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@ @ ’ FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID bé bic coninatonotFDsoro — Ld son 02/28/2005 gg [| could not provide any information about the use of Bertolli brand olive oil in testing while[ ]worked at USAMRIID. Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) was purchased by the case from a company called Gibco and came in 10X concentration solutions. n diluted down with distilled water for each experiment. had no knowledge of the addition of oil to the PBS or the use of anti-foam in relation to the silicon content of the PBS. Any documentation about whether anti-foam was used or not in challenges would be located in laboratory SOPs at USAMRIID. [was not involved j the Ames challenges bé in November 1997, and did not observef | in Building] | wie during that same time period. L had no knowledge of anyone at USAMRIID keeping left over challenge spore preparations and could not speculate on who might do such a dangerous thing. md OY roo a [oo Jeouta not provide any further information which might be related to the theft of Ames strain Ba from USAMRIID or to other aspects of the mailings. Ba was delivered tol ior challenge testing in double bagged, plastic 10 milliliter (ml) Falcon tubes. : ; [believed the liquid Ba samples were mixed by the laboratory assistants for the testing primary researcher. Cc) observed Dr. IVINS mix samples on several occasions. All leftover samples were destroyed by double autoclaving. Testing samples were stored outside of the lab before testing, inside of the challenge hoods in test tube racks, and placed inside of autoclave bags at the completion of the challenges. Samples were always labeled with concentration information.