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title: "Laboratory determination of ethylene oxide"
description: "Are you looking to determine the ethylene oxide content of your products in accordance with relevant standards ? Ethylene oxide in its gas form can be toxic and an irritant. It is classified as a human carcinogen by the International..."
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timestamp: "2025-12-31T08:53:33Z"
published: "2021-10-20T13:25:56Z"
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# Laboratory determination of ethylene oxide

## Are you looking to determine the ethylene oxide content of your products in accordance with relevant standards ?

Ethylene oxide in its gas form can be toxic and an irritant. It is classified as a human carcinogen by the International Center for Cancer Research.

In this context, industrialists can need to carry out regular inspections to check for the presence of Ethylene Oxide residue in finished products and to determine their quantity.

## FILAB provides its analytical equipment and its team’s expertise to determine Ethylene Oxide content

FILAB has developed methods for determining Ethylene Oxide content by exhaustive extraction to recover any residue present in the extract. Determination is done by [HS-GC-MS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-gcms.md) (Headspace injection Gas Chromatography paired with Mass Spectrometry). FILAB is able to assist you with your needs to monitor Ethylene Oxide content in any kind of matrix.

- Analysis and determination of Ethylene Oxide by [HS-GC-MS or GC-MS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-gcms.md)
- Detection of trace amounts of Ethylene Oxide in[cosmetic products](https://filab.fr/en/sectors-of-activity/laboratory-analysis-cosmetics.md)
- Determination of Ethylene Oxide in sesame seeds
- [Analytical development and validation of methods](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/rd/life-cycle-of-an-analytical-method-in-the-laboratory/analytical-development/) for the determination of ethylene oxide content in your matrices