A technician receives a package from a supplier of quality control microorganisms.The package has a small watertight vial in a larger watertight tube.The larger tube has some bubble wrap around it,but the larger tube is just placed in the fiberboard box.All of the following was right with this packaging EXCEPT:
A) The microorganisms are placed in a small watertight vial.
B) The small vial is placed in a larger watertight tube.
C) The primary receptacle was placed into the secondary container with no absorbent material.
D) The outer container is made of fiberboard.

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Patient specimens or culture isolates must be triple packaged before being shipped.The material is placed into a primary receptacle that must be watertight.Absorbent material is placed around the primary receptacle and it is then placed into a secondary container that is also watertight.The secondary package is sealed and placed into a sturdy outer container constructed of fiberboard.

A Technician Receives a Package from a Supplier of Quality