Definition of Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food) taken from the 2005 FDA Food Code, Section 1-201.10(B) Table B. Interaction of pH and aw for control of vegetative cells and spores in food not heat-treated or heat-treated but not packaged.
Most catheters have a small port located on the catheterâs tubing near the end of the catheter that is attached to the collection bag. To obtain a sample, cleanse the port using an alcohol swab. Then, using a sterile syringe, withdraw a sample of urine directly from the tubing of the catheter.
Children can obtain clean-catch urine samples, but they might find it easier with a sterile receptacle placed within the toilet for specimen collection. Pour the sample from the receptacle into a sterile collection cup. Then, with the lid in place on the cup, label the sample and send it to the laboratory for analysis. Do not squeeze samples from a wet diaper or pad, as the results are likely to be inaccurate. Some studies have demonstrated accuracy of some urine tests when urine is collected in a syringe from a disposable diaper.