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News items included below are relevant to our ethylene oxide sterilization facilities.
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Media Accuracy Alerts
Georgia EtO Information Update – April 2022
BD Media Accuracy Alert: Including Scientific Data in EtO Coverage
Ethylene Oxide Air Monitoring in Covington — What the Results Mean – March 5, 2020
BD responses to inquiry from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – August 22, 2019
Fact Check of WebMD and Georgia Health News Story
BD Statements/News
Whitaker, Goethe: Truth about ethylene oxide – March 2, 2021
BD Statement on White House Meeting on COVID-19 Testing – March 13, 2020
BD Statement on Global Distribution Center – December 18, 2019
BD Statement on Agreement with State of Georgia to Maintain Product Availability for Patients – October 28, 2019
Nation’s Premier Surgeons Stress Importance of Ethylene Oxide for Medical Device Sterilization – October 24, 2019
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AdvaMed Statement On BD Sterilization Plant In Georgia – October 23, 2019
BD Statement on State of Georgia Seeking Temporary Restraining Order for Covington Facility – October 21, 2019
BD Response to Georgia EPD Statement – October 17, 2019
BD Releases Seven Days of On-Site Air Monitoring Results for Covington Facility – October 17, 2019
BD Announces Results of Third-Party Voluntary Stack Testing at Covington Facility – October 3, 2019
BD Statement on Compliance Record – August 28, 2019
BD Responses to Inquiry from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – August 22, 2019
BD letter to Gov. Kemp – August 20, 2019
BD Commits to Improvements for Covington and Madison Facilities – August 20, 2019
BD Statement on EPD Air Testing – August 16, 2019
BD Presentation at City of Covington City Council Meeting – August 5, 2019
BD Statement on Georgia Facilities – July 25, 2019
BD Statement on Ethylene Oxide Sterilization in Covington and Madison, Georgia – July 24, 2019
Resources
Medical device sterilization using ethylene oxide (EtO) is a complicated and technical matter.
We have provided some additional resources for further education on this topic.
Managing Ethylene Oxide: An Air Quality Professional’s Perspective – The Heartland Institute – October 2020
ACC Assists Georgia with Important Ethylene Oxide Research – April 10, 2020
The Truth About Ethylene Oxide by Gail Charnley, Ph.D.
Update on EPA's work to understand air concentrations of ethylene oxide – November 6, 2019
Georgia EPD Announces Air Monitoring – August 16, 2019
What is Ethylene Oxide (EtO)? (ChemicalSafetyFacts.org)
Why Use EtO to Sterilize Medical Devices? (FDA)
Facts about Ethylene Oxide (Americal Chemical Council)
Statement from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division Regarding Ethylene Oxide
EtO in Our Air
