odds with Public Health, Best Science
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) again urged the U.S. EPA to abandon its ethylene oxide (EtO) risk assessment value for one that is more feasible, based on the…