The POLYWIPE™ sponge swab range is a sterile pre-moistened blue sponge swab, ready to use and highly effective for the microbial surface sampling of a wide variety of surfaces in the food industry and infection prevention & control.

• Polystyrene shaft with Viscose Tip, in Tube. For Patient use.
• General sampling, useful for all organisms.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

Neogen® Swab-Sampler with 10 mL Letheen Broth is a convenient and quick collection device for environmental sampling and testing over small surface areas.

Sample collection is easy with the attached swab. The vial provides ample headspace for sample addition and vortexing to release organisms from the swab. This sampling device is decontaminated through gamma irradiation for long shelf life. The Neogen® Swab-Sampler is made in the USA with globally sourced materials. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach is the most widely accepted food safety management protocol worldwide. Sample collection products from Neogen® are a crucial part of this approach to identify potential food-borne hazards and pinpoint where they reside. Portability, stable enrichment media, and easy-to-handle swabs and sponges are designed to test for a wide variety of potential hazards and deliver accurate results. They are engineered to safely gather, hold, and secure contents from the collection site to the lab without leaking or compromising the sample.

The primary use of Letheen Broth is to neutralise the bactericidal action of quaternary ammonium compounds and for determining the phenol coefficient of cationic surfactants. Letheen Broth is also used in hygiene swabbing practices where neutralizing quaternary ammonium compounds are required.

The POLYWIPE™ sponge swab range is a sterile pre-moistened blue sponge swab, ready to use and highly effective for the microbial surface sampling of a wide variety of surfaces in the food industry and infection prevention & control.

Traditionally, the bud on the swab has consisted of a spun fibre such as cotton, rayon, polyester or calcium alginate wound round the end of the shaft which would be wood, plastic or wire. In recent years, novel bud materials have been introduced, such as soft cellular polyurethane foam, or flocked fibres which can give improved uptake and release of specimens. Medical Wire have extensive ranges of swabs utilising either spun fibres, cellular foam, or multifilament flock fibres, with something suitable for many applications.

Applications: Sampling in food production areas

Features & Benefits:

• Blue cap for high visibility
• Universal sampling fluid
• Reduced packaging & Storage space
• Ready to use
• Ambient storage and transport
• No neutraliser or buffer

• Blue Sponge dosed in saline (0.9% NaCI) in an easy-open stomacher bag
• Ideal for Carcass sponge sampling when testing for the following: TVC, Listeria spp., Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae eg Salmonella, E.coli (E coli / ecoli / e. coli), Enterobacter, staphylococcus, klebsiella, E. coli Enterobacter.
• Pack size: 200

WOOD STICKS - Wood Stick 150mm - 5000Pk (10 bags x 500)

The POLYWIPE™ sponge swab range is a sterile pre-moistened blue sponge swab, ready to use and highly effective for the microbial surface sampling of a wide variety of surfaces in the food industry and infection prevention & control.

• Envirostik - Blue Sponge dosed in neutralising buffer in easy open stomacher bag
• Ideal for easier handling & sampling of organisms from awkward areas including: TVC, Listeria spp, Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae eg. Salmonella, E.coli, Enterobacter, staphylococcus, klebsiella, E.coli Enterobacter, Enterobacter sakazakii.
• Pack size: 125

• Polypropylene shaft (flexible) with Pure Viscose Tip, in Tube.
• Ideal for awkward or invasive sampling, useful for all organisms.
• Pack size: 250 Swabs

The POLYWIPE™ sponge swab range is a sterile pre-moistened blue sponge swab, ready to use and highly effective for the microbial surface sampling of a wide variety of surfaces in the food industry and infection prevention & control.

The use of Neutralising Buffer is advised for surface testing for the presence of microorganisms that may occur on dairy and food equipment disinfected with chlorine or quaternary ammonium compounds. It is capable of inactivating the bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect of chlorine and quaternary ammonium composites. Neutralising these chemicals is crucial in accurately detecting the presence of potentially harmful microorganisms. Using Neutralising Buffer in the microbiological examination of surfaces in standard methods to test dairy products and foods.

• Includes Polystyrene shaft/Viscose tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)
• Pack size: 100 Swabs

Neogen® Swab-Sampler with 10 mL D/E Neutralising Broth is a convenient and quick collection device for environmental sampling and testing over small surface areas.

Sample collection is easy with Neogen® Swab-Samplers. The vial provides ample headspace for sample addition and vortexing to release organisms from the swab. In addition, this sampling device is decontaminated through gamma irradiation for long shelf life. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach is the most widely accepted food safety management protocol worldwide. Sample collection products from Neogen® are a crucial part of this approach to identify potential food-borne hazards and pinpoint where they reside. Portability, stable enrichment media, and easy-to-handle swabs and sponges are designed to test for a wide variety of potential hazards and deliver exceptionally accurate results. They are engineered to safely gather, hold, and secure contents from the collection site to the lab without leaking or compromising the sample.

D/E Neutralising Broth, developed by Dey and Engley, is used in disinfectant testing where neutralization of the antiseptics and disinfectants is important for determining its bactericidal activity. It is effective for neutralising a broad spectrum of disinfectants and preservative antimicrobial chemicals, such as ammonium compounds, phenolics, iodine, chlorine preparations, mercurials, formaldehyde, and glutaraldehyde. D/E Neutralising media will neutralize higher concentrations of residual antimicrobials than other standard neutralising formulations, such as Letheen media, Thioglycollate media, and Neutralising Buffe

• 5ml Neutralising Buffer swab blue breakpoint Polystyrene shaft viscose tip in Peel Pouch
• Ideal for Eliminating any traces of sanitizers or disinfectants remaining on surfaces
• Pack size: 100 Swabs