21 CFR 866.2390
§ 866.2390 Transport culture medium.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 866.2390, § 866.2390 Transport culture medium, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/89457
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(a) Identification. A transport culture medium is a device that consists of a semisolid, usually non-nutrient, medium that maintains the viability of suspected pathogens contained in patient specimens while in transit from the specimen collection area to the laboratory. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms and also provides epidemiological information on these diseases.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.