Table 4.

Description of tested solutions. All suppliers confirmed the use of the moist heat method but some did not provide their protocol: A: Not communicated, B: Not communicated, C: F₀ ≥ 11, D: F₀ ≥ 15 (estimated between at 42 and 45), D’: F₀ ≥ 15 (estimated at 20), E: F₀ = 15.

Supplier	N	Conc (%)	Volume (ml)	Type of Container	Type of container material	Time-lapse since manufacture (months)
A	20	2.5–5–10	50–100–250–500–1000	Bag	PE/PA/PP	7–9–10–12–14–15–16–17–20–31–32–33–34–51
B	15	2.5–5–10–30–50–70	50–100–250–500–1000	Flask – Vial	PE - Glass	4–5–6–7–8–11–17–18–25–29–36
C	9	5–10	250–500	Flask – Bag	PE – PP	15–16–18–20–34–43–44
D	3	10	250	Bag	PP	13–19
D’	16	5–10–15–30	125–250–500–1000	Vial	Glass	10–13–15–18–20–23–25–28–31–33–46–50–54–58–61
E	21	2.5–5–10–15–20–30–50	50–100–250–500–1000	Bag	PE/PP - PVC	11–15–16–17–18–20–23–26–29–31–37–41–56