Science Advisors Appear To Back Key Aspects Of EPA's EtO Risk Analysis

Agency science advisors appear to be backing key aspects of EPA's efforts to assess the human health risks of exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), with some panelists pressing the agency to finalize the long-running assessment, while also casting aside several industry complaints about the latest draft assessment. EPA's Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) panel, a new subcommittee of the Science Advisory Board (SAB), met Nov. 18-20 in Arlington, VA, to review the agency's latest draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)...