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Novazone Joins Center for Food Safety Board

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.”

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