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To: jmhollen who wrote (2)	6/12/1999 1:44:00 AM
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Inventors of New Food Safety Technology Receive Highest Award From FDA BusinessWire, Monday, June 07, 1999 at 08:38 WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999--The creators of COX Technologies' (OTC BB:COXT) FreshTag will receive the FDA Award of Merit, the Food & Drug Administration's highest honor, this Friday, June 11, in Rockville, Md. Last year, Dr. Dwight Miller and Dr. Jon Wilkes invented the new food safety technology at the FDA's National Center for Toxological Research (NCTR). FreshTag(TM) is a product that can detect early decomposition in seafood. Miller and Wilkes will receive the award from the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Dr. Jane E. Henney. The two scientists will be commended "for significant and exceptional performance benefiting the public by designing and building a product that is a simple, quick and inexpensive method for determining the decomposition of food products." "We are very fortunate to have been on the receiving end of this technology transfer," said James L. Cox, Ph.D., chief executive officer of COX Technologies, "and we are pleased to announce that FreshTag(TM) begins commercial testing this month." COX Technologies of Belmont, N.C., an industry leader in time-temperature management systems for perishable commodities, acquired the FreshTag(TM) technology last year from the NCTR lab in Jefferson, Ark. COX has also developed a new Rapid Detection Kit to be used in conjunction with the tag to enable a quantity of food to be tested using only a small sample. "The applications of this technology are greater than just testing for the freshness of seafood," said Cox. "We are exploring the full range of applications in other protein products for processing, inspection, and eventual consumer packaging." How it works: FreshTags(TM) are small adhesive labels (about the size of a quarter) attached to the outside of seafood packaging. Applicators create a hole on the reverse side of the label, allowing vapors generated on the inside of the packaging to diffuse into the tag. Volatile compounds produce a gradual color change in the tag. A bright pink color is eventually revealed on the visible surface of the tag, warning of impending decomposition of the seafood product. The sensitivity of the tags can be "tuned" to show exactly the signal needed for taking the right action with a certain type of seafood package. Earlier this year, Miller and Wilkes were the recipients of the 1999 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for their work on FreshTag(TM). The award is given annually by the 25-year-old Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer. This was the first time an FDA laboratory invention was honored. Information about FreshTag(TM) and other COX Technologies products is available at the company's Web site: www.cx-en.com. Phone inquiries can be made to COX Technologies corporate offices in Belmont at 800/848-9865.