Guest guest Posted May 4, 2002 Report Share Posted May 4, 2002 Hey Sandy, > >Refrigeration will extend the shelf life. Storing in sterile > >glass with a sterile cap prevents contamination > > So I should boil the bottles and caps when I receive them? > > -- Sandy We can properly assume that a new, unused, out-of-the-box bottle will be sterile .. to a point. If there is no moisture in the bottle .. and the liklehood of there being some in a new bottle is low, low, low .. then we're in good shape. Its the reused bottles that can cause us grief .. couple of years back one of the folks on this list poured a buncha Rose Hydrosol into a used bottle they had washed .. (milk it was I think) that had NOT been boiled or otherwise sterilized (and probably not properly dried), and started their own private critter culture in no time flat .. ;-p Air drying is important after washing .. and you can generally avoid the critters that way .. but boiling the hell out uv'it guarantees you start with a sterile container and guarantees avoidance of critter cultures. For safety and economic reasons, we ship the hydrosols in Food Grade Approved Plastic Gallon Jugs .. they are sterile. One could store the hydrosol in there for an indefinite period of time and probably have no problems .. but I sorta have a thing about plastic regardless of how safe its supposed to be. This Rose Hydrosol was tested by Superior Laboratories, Inc., which has EPA and USDA Accrediation, located at 2514 Billingsley Rd, Columbus, OH, (614) 793-8778 .. on 18 April 2002. It is contaminate free .. :-) Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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