[Histonet] Formalin pH

[Bacon, Charles]

We pull the COA from the vendors website. Some are better than others but the are usually listed by lot number. I keep them in a network shared folder so they can be pulled by anyone that is asked for the evidence during inspection. 

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> On Sep 13, 2023, at 8:22 AM, "ewj at pigs.ag" <ewj at pigs.ag> wrote:
> 
> Sooner or later the people have got to rise up 
> and tell those brain-dead paper-shuffling regulators
> to just stuff it.  Their mindless interference is 
> just wasting time and interfering with people's
> ability to keep their own garden.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cooper, Brian via Histonet
> Reply-To: Cooper, Brian
> To: Paula Sicurello, HistoNet
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Formalin pH
> Date: Today 10:19 AM
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> Ask your vendor to send a certificate of analysis that includes the pH. That's what we did and now they come with each lot. We do have to bug them for them occasionally.
> 
> I'm betting your vendor has at least heard about this from other customers so it should be on their radar at the very least.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Brian D. Cooper, HT (ASCP)CMQIHCCM| Histology Supervisor
> 
> Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
> 
> Children's Hospital Los Angeles
> 
> 4650 Sunset Blvd MS#43- Los Angeles, CA 90027
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> bcooper at chla.usc.edu<mailto:bcooper at chla.usc.edu>
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> From: Paula Sicurello via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 7:12:05 PM
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> Hello Histoteckies,
> What are y'all doing regarding the CAP requirement to monitor the pH of formalin?
> We buy tons and tons of the 5 gallon cubitainers and we are still debating over how to check the pH.
> 
> Looking forward to your replies.
> Toodles!
> Sincerely,
> 
> Paula Sicurello
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