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BD Sterilization Facility

Sandy, Utah

Our BD facility in Sandy, Utah is the world’s largest producer of IV lines, as well as other vascular products critical for patient care. Products from this facility support the care of more than a million patients every day.

To protect patients from the risks of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi, the FDA requires the sterilization of medical devices, including IV lines and similar clinical products.

In the final stage of manufacturing IV lines in Sandy, BD must use ethylene oxide gas (EtO) for sterilization. EtO is the only type of sterilization that can be used for IV lines and other sensitive medical products. Other sterilization methods (e.g., radiation, steam, chlorine dioxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide) will damage the products or are unable to ensure the required level of sterility.

BD Sterilization Facility

Sandy, Utah

Our BD facility in Sandy, Utah is the world’s largest producer of IV lines, as well as other vascular products critical for patient care. Products from this facility support the care of more than a million patients every day.

To protect patients from the risks of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi, the FDA requires the sterilization of medical devices, including IV lines and similar clinical products.

In the final stage of manufacturing IV lines in Sandy, BD must use ethylene oxide gas (EtO) for sterilization. EtO is the only type of sterilization that can be used for IV lines and other sensitive medical products. Other sterilization methods (e.g., radiation, steam, chlorine dioxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide) will damage the products or are unable to ensure the required level of sterility.

BD’s facility in Sandy, Utah received the 2021 Innovative Company of the Year Award from the City of Sandy.

BD in Sandy: Safe and Responsible Operations

  • BD has programs and procedures in place to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements from EPA, OSHA, FDA and all state and local agencies.
  • The BD sterilization facility in Sandy uses the best available EtO emission control technology in the industry, achieving >99.9% destruction efficiency.

Investing in Safety in Sandy

BD is an industry leader in implementing capture and control technologies to reduce EtO emissions in our sterilization facilities.

In Sandy, BD voluntarily made significant investments to upgrade emissions controls at the facility to ensure the facility is below new EPA risk threshold standards for EtO emissions.

BD voluntarily invested millions to install new equipment in the post-sterile warehouse section of the facility in Sandy using a state-of-the-art capture and treatment system for residual emissions.