[Histonet] reagents without expiration dates

[Emily Sours]

I've always wanted to have a contest to see who had the oldest reagents.
My lab once had something that was 20 years old.

Emily

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to 600 pounds and die of a heart attack at 43, you can! You are free to do
so. To me, that’s beautiful.
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On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:07 PM, WILLIAM DESALVO <wdesalvo.cac <@t> hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Per SOP, we relabel, list date of receipt, test for quality and then apply
> a 12 month expiration date. We re-test after 12 months and continue to use,
> with 12 month dating, as long as the reagent meets quality standards set in
> the SOP.
>
> William DeSalvo, B.S., HTL(ASCP)
>
>
>
> > From: kstoll <@t> mcw.edu
> > To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:56:58 -0600
> > Subject: [Histonet] reagents without expiration dates
> >
> > Could anyone share a policy to deal with regents that do not have a
> manufacturer's expiration date?
> > CAP checklist ANP 21382
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kathryn Stoll, HT(ASCP)
> > Depatment of Pathology
> > Medical College of Wisconsin
> > 9200 W Wisconsin Ave
> > Milwaukee WI 53226
> > 414.805.1525
> > kstoll <@t> mcw.edu
> >
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