QUANTOFIX Peroxide 1000 box of 100 test sticks 6x95 mm

Disinfectant testing- Rapid Tests for Healthcare

• Quick & easy
• Reliable results
• Higher patient safety

Health care professionals use different types of disinfectants and sanitizers for general disinfection and for cleaning of medical devices. Prior to the disinfection of devices, it proved useful to control the potency of the disinfection baths. After disinfection, all devices have to be rinsed and controlled for sanitizer residues prior to the next use. Dip & Read tests allow the quick and easy detection of sanitizer residues. These test strips increase patient safety while making healthcare professionals’ work easier and more efficient.

QUANTOFIX® Relax

The QUANTOFIX® Relax allows the automatic reading of QUANTOFIX® test strips. Just place the strip on the strip adaptor and the Relax will give a precise and reliable result within seconds. The results are printable, saved internally and can be transmitted to a PC.

QUANTOFIX® Relax – for ease, reliable QC procedures

• Highest precision
• Objective results
• Easy result management 

July 2020

NANOCOLOR Potassium 50 (REF 985045) has been improved. The change is introduced from LOT 45004, which is available from stock as of 20th July 2020.

The test is now produced with an integrated ammonium compensation. The modified recipe allows a simple determination of potassium in the presence of an ammonium interference up to a concentration of 200 mg/L NH4-N, which is unique in the market.

The use of the additional ammonium compensation reagent (REF 918045) is therefore no longer necessary. Additional information on this topic will be part of our upcoming water news mailing.

Please note, that the test procedure has changed.

An update of the photometers is not required.

Please find the new product information within the following link.

June 2020

Updates

• New Photometer Updates
• Update for NANOCOLOR^® UV/VIS II und VIS II
• Update for NANOCOLOR^® UV/VIS und VIS
• Update for NANOCOLOR^®500D, 400D und PF-12
• Update for Compact photometer PF-12^Plus

Note: Please save your special methods and measurement data prior to the update. More information can be found in the customer information

Changes

• Macherey Nagel will leave out the blank cuvettes for the following test kits:

• 985003 Ammonium 3
• 985004 Ammonium 10
• 985005 Ammonium 50
• 985006 Ammonium 200
• 985008 Ammonium 100
• 985009 Lead 5
• 985012 COD 60000
• 985019 Chloride 200
• 985021 Chloride 50
• 985023 COD 10000
• 985028 COD 15000
• 985029 COD 1500
• 985035 DEHA 1
• 985041 Formaldehyde 8
• 985045 Potassium 50
• 985046 Formaldehyde 10
• 985050 organic Acids 3000
• 985056 Molybdenum 40
• 985079 Phosphate 50
• 985085 Starch 100
• 985091 Thiocyanate 50
• 985097 Tin 3

• Test kits that require a blank cuvette even in current photometers will still be equipped with this cuvette. This applies for the following test kits:
• 963026 COD 160 Hg-free
• 985007 AOX 3
• 985015 Carbonate Hardness 15
• 985075 TOC 30
• 985078 TOC 300
• 985098 Aluminum 07

For old photometers (PF-11 etc.) asking for blank guidance is available here. 

• The NANOCOLOR^® 500 D filter photometer is being phased out this year after more than 10 years on the market.  Currently, a certain, but limited, number of devices is still available.  Macherey Nagel will continue to offer support for the device. Spare parts will still be available.

• The NANOCOLOR^® 500 D will be replaced by the new device, the NANOCOLOR^® Advance. Information is an upcoming instrument soon.

QUANTOFIX test strips meet all requirements of a modern rapid test. The colour of the reactive pad changes depending on the concentration of an analyte in the sample. The evaluation is usually carried out visually by a comparison of the reaction colour with a multi-stage colour scale.

Rapid

• Just Dip & Read
• Results within seconds
• Always ready for use

Easy

• No calibration
• No maintenance
• No accessories

Reliable

• Desiccant in the stopper for optimal protection of the strips against humidity
• Colour chart confirmed with traceable standards
• Automatic evaluation with QUANTOFIX Relax for safe documentation

Application of QUANTOFIX test strips

Easy analysis directly at the point of interest

Analytical professionals as well as occasional testers appreciate QUANTOFIX test strips for the fast and easy analysis directly at the point of interest. Often, these tests are used to quickly check whether important parameters are in the desired range. They deliver an immediate result and thus enable a fast response.

Complete mini-lab

QUANTOFIX tests are immediately ready‑to‑use. They do not require additional accessories.
The test strips are intended for single use, maintenance or calibration are not required.

CE-mark for medical applications

Some QUANTOFIX test strips are tested and approved for medical applications and carry a CE-mark for medical products 93/42/EWG. They meet the special demands of health care professionals and ensure safe results in the medical field.

Quantitative, documented results with QUANTOFIX Relax

The strip reader QUANTOFIX Relax provides objective and quantitative results for many important parameters. Measurement data including time, date and sample ID are printed, stored and can be transmitted to an information system. This allows the rapid and reliable documentation of test results, which proved to be especially useful for QC departments.

Update November 2020

The UK Government offered a temporary VAT holiday on PPE products from May 1st to October 31st 2020. Although this has now come to an end and VAT is once again chargeable on PPE products, a group of expert GAMBICA members including Camlab have come together to recommend to HMRC that all PPE used in charitably funded medical and veterinary research be eligible for zero rate VAT. You can learn more about this effort here.

Dear Customer,

In these continuing unprecedented times we have had to deal with product supply restrictions, monthly price increases and surcharges being placed on our purchase orders for goods, particularly for critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Throughout the ongoing global pandemic we have strived to limit any increases to the selling price of all our main PPE brands. However, due to continued shortages and unprecedented high demand globally, we are seeing monthly cost price increases imposed by many of our PPE suppliers for items such as gloves and respirators . Some national governments have also restricted access to PPE products, and in some cases are applying additional export surcharges. Main manufacturers are also being asked to prioritise front line care workers. 

Unfortunately from this point on we will have to include any additional government or increased freight surcharges applied to these products.  To help mitigate such increases, we set up a PPE sourcing team in Q2 2020 tasked to source reliable alternative global manufacturers of these types of products in short supply to be able to offer our customers alternative similar products. Through this effort we continue to find cost effective alternatives and we are happy to work with our customers purchasing departments to try and negotiate bulk discount prices.

As products become available we will list them here.

Although we now have to pass on increases and surcharges please be assured that we are not inflating our profits. We are doing our best to overcome shortages by sourcing products from alternative suppliers of PPE, but in some cases the prices of these products are significantly above normal due to demand and in other cases they do not meet the correct PPE regulations that could put the public or medical professionals at risk if sold improperly. We are working with Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and the British Safety Industry federation (BSIF) by reporting these suppliers/providers who we believe are wrongly exploiting the current situation.

Unfortunately we are also finding that unscrupulous suppliers are offering us counterfeit products. Camlab is a member of the BSIF and we are working closely with them to ensure the items we source and sell are properly CE EN/149 rated and tested accordingly. Please note that category III products require much stricter requirements including ongoing market surveillance. Reporting and documentation retention is considerably more onerous on manufactures, suppliers and customers for Health and Safety records, recall, notification and withdrawal purposes.

We wish all our customers well in these trying times and hope we can all return to business as normal as soon as possible

Camlab mission:

To help our Scientific and Industrial customers find and choose the best products to achieve the right results.

Our Core values

Choice • Service • Trust

Useful Information – Things to Check

Is your supplier a member of the BSIF – https://www.bsif.co.uk/

 Is the product CE marked correctly?

 Have you a copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity?

 Has your supplier verified this product and has documentation available?

Medical devices EU regulations

The European Union Medical Device Regulation repeals the existing directives on medical devices: Medical Devices Directive [93/42/EEC] and Active Implantable Medical Device Directive [90/385/EEC]. The regulation was published on 5 May 2017 and came into force on 25 May 2017

 European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745

PPE Standards

The standards, which cover face masks, medical gloves and protective clothing are listed below:

• BS EN 149:2001+A1:2009 Respiratory protective devices. Filtering half masks to protect against particles. Requirements, testing, marking
• BS EN 166:2002 Personal eye protection. Specifications
• BS EN 14126:2003 Protective clothing. Performance requirements and tests methods for protective clothing against infective agents
• BS EN 14605:2009+A1:2009 Protective clothing against liquid chemicals. Performance requirements for clothing with liquid-tight (Type 3) or spray-tight (Type 4) connections, including items providing protection to parts of the body only (Types PB [3] and PB [4])
• BS EN 13795-1:2019 Surgical clothing and drapes. Requirements and test methods. Surgical drapes and gowns
• BS EN 13795-2:2019 Surgical clothing and drapes. Requirements and test methods. Clean air suits
• BS EN 455-1:2000 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for freedom from holes
• BS EN 455-2:2015 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for physical properties
• BS EN 455-3:2015 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for biological evaluation
• BS EN 455-4:2009 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for shelf life determination
• BS EN 14683:2019 Medical face masks. Requirements and test methods.
• BS EN ISO 10993-1:2009 Biological evaluation of medical devices. Evaluation and testing within a risk management process
• BS EN ISO 374-5:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risks
• BS EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing. General requirements
• BS EN 13795-1:2019 Surgical clothing and drapes - Requirements and test methods - Part 1: Surgical drapes and gowns
• BS EN 29073-3:1992 Methods of tests for Nonwovens - Part 3: Determination of tensile strength and elongation
• BS EN ISO 139:2005 Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
• BS EN ISO 811:2018 Textiles - Determination of resistance to water penetration - Hydrostatic pressure test
• BS EN ISO 9073-10:2004 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 10:  Lint and other particles generation in the dry state
• BS EN ISO 10993-1:2009 Biological evaluation of medical devices Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process
• BS EN ISO 11737-1:2018 Sterilization of health care products - Microbiological methods - Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products
• BS EN ISO 13938‑1:2019 Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
• BS EN ISO 22612:2005 Clothing for protection against infectious agents — Test method for resistance to dry microbial penetration
• ISO 22610:2018 Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration