Sigma-Aldrich achieves CE Mark certification

Published: 21-Jul-2004

Approximately 400 of Sigma-Aldrich's cell culture and haematology and histology products have been certified with a CE Mark, making them eligible for sale in the EU. The CE Mark indicates that a product com-plies with EU safety, environmental, and quality standards.


Approximately 400 of Sigma-Aldrich's cell culture and haematology and histology products have been certified with a CE Mark, making them eligible for sale in the EU. The CE Mark indicates that a product com-plies with EU safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Eight product families in the haematology and histology line, representing 250 products, have received the CE Mark, including routine and special haematology stains, routine and special histology stains, Histopaque cell separation media, cytochemical stains, cytology stains, and histology stains.

The cell culture line received certification for 17 product families that include 150 products. These are: liquid media with or without glutamine and sodium pyruvate; concentrated liquid media; salt solutions with and without sodium bicarbonate; trypsin and penicillin solutions; powdered media with and without glutamine; powdered salt mixtures; amniocyte media; bone marrow media; BSK-H media; foetal bovine serum; cytogenics reagents and supplements; L15 Leibovitz media; and peripheral blood media.

'Obtaining the CE Mark confirms the excellence of our products and secures our presence in the European Union marketplace,' said Dr Marilyn Baltz, regulatory site manager at Sigma-Aldrich.

  

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