Chemicals used in PCR testing (FOI)Chemicals used in PCR testing (FOI)
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Request
A
I would like to know what chemicals are used or containing within or on the oral and nasal swabs wrt PCR testing for COVID-19 please?
B
Is ethylene oxide used?
Response
A
Data on chemicals used, contained within or on oral and nasal swabs as part of the manufacturing process is not held by the Government of Jersey.
B
No. The products used are sterilised by irradiation and not ethylene oxide.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if –
(a) a person makes a request for information to a scheduled public authority; and
(b) the authority does not hold the information,
it must inform the applicant accordingly.
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