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University of Georgia Food Safety Experts to Use Novazone Technology for Research
Livermore, Calif. – Nov. 14, 2007 - Novazone, Inc., a leading provider of clean solutions for food and water, today announced that it has joined the board of the Center for Food Safety (CFS) at the University of Georgia (UGA), one of the world’s leading research programs for the study and prevention of food-borne pathogens.
As a part of its new partnership with CFS, Novazone has donated one of its patented ozone generators for researchers to use in experiments that will include the development of techniques for killing common pathogens like E. coli and Salmonella. The first tests will be conducted on behalf of a major food packaging company.
“The Center for Food Safety is a primary research facility committed to solving the many microbiological challenges faced by the food industry, and Novazone has a technology that can be an effective solution,” said Michael P. Doyle, Ph.D., Regents Professor and Director of UGA’s Center for Food Safety. “Novazone’s ozone generators are widely deployed and respected by both the food and beverage industries; as researchers, we share their corporate goal of helping ensure that the food that reaches consumers is of the highest quality and lowest possible health risk.”
The Center for Food Safety is an affiliate program within UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and has been at the forefront of efforts to understand the causes of, and ways to prevent, food-borne illness. Its researchers work closely with leading government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as private-sector partners like Kraft Foods.
Other CFS board members include major food processors and packagers like ConAgra, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonalds and Campbells.
“Novazone is committed to making sure the food on your table is fresh and safe to eat,” said David Cope, President and CEO of Novazone, Inc. “We’re honored to have this opportunity to lend our global food market expertise and technological know-how to an institute like CFS. This is a truly symbiotic partnership for Novazone and CFS.”
About Novazone
With more than 300 customers in 19 countries, Novazone is a leader in clean solutions for food and water. Its chemical-free, ozone-based family of products has been approved by the FDA, EPA and USDA to kill deadly, food-borne pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella, while remaining 100 percent organic; its water solutions use the safest and most natural purification and disinfection agent for both bottled water and pharmaceutical applications. Novazone’s patented technologies preserve and protect the world’s food and water supply throughout the pre-harvest and post-harvest packaging, transport and cold storage processes. Its cutting-edge, thin-film sunshield, made from harmless calcium carbonate crystals, reduces sunburn damage and product losses for growers, resulting in better quality product and increased returns. Industry leaders such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Sunkist, Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Safeway, Sun Pacific, Orchard View Farms, Paramount Farms, Wilson Batiz, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals rely on Novazone for product purity. For more information, visit www.novazone.com.
Contact:
Connie Bordanaro
Director of Marketing Communications
Novazone, Inc.
925.454.0303
cbordanaro@novazone.com
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