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Thread · #storage-coldchain · 2026-02-13

genuine question do i need to worry about light

Spun off from a message in #storage-coldchain on 2026-02-13. 12 messages, 4 participants.

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  • logrotate — genuine question do i need to worry about light exposure or is that overthinking 16:34
LO
logrotatearchive16:36

power cut for 5 hours, fridge stayed shut, am i fine

NC
no_chargeback16:40

the vial that visibly changed after a warm transit was the one that had already been reconstituted

freeze debate again

i freeze aliquots and have had them test fine afterwards. others here would not do it and i understand why

LO
logrotatearchive17:15

freeze thaw cycling is the risk, not one freeze. that is my read of it anyway

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PM
per_mg_pete17:21

i log the fridge temperature daily and the room has never let me forget it

NC
no_chargeback17:32

lyophilised powder is genuinely robust. a warm transit is far less likely to matter than people fear

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