ANIMAL FREE:	
Does not contain materials of animal origin.

BSE:
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is a disease affecting the central nervous system

CALCIUM DEPLETED:
The product has reduced levels of calcium

CHARCOAL TREATED:
The product has been treated with charcoal/dextran, reducing the level of some hormones

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
The country or region in which the donor/animal serum was harvested

DIALYSED:
The product has been dialysed with a cut off of 10,000 Daltons against an osmo-equivalent saline solution

EC APPROVED:
Meets with European Community requirements

GAMMA IRRADIATED:
Treatment with l-radiation to inactivate certain viruses

HEAT INAVTIVATION:
Incubated at 56oC for 30 minutes to inactivate the compliment cascade

LOW LIPID:
The level of lipids and lipoproteins is reduced by treatment

LOW IgG:
The serum has levels of IgG below 5mg/ml

NCCC GUIDELINES:
Many of our test methods are based on the guidelines set by the National Cell Culture Centre

SOURCE:
The Country or region in which the donor/animal serum was harvested

USDA APPROVED:
Used to describe a source that meets USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) importation requirements

VIRUS TESTED:
The product has been tested for the viral groups noted on the product analysis