From ssy at health.ucsd.edu Thu Aug 7 07:28:51 2025 From: ssy at health.ucsd.edu (Sy, Sabrina) Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 12:28:51 +0000 Subject: [Histonet] " yellow" xylene Message-ID: We have received a shipment of xylene of the same lot number. We have noticed that some xylene bottles are " yellow". We use it both for tissue processing and staining. Has anyone encountered any processing or staining issues with oxidized xylene? Sabrina San Diego, CA From tbraud at redeemerhealth.org Thu Aug 7 12:25:03 2025 From: tbraud at redeemerhealth.org (Terri Braud) Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 17:25:03 +0000 Subject: [Histonet] Yellow Xylene Message-ID: <9cfbd7014d2b40aeb24231135436ee7f@redeemerhealth.org> The cause of a yellow tint to newly purchased Xylene could be a plethora of things but to me it is a clear sign of either degradation or contamination and I would not use it. Terri Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) HNL Laboratories for Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 Ph: 215-938-3689 Fax: 215-938-2021 ????????? Honesty AccouNtability ??? AgiLity ??? CoLlaboration ? CoMpassion -----Original Message----- From: histonet-request at lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2025 1:00 PM To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] Histonet Digest, Vol 261, Issue 1 CAUTION: This is an external email. Stop and think before clicking links or opening attachments. If you have questions or suspicions, call IT Support Center 215-938-3900 or ext. 4HELP. 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Has anyone encountered any processing or staining issues with oxidized xylene? Sabrina San Diego, CA ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ------------------------------ End of Histonet Digest, Vol 261, Issue 1 **************************************** ***Please Note: Redeemer Health has now changed its email domain from @holyredeemer . com to @redeemerhealth . org. Please alert your IT/cybersecurity team to ensure our new email domain is safe-listed.*** This email, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The information contained in this transmission may contain privileged and confidential information, including patient information protected by federal and state privacy laws. 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From john at imebinc.com Thu Aug 7 12:54:16 2025 From: john at imebinc.com (=?utf-8?Q?John_O=E2=80=99Brien?=) Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 10:54:16 -0700 Subject: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 261, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Old xylene from bottom of container and cheap quality May cause some processing issues such as artifacts, Cheapest price not always best solution John IMEB > On Aug 7, 2025, at 10:09?AM, histonet-request at lists.utsouthwestern.edu wrote: > > ?Send Histonet mailing list submissions to > histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > histonet-request at lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > histonet-owner at lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. " yellow" xylene (Sy, Sabrina) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 12:28:51 +0000 > From: "Sy, Sabrina" > To: "histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > > Subject: [Histonet] " yellow" xylene > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We have received a shipment of xylene of the same lot number. > We have noticed that some xylene bottles are " yellow". We use it both for tissue processing and staining. > Has anyone encountered any processing or staining issues with oxidized xylene? > > Sabrina > San Diego, CA > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > ------------------------------ > > End of Histonet Digest, Vol 261, Issue 1 > ****************************************