Whirl-Pak® Speci-Sponge® Bags

Description

•  It measures approximately 11⁄2″ x 3″x 5/8″ (3.8 x 7.6 x 1.5 cm) thick when wet, and is sterilized inside a Whirl-Pak^® bag.
•  The Whirl-Pak^® Speci-Sponge^® bag is designed for environmental surface sampling of work areas, equipment, animal carcasses, and any
other place where testing for Listeria, Salmonella, E.coli, coliforms, and other foodborne pathogens, or anthrax is required.
•  The special natural cellulose dry sponge is free of bactericides and has been tested to be non-inhibitory.
•  Media may be added directly to the bag & the sample incubated for a +/- test, or the sample may be squeezed out of the sponge, pipetted & plated out.
•  Wearing a sterile glove when wiping with the sponge is recommended to help prevent contamination.
•  After the sample has been collected and the sponge returned to the bag, it can be sent to a lab for testing.