As testing for drugs becomes more and more popular,
so the methods of falsifying the results become more ingenious. The most popular way is
for a person to obtain a "doctored" sample of urine from a "clean"
person and falsely pass this as their own.
So when the United States Government passed a bill indicating that all
civil servants must be tested twice a year, a method was required to prevent fraudulent
samples being given to the nurses performing the test for drugs. The method derived was a
"Freshness Test" which involved the use of a temperature sensitive label which
would indicate that the urine sample was indeed fresh.
Research was carried out and it was determined that the temperature of the
urine should be between 94 and 99ºF after 2 minutes. Federal guidelines were published
giving less stringent readings of between 90.5 and 99.8ºF after 4 minutes. This, it was
suggested, would cover 99% of the population.
Large volumes of these labels are produced for this application as each
unit is applied to the outside of the specimen jar and disposed of after use for health
reasons. Volumes are continually increasing as private companies and sports bodies insist
on regular testing more and more.
Areas to consider for applications of these labels are Sports Authorities
and Governments. Also the Military (Army, Navy etc.) are starting to look at this in many
countries.
We can supply either the complete testing kit or just the label and are
positive that all countries in the civilized world will eventually move down this road in
the not too distant future.
