• Food
• Environmental

• Food/milk samples
• Raw Poultry Rinsate
• Environmental/Carcass Swabs

• 100 grams (1/4 pound) for most food samples
• 325 grams (3/4 pound) for poultry samples

Food

• Place food sample in sterile zip-lock or whirlpack bag or other sterile plastic container.
• Food should be maintained at > 0.0°C but < 15.0°C.
• Must be tested within 60 hours of collection

Environmental/Carcass Swabs

• Environmental/Carcass swabs must be collected on appropriate swabs used for environmental testing (e.g., 3M™ Quick Swabs or Spongesicle type swabs or equivalent).
• Swabs should be maintained at > 0.0°C but < 15.0°C.
• Must be tested within 48 hours of collection.

For Raw Poultry Rinsates and Carcass Swabs

• Buffered Peptone Water

• Ship samples on Ice and/or Ice Packs.
• Samples must be shipped for overnight delivery.
• Ship according to Dangerous Good Regulations, IATA, and/or CFR 49.

• BAX® Real-Time PCR Screen
• FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM)- Chapter 7

• The sample should represent the outer surface as well as the interior of the food.
• All milk samples must be tested within 60 hours of collection.
• Environmental swabs, Raw Poultry Rinsates, Raw Poultry Carcass Swabs, and Raw Poultry Samples must be tested within 48 hours of collection.

• Not collected by a Registered Sanitarian
• Insufficient quantity
• Improperly stored
• Failure to meet shipping guidelines
• Incorrect swab used for collection