State drafts say two air toxics may be 10x more carcinogenic than benzene. Public comment open through June 29.

The presence of an unauthorized substance in sesame seeds from India has prompted a spate of product recalls across Europe. The ethylene oxide alert was first raised by Belgium in early September but ...

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 ...

Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that is used to sterilize half of the medical ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story was produced in partnership with Atlanta News Firs t. Thousands of warehouse workers across the U.S. are likely regularly exposed to the cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide. More than ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Companies that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical ...

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 ...

Make time for Palm Harbor Museum Presents State Biologist Dan Larremore with "Storm Season on the Gulf Islands" on the Palm Harbor ...