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Microcap & Penny Stocks : THE OZONE COMPANY! (OZON) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bilberry who wrote (935)	10/25/1997 9:45:00 PM
From: Fred Rodgers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4356

The SALT LAKE TRIBUNE did a fairly long story on OZON on Wednesday, October 8, 1997. It was written by LISA CARRICABURU, a TRIB reporter. The company can send you a copy of it. Just call and ask for one. Also, I believe that there is a UTAH On-Line which carries all stories filed by the TRIB. In fact, the story was picked up in a number of other newspapers, particularly in meat producing and chicken producing states. Frankly, I'd hate to share the OZON glory with another company. Glad to see that the TRIB did one story, exclusively featuring OZON.

To: Bilberry who wrote (935)	10/26/1997 12:03:00 AM
From: david sandel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4356

UTAH FIRM PROMOTES OZONE SYSTE ... 10/08/97 Salt Lake Tribune Types: Business Published: 10/08/97 Page: D5 Keywords: UT, Businesses, Food, Consumer Affairs, Public Safety Caption: Lynn R. Johnson/The Salt Lake Tribune Cyclopss Corp. senior researcher Atul Bhadkamkar disinfects produce using Cyclopss' ozone-cleansing process, which was recognized as safe by the FDA this summer. Utah Firm Promotes Ozone System As Future of Food Disinfection; Cyclopss Corp. Develops Ozone Cleansing System Byline: BY LISA CARRICABURU THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE E. coli, salmonella and other contaminants that lurk in food may find their worst enemy in technology an 8-year-old Utah firm originally developed to sterilize medical instruments and sanitize laundry. Cyclopss Corp. of Salt Lake City is leading a nationwide effort to educate food processors and consumers about how ozone can be used as a safer, more effective food cleanser than chlorine or other commonly used alternatives. The effort follows a ''generally recognized as safe'' designation the ozone-cleansing process received in July after a six-member panel made up of food scientists, microbiologists, nutritionists and other experts researched it. The Food and Drug Administration allowed the designation to stand after seeing no proof that the process is unsafe, said David Ash, a food scientist and technical consultant for the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Electric Power Research Institute, which sponsored the panel. The FDA's affirmation clears the way for companies sucha as Cyclopss to market their technology to the $430 billion food-processing industry. ''In dealing with food-safety issues, people keep calling for tighter regulation when in fact what is needed is better processing,'' Cyclopss President William Stoddard said. ''This is the first time a truly good alternative is being offered.'' He said ozone's strength as a powerful disinfectant has been recognized for decades. It already is used to sanitize virtually all bottled water. Ozone also is used for disinfection by nearly 200 municipal drinking-water plants in the United States. In addition, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Israel and Japan long have used it to cleanse food, establishing precedents from which U.S. companies can learn, Stoddard said. The reason for its effectiveness are explained by ozone's properties. Ozone is a form of oxygen made up of three atoms per molecule instead of the two that oxygen has. It is formed naturally when oxygen in the atmosphere is subjected to lightning or exposed to intense ultraviolet light. Ozone-generation technology that Cyclopss originally developed for medical and industrial applications replicates that process, Stoddard said. The benefit comes in the fact that ozone is a highly unstable molecule that constantly is trying to revert back to the more stable state of oxygen. The oxidation that occurs in this process is extremely fatal to bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi, algae and other microorganisms. For example, ozone kills harmful E. coli bacteria 3,123 times faster than chlorine. Fear of E. coli contamination this summer prompted Hudson Foods Inc. to recall 5 million pounds of processed beef in the nation's largest food recall. And there are other benefits as well. Because it quickly reverts to oxygen, ozone, unlike chlorine, leaves no byproducts in food or in the water into which it is infused for cleaning purposes. ''Ozone leaves no flavor or odor,'' Ash said. ''While you can tell if you eat a strawberry that has been cleaned in chlorinated water, with ozone, a strawberry tastes like a strawberry.'' In addition, because ozone quickly reverts back to oxygen, it is manufactured and used in place and cannot be stored, Stoddard said. That eliminates hazards associated with transporting and storing chlorine and other disinfectants. Because the FDA affirmation only took effect July 10, Stoddard and Ash said U.S. food processors still are learning about ozone's potential. But Cyclopss is convinced of its promise. It is moving forward aggressively. On Tuesday, it announced it has signed a letter of intent with Wilson, N.Y.-based Schlyer Equipment Co. to develop and manufacture a system specifically for food processors. Stoddard said the system will be similar to a sophisticated car wash. It will spray ozonated water over, under and around at all points as a conveyor system moves the food through. Cyclopss already is working with some food-processing companies that are exploring the use of its technology. ''We anticipate phenomenal growth,'' he said.