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Forensic lab scene with BD Vacutainer® tubes on a lab counter, gloved hands holding a tube for blood testing DUI and analysis

The company that manufactures the approved tubes for blood collection in Canada has made some massive changes to their blood tubes. This will undoubtedly have an impact on DUI cases in Canada.

BD Life Sciences has made several changes to its Vacutainer® Fluoride Blood Collection Tubes. The company has received FDA clearance in the United States for an expanded indication for use, which now includes lactate testing for the Sodium Fluoride/KOx tube. This is the grey-stoppered forensic tube, used to collect blood samples for drug and alcohol analysis in DUI cases.

The changes do not impact the design, form, or fit of the products. But they do impact the laws and regulations that apply to blood drug and alcohol testing in Canada.

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