Universal Detection Technology's Handheld Biodetection Kits Receive Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Certification
Marketwire
Posted: 2009-07-15 16:05:00
Kits Detect Anthrax, Ricin, and Other Bio-Agents
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/15/09 -- Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, reported today that its handheld biodetection kits have been certified by the Department of Homeland Security as an "Approved Product for Homeland Security" under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002.
The SAFETY Act provides incentives for the development and deployment of anti-terrorism technologies by creating a system of "risk management" and a system of "litigation management." The purpose of the Act is to ensure that the threat of liability does not deter potential manufacturers or Sellers of anti-terrorism technologies from developing and commercializing technologies that could save lives. The Act creates certain liability limitations for "claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism" where qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed.
The handheld detection kits have been extensively used by first responders and private industry throughout the country. The equipment has been evaluated by the U.S. DOD as well as the United Kingdom military. The equipment's capacities include:
-- No cross-reactivity with near neighbor strains
-- No cross-reactivity to household powders
-- No set up time
-- No expensive reader needed
-- No decontamination requirements
-- No false positives
-- No false negatives
-- No hook effect
The size and ease of use of these kits makes them ideal for emergency situations where time is of the essence. UNDT's kits are some of the most user friendly and at the same time accurate products currently on the market.
To Order the Kits online please visit: udetection.com.
The certification is for technology developed by Advnt Biotechnologies. The kits are immunochromatography-based assays used to screen for the presence of biothreat agents. Each assay provides a one-time use capability and is designed to identify one or more biothreat agents, including Anthrax, Ricin toxin, Botulinum toxin, Plague (Yersinia pestis), and/or SEB (Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B.)
"The certification of the handheld biodetection kits as an approved homeland security product will not only protect us from liabilities from the use of the kits, it also allows us to market the products to a wider user base," said Mr. Jacques Tizabi, UNDT's Chief Executive Officer. |
