[Histonet] guidelines for using a microwave designated for food, but used to heat up histogel

[Eileen Akemi Allison]

Good morning histopeeps:

We recently brought on an Ophthalmology Pathologist from MD Anderson and they use histogel for orienting their thin eye specimens and need a microwave to heat it up.  We do not have a microwave in the lab for their use but I had ordered one for them.  I just found out they used the microwave in our lab lounge to heat up histonet which was opened and being stored in our gross area refrigerator.  

Do any of you know the CAP regulation against use of laboratory reagents being used in a microwave being used for food consumption?  I ended up removing the microwave they used and put it in the histology lab.  Our Director wants me to write a formal letter to submit to him.

Thank you in advance for your impute!

Akemi Allison, BS,  HT/HTL (ASCP)