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EVERY STEP OF THE WAY www.criver.com © 2017, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. MICROBIAL SOLUTIONS Always defer to the instructions from your in-house shipping agent or external courier service. What Type of Sample Are You Sending? • Unknown Environmental Isolate • Known Infectious Substance - Category A* ° An infectious substance which is transported in a form that, when exposure to it occurs, is capable of causing permanent disability, life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals ° Infectious Substance, Affecting Humans (UN 2814) OR Infectious Substance, Affecting Animals (UN 2900) ° Charles River requires special permits to allow the import of certain Category A microorganisms. Please contact Charles River if you believe you have a Category A sample. - Category B ° An infectious substance which does not meet the criteria for inclusion in Category A ° Biological Substance, Category B (UN 3373) Visit www.criver.com/accugenix for approved sample types and guidelines for sample preparation. Labeling and Packaging Requirements Topics: Determining the Type of Sample to be Shipped • Refer to: Guidance on Regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances, World Health Organization Shipping Documents • Identification Request Forms • Shipper’s Declaration of Dangerous Goods Recommended Packaging Live organism on/in growth media? Recommend packing according to IATA Packaging Instruction 650, no outer labeling Please contact specialized courier services for support (e.g., World Courier) Pack according to IATA Packaging Instruction 650, correct outer labeling No special precautions necessary Yes Unknown Environmental Isolate Category A Category B No Liquid Ethanol Preparation DNA Extract Dried Ethanol Preparation Alkaline Lysis Extractions Use the following descriptions wherever necessary on shipping documents Unknown Environmental Isolate Infectious Substance, Affecting Humans Biological Substance, Category B Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities Non-Hazardous DNA Suspensions Not Restricted by IATA/IMDG/DOT Dried Inactivated Sample Preparations Non-regulated Material Non-hazardous Sample Preparations Non-regulated Material * Examples of Category A substances may be found in the World Health Organization’s “Guidance on Regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances.” Sample Shipping Guide: Within the USA
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EVERY STEP OF THE WAYwww.criver.com © 2017, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
MICROBIAL SOLUTIONS
Always defer to the instructions from your in-house shipping agent or external courier service.
What Type of Sample Are You Sending?
• Unknown Environmental Isolate
• Known Infectious Substance
- Category A*
° An infectious substance which is transported in a
form that, when exposure to it occurs, is capable
of causing permanent disability, life-threatening
or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or
animals
° Infectious Substance, Affecting Humans
(UN 2814) OR Infectious Substance,
Affecting Animals (UN 2900)
° Charles River requires special permits to allow
the import of certain Category A microorganisms.
Please contact Charles River if you believe you
have a Category A sample.
- Category B
° An infectious substance which does not meet
the criteria for inclusion in Category A
° Biological Substance, Category B (UN 3373)
Visit www.criver.com/accugenix for approved sample types
and guidelines for sample preparation.
Labeling and Packaging Requirements
Topics:
Determining the Type of Sample to be Shipped
• Refer to: Guidance on Regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances, World Health Organization
Shipping Documents
• Identification Request Forms
• Shipper’s Declaration of Dangerous Goods
Recommended Packaging
Live organism on/in growth media?
Recommend packing
according toIATA PackagingInstruction 650,no outer labeling
Please contactspecialized courier services for support(e.g., World Courier)
Pack according to IATA PackagingInstruction 650,
correct outerlabeling
No special precautions necessary
YesUnknown
EnvironmentalIsolate
Category A Category B
No
Liquid Ethanol PreparationDNA Extract Dried Ethanol
PreparationAlkaline Lysis Extractions
Use the following descriptions wherever necessary on shipping documents
UnknownEnvironmental
Isolate
InfectiousSubstance,AffectingHumans
BiologicalSubstance,Category B
DangerousGoods in Excepted
Quantities
Non-HazardousDNA SuspensionsNot Restricted byIATA/IMDG/DOT
Dried InactivatedSample
PreparationsNon-regulated
Material
Non-hazardousSample
PreparationsNon-regulated
Material
* Examples of Category A substances may be found in the World Health Organization’s “Guidance on Regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances.”
Sample Shipping Guide: Within the USA
Sample Shipping Guide: Within the USA
Shipping Documents Required for International Shipments to the U.S.
Required Shipping Documents
Sample Types
Live Cultures(Unknown)
Live Cultures(Category B)
DNA ExtractLiquid EthanolPreparation
Dried EthanolPreparation
Alkaline LysisExtractions
Charles River Identification Request Form
Yes Inside
Yes Inside
Yes Inside
Yes Inside
Yes Inside
Yes Inside
Airway BillYes
OutsideYes
OutsideYes
OutsideYes
OutsideYes
OutsideYes
Outside
Shipper’s Declaration ofDangerous Goods
Not RequiredYes
OutsideNot Required Not Required Not Required Not Required
Biohazard Label Not RequiredYes
Secondary Container
Not Required Not Required Not Required Not Required
Packaging - Triple Containment
• In accordance with IATA Packing Instruction 650
• Required for UN 3373, Biological Substance, Category B
• Recommend for non-regulated “unknown
environmental isolate”
Charles River Recommendations
• Ship agarose plates at ambient temperature
- Do not send blue ice packs/dry ice
- Ship overnight via traceable courier
• Choose your descriptions carefully:
- Known infectious substance: “Biological Substance, Category B”
- Unknown organisms: “Unknown Environmental Isolates”
- DNA extract: “Non-hazardous DNA Suspensions Not Restricted by IATA/IMDG/DOT”
- Liquid ethanol preparation: “Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities”
- Dried ethanol preparation: “Non-regulated Material - Dried Inactivated Sample ”
- Alkaline Lysis extraction: “Non-hazardous Sample Preparations - Non-regulated Material“
• Do not use for description of goods:
- Pharmaceuticals, Bacteria, Genetic Material, Baby Formula, DNA, Medical, Microbiological, etc., or sample(s) will be delayed!
[email protected] • www.criver.com
Identification Request Forms
• Place the appropriate form inside the box
• Available on the Charles River Accugenix ® Customer Web Portal.
You can also contact Technical Support at +1.302.292.8888
Charles River France9,allée du Moulin Berger69130 EcullyFRANCEPH: +33 437 50 29 [email protected]
3508520
Accugenix® ServiceRequest Confirmation
614 Interchange Blvd.Newark, DE 19711Phone +1.302.292.8888Fax [email protected]/accugenix
249116Request Code111555 (ACC2)Account
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT INFORMATIONAccugenix, Inc.Eunan Hendron
302.292.8888
614 Interchange Blvd.Newark, DE 19711, United States
AUTHORIZATIONAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE (REQUIRED - INDICATES SAMPLES CAN BE TESTED ACCORDING TO TERMS ANDCONDITIONS)FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS VISIT: http://www.criver.com/emdterms
DATE2017-04-25
TEST INFORMATIONCUSTOMER SAMPLE ID TEST TAT COMMENTSNo.
1AccuGENX-STIron Man1 Yfdgdfg
2AccuPRO-IDThor2 Yfdgdfg
5BacSeqCpt America3 Yfdgdfg
2BacRibHulk4 Yfdgdfg
0FunITSBlck Widow5 Yfdgdfg
CompanyContactAddress
Phone
Num. Samples 5
ID Circled Colony OnlyColony Info
CCVisa1263
Payment Info.Kai Tseng (Electronically)
Page 1 of 1Request Code: 249116 2017-04-25Submitted:
Em sample 1 potentially mixed culture
potentially mixed culture
may need to sub-culturemay need to sub-culture
may need to sub-culture
Water sample 2Clean room A sample 3
Clean room B sample 4
Clean room C sample 5
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Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods
• Necessary only for known biohazards, Categories A and B
• Example: (Category B)
- UN 3373 ID No.
- Biological Substance, Category B
• Affix document to outside of box
• Available online from your carrier. An example is
available from www.Fedex.com
• Must have a trained IATA person or dangerous goods
safety advisor
