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[Steve Feldman]

dtyyu at ucla.edu (David Tak Yan Yu) writes:

>It has been very troublesome for someone in the United States to receieve cell 
>lines or monoclonal antibodies from outside the United States.  Apparently, 
>any items which contain fetal calf sera have to be pre-approved by the Dept of 
>Agriculture.  I would appreciate if any one has suggestion to expediate the 
>process.

I'm not positive about this, but I believe if the FCS is of US origin things
go smoother. A lot of this started around the time of the British "Mad Cow
Disease" scare. Serum free media is an other solution. I have received Ab's
from Europe that were derived from serum-free cultures. You still need a
USDA import license, but it's easier to get if you're not bringing in
"foreign" FCS.

sf

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