At Least 50 GA Warehouse Workers Sickened By Known Carcinogen Used To Sterilize Medical Supplies

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2. Fact about many medical sterilants and sanitizers...they are carcinogenic, still in use and there is a reason why.

My last 12 years before retirement I worked in hospital administration on the facilities management side. Our housekeepers used a common major brand sanitizer for wiping down environmental surfaces in patient rooms and public spaces-- sinks, countertops, over bed tables, etc. It was advised that staff wore gloves while using the sanitizer. Come to find out that the product noted it was carcinogenic openly in its literature. Unfortunately, this was the only product found to be fully effective against C. Diff and some of the other bad bad bugs that lead to hospital acquired infections that are extremely difficult if not impossible to treat with currently available anti-biotics. We added new technology like UV light sanitizing to the anti-bug arsenal but the bugs out there now ARE THAT BAD that after looking at all the risks it was felt we needed to use everything at our disposal to combat the threat.