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AW-13653-001 Rev. 001
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.” add
orientation arrows on the ends, and the Limited Quantity label:
4. Print “UN1993, Flammable liquids, n.o.s., (Methanol Solution), 3, PG III, 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.
3. Mark the package as “Flammable liquids, n.o.s., (Methanol Solution), 3, UN1993, Net Qty.”
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.
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.