15.01 as it relates directly to and is necessary for a request of plant disease diagnosis and will be used for the purpose of contacting the client, and
maintaining departmental records. This information may be shared with CFIA for samples which are suspected to contain disease which require
quarantine. If you have any questions about this collection of personal information, you may contact the PEI Analytical Laboratories at 620-3300 and
15.01 as it relates directly to and is necessary for a request of plant disease diagnosis and will be used for the purpose of contacting the client, and
maintaining departmental records. This information may be shared with CFIA for samples which are suspected to contain disease which require
quarantine. If you have any questions about this collection of personal information, you may contact the PEI Analytical Laboratories at 620-3300 and
speak with the Lab Manager.
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SAMPLE COLLECTION, PACKAGING AND SUBMISSION
1.
Samples submitted to the lab must be representative of the symptoms observed in the field.
2.
Specimens must be fresh. Do not submit dead tissue.
3.
Samples should be packaged to prevent contamination during transport. Proper packaging may
include a combination of layering with damp paper toweling, use of paper bags or enclosure in a
plastic bag. Contact the lab for direction if uncertain.
4.
If a sample cannot be transported immediately, keep refrigerated and out of direct sunlight.
5.
Fill out the sample submission form with as much detail as possible. Sample forms should
accompany the sample and be packaged so there is no contact with the sample.
6.
Samples may be dropped off directly at the PEI Analytical Laboratory location, or at any access site
according to the schedule below.
Sample Drop-off Sites
Access PEI Site
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
O’Leary
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Tignish
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Alberton
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Wellington
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Summerside
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Souris
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Montague
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PEI Analytical Laboratory
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(23 Innovation Way, Charlottetown)
Samples must be delivered to an Access PEI site prior to 3:00 p.m. (12 noon on Fridays).
Check reverse side for drop-off sites near you.
Failure to recover or identify disease in a sample does not imply that a field or commodity represented
by the sample is free of the organism. Due to uneven distribution and/or seasonal fluctuations of the
disease and limitations of sampling procedures used, PEI Analytical Laboratory does not guarantee or
imply as a result of a negative test result, freedom in the population from which the sample was
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