We also set an expiration date of 5 years on dry chemicals with no expiration date on delivery. After the 5 years they are set aside to be retested, once retested they are placed back in use.
Liz Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Premier Laboratory, LLC PO Box 18592 Boulder, CO 80308 (303) 682-3949 office (303) 881-0763 cell (303) 682-9060 fax l...@premierlab.com Ship to address: Premier Laboratory, LLC 1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E Longmont, CO 80504 ________________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Sicurello [pat...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 1:49 PM To: PicheGrocki, Jessica Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] No expiration dates on chemicals We keep ours no longer than 5 years. If there is no expiration date on the bottle when we receive it, we mark it as expired 5 years from date of receipt. Paula -- Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP) Supervisor, Clinical Electron Microscopy Laboratory Duke University Health System Rm.#251M, Duke South, Green Zone Durham, North Carolina 27710 P: 919.684.2091 On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:36 PM, PicheGrocki, Jessica <jpiche-gro...@wtbyhosp.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > Just wondering what everyone is doing in regards the ANP question involving > expiration dates on chemicals and reagents? Is everyone getting rid of old > chemicals that have been opened for 10 years or more? > > Please advise. > > Have a good day and thank you, > > Jessica Piche', HT (ASCP) > Waterbury Hospital Histology Lab > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments contain confidential > information that is legally privileged. This information is intended only for > the use of the individual or entity named above. The authorized recipient of > this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other > party unless required to do so by law or regulation. If you are not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution or action taken in reliance on the contents of these documents > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, > please notify the sender immediately and delete these documents. Copyright > (c) Waterbury Hospital > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet