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UN3373 Biological Substances, Category B can be human or animal material including (but not limited to) blood and its components, tissue, tissue fluids or body parts being transported for purposes such as research, diagnosis, investigational activities, disease treatment or prevention.

If the culture being sent is not listed by IATA as a Category A infectious substance, then it can legally be sent as a “Biological Substance, Category B,” eliminating the need to prepare a Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods or to use a UN-certified container with the Class 6 hazard label.

Category B classifies an infectious substance as not in a form generally capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals when exposure to it occurs. This includes infectious substances transported for diagnostic or investigational purposes.

A material known or reasonably expected to contain a pathogen, such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, parasites, fungi or prions, that can cause disease in humans or animals.

Category A; An infectious substance that if an exposure occurs when transported is capable of causing permanent disability, life threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans. Category B; An infectious substance which does not meet the criteria for inclusion in Category A.

UN certified packaging is not required. A Shipper's Declaration of Dangerous Goods is not required for Category B shipments.

Category A poses a higher health risk than Category B. Category B classifies an infectious substance as not in a form generally capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals when exposure to it occurs.

Category B infectious substances must be tripled packaged and compliant with IATA Packing Instruction 650 detailed below. The maximum quantity for a primary receptacle is 500 ml or 500g and outer packaging must not contain more than 4 L or 4 kg.