Over the span of two days, the US Food and Drug Administration brought together an advisory committee of experts to discuss the current concerns about ethylene oxide (EtO) used to sterilize medical devices. While the experts want more data on the actual public health risk from the use of EtO, they caution that banning the sterilant could lead to even more harm due to device shortages.
The committee also looked at recent deaths from duodenoscope infections. They agreed the issue is less about the ability to...
