Polywipes are sponges designed for collection of possible contaminants from a wide range of surfaces. These surfaces include production machinery in food factories, and carcasses in the butchering trade. 

The standard ISO 18593:2018 provides important guidance for sampling and testing surfaces in the food chain environment for microbiological safety, and much of this information is relevant for monitoring surfaces in healthcare settings for the purposes of infection control.

Collection and storage of viral specimen is the most important factor in obtaining a reliable and accurate diagnostic result.

CLSI’s ‘Quality Control of Microbiological Transport Systems’ provides a method to determine collection devices suitable for the transport of viral specimens over extended distances