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EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk

FILE - Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan speaks at a news conference May 5, 2022, at the Department of Justice in Washington. The EPA is warning residents in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used to sterilize medical equipment and decontaminate spices. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

FILE - A syringe is prepared at a clinic in Norristown, Pa., Dec. 7, 2021. The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used to sterilize medical equipment and decontaminate spices. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk