Microbiological media recevial checks
If your microbiology laboratory is accrediated to the ISO 17025 standard, then there are a few requirements you must fullfill when you receive your culture media.
Firstly, upon arrival of your shipment of dehydrated culture media and/or supplement, the laboratory staff must check the following:
1. The name of the medium,
2. The lot#, and the expiration date.
3. The product documentation accompanying the shipmen i.e. Certificate of Analysis (CofA), BSE/TSE Certificate (country of origin of the material), Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), the CE label (for Europe: if a medium is used for clinical testing), and the technical data sheet.
A comparison of documentation, in particular certificates from different manufacturers/suppliers help in selecting a brand supplier.
The laboratory staff signs off on the receipt check and documents the following information, for example, in an inventory log book and also on the label of the product: the date of receipt and a code that product passed the receipt check.
Finally, the results of the monitoring and seal check is documented in the inventory log book.
