TS/15-BPS


Pack price (GBP): £240.00 Ex-works
Pack size: 125

 

Hygiene Sponge with Breakpoint Straight Handle (EnviroStik) - Blue Sponge dosed with Buffered Peptone Water attached to a sturdy blue breakpoint handle supplied in Easy Open Stomacher Pouch.

TS15-SH 

 

 

Sampling Simulation Video here

Description: Envirostik (sponge on stick) Hygiene Sampling Sponge with Straight Breakpoint Handle, dosed with Buffered Peptone Water. Supplied in Easy Open Stomacher Pouch.

Recommended For: Environmental monitoring or food sampling where no chemical residue neutralisation is desired. Alternative technique for Sponge sampling.

Ideal For: easier handling & sampling of organisms from awkward areas including: TVC, Listeria spp., Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae eg Salmonella, E.coli (E coli / ecoli / e. coli), Enterobacter, staphylococcus, klebsiella, E. coli Enterobacter, Enterobacter sakazakii.

Precautions & Limitations:

1. Buffered Peptone water (BPW) is a generalised media hence will recover all organisms. Further selective steps are required. It is recommended that the sample area on carcasses is be rinsed/wiped after sampling when using BPW or residues could create unwanted multiplication/growth. Alternatively use TS/15-SA.

1. The product has been designed to withstand typical conditions; however, excessively abrasive surfaces or insertion into confined areas may result in partial or full failure or detachment of the sponge. Exercise care.  

2. On rare occasions, some settlement of suspended ingredients may occur leading to coloured precipitate on sponge/pouch particularly corners. Gentle massage sponge through pouch before use.

3. Once sampling is complete, surfaces must be wiped before use. 

Shelf Life: 14 months

Sterilisation Method: Gamma Irradiation to achieve a SAL of 10-6

Code Name Colour Length Quantity Pack size No. in case Shelf life
TS/15-BPS   Sponge Sampling Kits Blue n/a 1 125 n/a 14 months