Released on: October 28, 2008, 3:34 am

Press Release Author: The Scott Partnership

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Press Release Summary: (Caerphilly, UK, 27 October, 2008) - Sterilin Limited, the
established leader in single use laboratory plastics for life science applications,
announces the availability of their increased choice of Swab-Rinse Kits
(SRK) used for hygiene monitoring and environmental sampling in pharmaceutical,
food-hygiene, cosmetics and biological laboratories. This range of products offers
increased ease of use for inspectors and quality analysts, both on-site and in the
field.


Press Release Body: Contact Information:
Fiona Robinson
The Scott Partnership
Phone: +44 (0) 1477 539539
E-mail: sterilin@scottpr.com

Sterilin Limited Offers Extensive Range of Swab Rinse Kits

(Caerphilly, UK, 27 October, 2008) - Sterilin Limited, the established leader in
single use laboratory plastics for life science applications, announces the
availability of their increased choice of Swab-Rinse Kits
(SRK) used for hygiene monitoring and environmental sampling in pharmaceutical,
food-hygiene, cosmetics and biological laboratories. This range of products offers
increased ease of use for inspectors and quality analysts, both on-site and in the
field.

Swabbing remains one of the most established and extensively used microbiological
surface-sampling methods today. The kit typically consists of a labelled screw cap
tube with integral swab, filled with a specific volume of rinse solution. The swab
tip is automatically pre-moistened in the solution, helping improve the uptake of
material to be analysed. This is a proven and effective method for the detection and
quantitation of microorganisms.

Facilitating routine surface monitoring in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing
environments, the SRK system offers a superior method for sampling uneven or
irregular surfaces, equipment and difficult to reach sites. The SRK system is
equally effective in routine hygiene monitoring of food contact surfaces within food
processing environments and heavily contaminated surfaces, the swabs offer a
convenient system for verification and validation of effective sanitization and
disinfection procedures.
Accommodating a wide variety of applications, the Swab-Rinse Kits are supplied in a
wide variety of swab lengths and media type.

Formerly part of Barloworld Scientific, Sterilin Limited comprises of four
established product brands: Sterilin single use plastics; Iwaki tissue culture
products; Sterilin Silicone Devices (formerly Esco Silicone Rubber); Sterilin
Packaging Products (formerly Azlon Packaging).

For further information on Sterilin Limited's products, please e-mail
info@sterilin.co.uk, or call on +44 (0)844 844 3737.

About Sterilin Limited

Sterilin Limited is the name of the newly formed life sciences company, formerly
part of Barloworld. This new established company takes forward two established
market leading brands, Sterilin single use plastics and Iwaki tissue culture
products, plus two new brands, Sterilin Silicon Devices and Sterilin Packaging
Products.

For more than 40 years, the Sterilin brand name has been synonymous with quality in
single use plastics. This reputation was built upon, and has been maintained by, the
most stringent manufacturing standards in the industry.
The range of single use plastics comprises of over 800 products used extensively in
microbiology and the life sciences including specimen containers, Petri dishes,
multiwell plates and centrifuge tubes.

Sterilin branded products are manufactured at a BS EN ISO 9001:2000 accredited
purpose built facility in South Wales, UK, where new manufacturing techniques and
stringent quality assurance procedures ensure that every item is made to the highest
quality.

For further press information please contact: Fiona Robinson, The Scott Partnership,
1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire CW4 8AA, United Kingdom Tel: + 44
1477 539539 Fax: +44 1477 539540 mail to:
sterilin@scottpr.com

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Contact Details: Contact Information:
Fiona Robinson
The Scott Partnership
Phone: +44 (0) 1477 539539
E-mail: sterilin@scottpr.com