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EasySeed™ - the global reference standard for Cryptosporidium and Giardia testing.

Rapid Quality Control Procedure
Flow Cytometer Enumerated
Precise Demonstration of Testing Performance

EasySeed™ has been approved by the UK Drinking Water Inspectorate and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The products are flow-sorted to contain 100 gamma-irradiated Cryptosporidium parvum (Iowa Strain) oocysts and 100?1 Giardia lamblia cysts in approximately 1ml of saline solution (Z9ES-CG100), or 100°C parvum oocysts only (Z9ES-C100). EasySeed™ can simply be added to your QC water sample for a precise and consistent demonstration of testing performance.

Gamma-irradiated oocysts and cysts are safe to use and morphologically stable. EasySeed™ tubes are sealed, sterilised and stable for 4 months. Kits contain 10 vials. If required, vials can be customised to contain a specified number of oocysts.

Product Data

Code	Description	Size
Z9ES-C100	EasySeed™ Cryptosporidium 100	10 Vials
Z9ES-CG100	EasySeed™ Cryptosporidium & Giardia 100	10 Vials
Z9ES-CUS*	EasySeed™ Custom*	10 Vials

Products can be purchased as Cryptosporidium only or Cryptosporidium and Giardia combined.

* can be produced to order with a specified number of Cryptosporidium oocysts and / or Giardia cysts.

Available in the UK and Europe only.

Accreditation

BioPoint holds accreditation for ISO 17034: General requirements for the competence of reference material producers. BioPoint has also gained the Certified Reference Material status for the products listed below.

The specific requirements of this accreditation focus on the quality control of the production process and finished product. These are unique to BioPoint and are gained through NATA (National Association and Testing Authority, Australia's accreditation body).

BioPoint ISO 17034 accredited certified reference materials will therefore be able to be used with confidence in ISO/IEC 17025 accredited facilities. BioPoint's ISO 17034 accredited Certified Reference Materials:

EasyStain™ is approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for use in Method 1623, UK Drinking Water Inspectorate (UKDWI) and Japanese Water Works Association (JWWA).