Expertly curated sterilization and infection control news. Plus tips and best practices on how to get the most out of your Andersen Sterilizer.
Directly following the premiere of Andersen’s “Beyond the Tour” episode, our sterilization experts & the Beyond Clean team participated in a live Q&A session with viewers.
Some of the questions addressed were:
-Isn’t EO more dangerous than other sterilization systems?
-I thought ethylene oxide was going to be banned.
-Are you suggesting ethylene oxide will replace hydrogen peroxide?
Read the highlights of the Q & A or watch the entire conversation.
Andersen is pleased to be featured in the world premiere of “Beyond the Tour” – a film series produced by Beyond Clean, highlighting stories of innovation and disruption in the healthcare industry that deserve to be told. In this premiere episode, Andersen takes viewers behind-the-scenes to reveal the processes, technology, culture and innovation that has made it a leader in 100% ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization for more than 60 years.
As the pandemic wears on, veterinary practices across the country are sharing uplifting messages with the public. These messages declare and request care and kindness, in a characteristically whimsical fashion sure to melt frustrated hearts.
The EPA, states, community groups and corporations continue to disagree – as the May 29 deadline for a new EPA regulation for EO draws near. – Andersen
Texas says ethylene oxide is far less hazardous than the US Environmental Protection Agency determined in 2016.
The story of COVID-19’s impact in animals continues to evolve rapidly. Our friends at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) have just released this updated informational page regarding “SARS-CoV-2 in animals.” – Andersen
American Veterinary Medical Association – On April 22, the CDC announced the first National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL)-confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in two pet cats. These are the first pets in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently we have no information that suggests that pets might be a source of infection for people with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Despite its somewhat sensational title, this opinion piece contains solid information on the recent history of EO and why the medical community should take another look at the science backing this incredibly effective sterilant. -Andersen
Issues & Insights — Medical devices can do more harm than good unless properly sterilized and disinfected by applying agents such as Ethylene Oxide (EtO) gas. And, because of deeply flawed federal studies and subsequent state and local actions based on this shoddy science, production of sterilizing agents such as EtO has been put on the backburner. Policymakers must examine all the evidence at hand and keep patients safe from COVID-19 contamination.
Andersen is honored to be working with our neighbors at UNC Chapel Hill, NC to ensure 1,500 N95 masks are decontaminated daily for the front line health workers at UNC Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society — As the supply of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) dwindles amid […]
Things took a dramatic turn in the US yesterday in relation to COVID-19. Here is a interesting snapshot, shown in 9 infographics. – Andersen
Vox Media — The outbreak of Covid-19, a coronavirus-caused illness that originated in Wuhan, China, and has since spread to most of the world, is one of the most serious public health crises in decades
Each of the three short videos starts with “We asked three Vets…,” then features the fantastic answers we received from our customers.
Andersen Sterilizers reps took a walk on the wild side during an in-service training at Raleigh, NC-based Avian and Exotic Animal Care Veterinary Hospital. The practice does not treat cats or dogs but pretty much everything else – from fish to zoo animal species.
The Morning Call — Months after federal regulators raised concerns about carcinogenic chemicals spewing from a plant near Lehigh Valley International Airport into residential neighborhoods, the company has submitted a plan to reduce those emissions by more than 99%.
Vox Media — The US will start screening at three airports for passengers with the mysterious, new virus originating in Wuhan, China that’s caused three deaths and nearly 200 people to fall sick with pneumonia.
CIDRAP — Shelley Rankin, PhD, the chief of clinical microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, got a surprising notification from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Andersen Sterilizers is pleased to announce its sister company, Andersen Scientific, has been selected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as one of eight international companies it will collaborate with in the development of strategies or technologies to reduce ethylene oxide (EO) emissions to as close to zero as possible.
BBC News — The drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, was only discovered 10 years ago, but is […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — The state’s first air test for a carcinogenic gas used by several industrial […]
Chicago Tribune — The final results are in from ambient air monitoring conducted earlier this summer […]
Medical Design and Outsourcing — Sterigenics and the state of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency have reached […]
The Guardian — Researchers say ‘eye-opening’ findings that 20% of silver gulls nationwide carry pathogenic bacteria […]