Claim: Ethylene oxide is used to sterilise lateral flow tests. Ethylene oxide is not safe.
Fact-check: Lateral flow tests are not unsafe - Full Fact
Verdict: exposure to ethylene oxide can be unsafe. however, it is commonly used to sterilise medical equipment, including lateral flow tests, and does not pose any danger in this way.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2021-03-31T00:00:00