Sample Submission Schedule over Christmas and New Year Period
To all our valued customers, please be informed that ams Laboratories will be in limited operation over the upcoming holiday period.
All samples that requires us to commence testing before the end of this year must be sent in prior to the cut-off dates listed in the schedule below.
If you can only send in your samples after the cut-off dates or on the public holidays, please contact us immediately and we can make the necessary arrangements for receiving these samples. The contact details of the respective Managers and Team Leaders are shown below.
We will resume full operation from 04/01/2016, Monday.
| TYPE OF TEST | SCHEDULE |
| General Microbiology Tests for meeting TGO 77 requirements |
Sample receipt cut-off date: 22/12/2015, Tuesday at 1pm |
| General Microbiology Testing of Index Organisms |
Sample receipt cut-off date: 23/12/2015 Wednesday at 1 pm |
| General Microbiology Water and Bioburden samples including Total Plate Count (TPC) and Yeast and Mould Count |
Sample receipt cut-off date: 24/12/2015, Thursday at 1pm |
| General Microbiology Environmental Monitoring samples |
Sample receipt cut-off date: 24/12/2015, Thursday at 1pm |
| Preservative Efficacy Test (Oral, Parenteral and Ophthalmic Products) | Sample receipt cut-off date: 21/12/2015, Monday |
| Preservative Efficacy Test (Topical) | Sample receipt cut-off date: 18/12/2015, Friday |
| Sterility | Samples received by: 22/12/2015, Tuesday Test Setup on 23/12/2015, Wednesday & 24/12/2015, Thursday. No test sessions: 25/12/2015 – 03/01/2016. All samples received post 22/12 will be tested on 04/01/16. First In First Served will apply No signed reports: 25/12/2015 – 03/01/2016 |
| Endotoxin (LAL) | Sample receipt cut-off date: 23/12/2015, Wednesday at 5pm No test sessions: 25/12/2015 – 03/01/2016. All samples received post 22/12 will be tested on 04/01/2016 First In First Served will apply No signed reports: 25/12/2015 – 03/01/2016 |
| Chemistry and Toxicology | Sample receipt cut-off date: 07/12/2015, Monday |
| Brisbane Laboratory | Sample receipt cut-off date: TGO77 & EM samples 18/12/2015, Friday at 12pm Probiotics & Water samples, 21/12/2015, Monday at 12pm |
Please contact the following individuals regarding your sample submission.
Sterility-related Tests:
Imtiaz Ahmed (Imtiaz@amslabs.com.au) or
Teresa Susanto (Teresa@amslabs.com.au)
General Microbiology-related Tests:
Thu Ngoc Phan (Thu@amslabs.com.au) or
Minal Patel (Minal@amslabs.com.au)
Chemistry and Toxicology-related Tests:
Sandhya Singh (Sandhya@amslabs.com.au)
Brisbane Laboratory:
Francis Frame (Francis@amslabs.com.au)