746 / 1195
YES
NO
12. Are there any other hazards that should be addressed regarding the method?
13.
Does your method use chlorinated solvents?
14.
If “yes” to question13, have non-chlorinated solvents equivalent to
chlorinated solvents been investigated?
#2 - Kit reagents contain sodium azide, which can react with lead or copper plumbing to form explosive metal
azides. If any liquid containing sodium azide is disposed of in the plumbing system, drains should be flushed with
water to avoid build up.
#5f, #9, 10a and 11 - The proprietary test kit is testing for
Listeria
species including the pathogenic organism,
Listeria monocytogenes
. Although the test kit itself does not contain any pathogenic components, the enriched test
samples may contain
Listeria monocytogenes
. Therefore, it is recommended that all test samples be discarded
according to standard laboratory hazardous waste procedures. For example, samples should be exposed to flowing
steam or autoclaved at 121
°
C for 15 minutes.
Handle all kit components as potentially biohazardous material. Dispose of all used components and other
contaminated materials by acceptable procedures for potentially biohazardous materials.
Warnings and precautions are included in the VIDAS® UP
Listeria
(LPT) test kit package insert.
Name: Ronald Johnson
Co-Study Director
Date: March 26, 2013
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Appendix H
OMA Program Manual
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