2. Always affix the Class 9, UN 1845 dry ice label as well as the UN 3373, Biological Substance,
Category B label to these shipments
3. If using FedEx, the FedEx USA Airbill, Section 6, Special Handling must be completed with
dangerous goods/dry ice information:
Does this shipment contain dangerous goods?
YES- Shipper’s Declaration not required
Enter kg of dry ice used (if applicable)
4. The outer container of all diagnostic/clinical specimen packages must display the following:
a. Sender’s name and address
b. Recipient’s name and address
c. The words “Biological Substance, Category B”
d. The UN 3373 label
e. Class 9 label, including UN 1845, and net weight if packaged with dry ice
B. Shipping ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution Only (such as from a laboratory to a physician)
Domestic Ground Shipments - Limited Quantities:
Limited Quantity domestic ground shipping recommendations:
1. ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution must be shipped in the vials.
2. Place the vials in a good quality cardboard box, such as the ThinPrep
®
box that holds 250 vials.
Pack vials in a manner (adding protective packing material as necessary) as to limit movement of
individual vials.
3. Mark the package as “Flammable liquids, n.o.s., (Methanol Solution), 3, UN1993, Ltd. Qty.” and
add orientation arrows on the ends.
4. Print “UN1993, Flammable liquids, n.o.s., (Methanol Solution), 3, PGIII, Ltd. Qty.” on the Shipping
papers.
Domestic Ground Shipments - Other than Limited Quantities:
When shipping packages in excess of “Limited Quantity” amounts:
1. Do not include “Ltd Qty” in the wording on the package or on the Shipping papers as indicated in
c and d above.
2. Affix a Class 3 “Flammable Liquid” hazard label to the outer package in close proximity of the
wording described in “c” above. See the example of the label on the last page of these
recommendations.
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Notes:
ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution is classified as a Class 3 Flammable liquid, assigned to Packing
Group III (PG III).
49 CFR 173.150 (Limited Quantities) allows ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution in vials to be shipped
in Limited Quantities when shipped via ground transportation in a sturdy box. The total volume in
a package cannot exceed 5 liters or weigh more than 30 kg (66 lbs). Limited Quantities are
exempt from labeling requirements.
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