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A sterile testing and dispensing apparatus is adapted for insertion into a sterile aseptically packaged container to permit the contents of the container to be tested and then dispensed. The apparatus includes a dispensing tube and a pH indicator removably received in the dispensing tube. When inser

A sterile testing and dispensing apparatus is adapted for insertion into a sterile aseptically packaged container to permit the contents of the container to be tested and then dispensed. The apparatus includes a dispensing tube and a pH indicator removably received in the dispensing tube. When inserting the dispensing tube into the container through an appropriate hole or weakened area therein, the pH indicator is automatically exposed to the contents of the container. The pH indicator can then be withdrawn from the dispensing tube and visually examined to determine the presence or absence or spoilage.

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An enteral feeding system, comprising an aseptically packaged container of a low acid liquid nutritional, a testing and dispensing apparatus including dispensing means for dispensing the liquid nutritional from the container, said dispensing means being a tubular element defining a bore extending ax

An enteral feeding system, comprising an aseptically packaged container of a low acid liquid nutritional, a testing and dispensing apparatus including dispensing means for dispensing the liquid nutritional from the container, said dispensing means being a tubular element defining a bore extending axially therethrough, said tubular element including a first end having a pointed tip to puncture the container in order to gain access to the interior thereof and a second end having a connector, and indicating means for indicating the pH of the liquid nutritional and hence whether the liquid nutritional has spoiled, said indicating means being an elongate member which is slidably received in said bore of said tubular element such that said elongate member is removably associated with said tubular element, whereby said elongate member can be inserted into the container together with said tubular element and then withdrawn from the container by removing said elongate member from said tubular member, said elongate member including a first end having a pH indicator positioned in said first end of said tubular element, whereby said pH indicator may be exposed to the contents of the container when said tubular element and said elongate member are inserted into the container as a unit, and a second end extending outwardly from said second end of said tubular element and having a gripping handle to remove said elongate member from said bore of said tubular element, whereby said pH indicator can be viewed to provide a visual indication of the pH of the liquid nutritional and hence whether the liquid nutritional has spoiled, and withdrawing means connected to said connector of said tubular element for withdrawing the liquid nutritional from the container through said tubular element after said elongate member has been removed from said tubular element to provide a visual indication as to whether the liquid nutritional has spoiled.