FDA: Georgia Sterigenics plant needs to reopen to help fight COVID-19 – Cook County Record

As Illinois hospitals put out a desperate plea for donations of protective equipment, federal regulators have asked the governor of Georgia to allow a shuttered medical device sterilization plant to reopen, saying it would help governments and hospitals across the country get gear they need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The request comes months after two similar facilities in Illinois also went dark, amid state action and lawsuits over emissions of the chemical known as ethylene oxide.