# The Good Laboratory Practice Regulations 1997, Paragraph 16: Receipt, handling, sampling and storage


(1) Records including substance characterisation, date of receipt and quantities received and used in studies should be maintained.
(2) Handling, sampling, and storage procedures should be identified in order that homogeneity and stability is assured to the degree possible and contamination or mix-up are precluded.
(3) Storage containers should carry identification information, earliest expiration date and specific storage instructions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/654/schedule/1/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/good-laboratory-practice-regulations-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-16
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