Domestic Air Shipments:
In addition to 1 and 2 above in Domestic Ground Shipments – Other than Limited Quantities, the
following are recommendations for domestic air shipments:
3. Maximum allowable package sizes are:
i. Sixty (60) liters (3000-vials) for passenger aircraft, and
ii. Two hundred twenty (220) liters (11,000-vials) for cargo aircraft.
4. Single packages containing more than sixty (60) liters (3000-vials) of total product must be
clearly marked “FOR CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY”.
5. The vials must be shipped in United Nations (UN) certified 4G packaging for any quantity in
an aircraft. (e.g., ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution 250-vial box or equivalent.)
6. A Class 3 “Flammable Liquid” label must be affixed to the outer package near the words
“Flammable liquids, n.o.s., (Methanol Solution)”.
7. It is voluntary to place an “Air Eligibility” label (an airplane in a circle) adjacent to the words
“Flammable liquids, n.o.s., (Methanol Solution)”.
All Domestic Shipments:
The following are recommendations for all domestic ground and air shipments:
1. If the ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution is shipped in a package also containing non-hazardous
material, the hazardous material must be listed first, or be printed in a contrasting color (or
highlighted) to differentiate it from the non-hazardous material.
2. The total volume of ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution and the number of vials must appear on
the shipping papers.
International Ground Shipments - Limited Quantities:
When shipping internationally, ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution is classified with a primary hazard of
Class 3 (Flammable Liquid), and with a secondary hazard of Class 6.1 (Toxic). It is assigned to PG
III.
The reference used for the international ground recommendations is the ADR - European Agreement
Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Good by Road (United Nations). A “Limited
Quantity” is defined as a package containing a maximum net quantity of 5-liters and not weighing
more than 20 kg (40 lbs). The recommendations for international ground shipments are as follows:
1. ThinPrep® PreservCyt™ Solution must be shipped in the vials.
2. Place the vials in a good quality cardboard box, such as the Cytyc 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 with “UN1992, Flammable liquids, toxic, n.o.s., (Methanol Solution), 3, 6.1,
PGIII Ltd. Qty” and add orientation arrows on the ends.
4. The shipping papers should include all the information indicated in “3” above.
International Ground Shipments – Other then Limited Quantities:
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 both a Class 3 “Flammable Liquid” label and a secondary Class 6.1 “Toxic” label to the
package adjacent to the markings indicated in paragraph “3” above. Copies of the labels can
be found on the last page of these recommendations.
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