A 28 October agreement between Becton Dickinson & Co. and the state of Georgia that allows the company to continue sterilizing medical devices with ethylene oxide (EtO) at its Covington, GA, plant may have averted a serious medical device shortage across the US. The company has agreed to a slew of measures that would make modifications to the plant while restricting production of sterilized products.
The New Jersey-based company will continue to operate its Covington facility that uses EtO to clean products but will need to continue making upgrades to the facility that would capture more of the toxic gas that’s been associated with increased risk of cancer. The company operates two EtO sterilization facilities in the state, including one in Madison, GA
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