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UN Number and Proper Shipping Name UN 2900 Infectious substances affecting animals Microorganism African swine fever virus (cultures only) Avian paramyxovirus Type 1 – Velogenic Newcastle disease virus (cultures only) Classical swine fever virus (cultures only) Foot and mouth disease virus (cultures only) Lumpy skin disease virus (cultures only) Mycoplasma mycoides-ContagiousContagious bovine pleuropneumonia (cultures only) Peste des petits ruminants virus (cultures only) Rinderpest virus (cultures only) Sheep-pox virus (cultures only) Goatpox virus (cultures only) Swine vesicular disease virus (cultures only) Vesicular stomatitis virus (cultures only) Category B An infectious substance which does not meet the criteria for inclusion in Category A must be assigned to UN 3373. Revised: April 2011 46
Table 2. Comparison of PI 650 and 620 Feature PI 650 PI 620 Primary container Present Present Secondary container Present Present Outer container Present Present Absorbent material for entire contents Present Present United Nations design type testing* (performance requirements) 1.2 m drop test Must pass Must pass 9 m drop test Not required Must pass Puncture test Not required Must pass Water immersion test Not required Must pass Test reports Should be available Must be available UN specification mark Not required Required Minimum dimensions Not defined Defined Volume and weight restrictions Not defined Defined Packaging size restrictions Not defined Defined *PI 650 packages are not required to meet UN performance requirements provided they pass a 1.2m drop test. Pressure testing of either primary or secondary containers for both PI 602 and PI 650 must pass requirements of withstanding, without leakage, an internal pressure producing a pressure differential of not less than 95 kPa and temperatures in the range of -40 0 C to +55 0 C (- 40 0 F to 130 0 F). Revised: April 2011 47
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Page 27 and 28: Example 4 Outer Box for “Biologic
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Page 37 and 38: Ebola virus Francisella tularensis
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Page 51 and 52: Appendix C Triple Packaging Revised
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