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University Study Captures First
Real-time Video View of Ozone Destroying Food-borne Pathogen E. Coli with
VeriPure™ Technology
Phoenix, AZ. - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - Longmark
Industries, working in conjunction with researchers from California Poly
Technical University, has produced the first ever microscopic video capture
of the real time destruction of the dangerous food-borne pathogen E. coli
0157:H7 utilizing VeriPure™ ozone food sanitation technology.
The new video shows for the first time the actual instantaneous cellular
disruption of the bacteria with the addition of low levels of ozone gas
dissolved in water.
"We've brought nearly twenty years of technology development to achieve a
look at the power of ozone food sanitation in a way that's never been done
before," stated Longmark's Chief Executive Officer Ron Long, inventor of the
new VeriPure™ Ozone Food Sanitizing System that accomplished the pathogen
destruction.
The VeriPure TM technology is marketed by the company for home food
sanitation and water purification. A VeriPure™ commercial version is
available for restaurants and sushi bars. (http://www.veripurefood.com)
The University level testing and video capture of the pathogen destruction
was led by Dr. Joseph Montecalvo, Jr., past chairman of the Cal Poly
Department of Food Science & Nutrition and a member of the Technical
Advisory Panel of the USDA National Organic Standards Board. The remarkable
footage was captured utilizing an Olympus IX51 Inverted Microscope donated
exclusively for the study by Olympus America, Inc. "Food safety at the home
level and in restaurants has become a National priority," Montecalvo stated.
"That's why visually proving the effects of ozone on pathogens that make
people sick is so significant. To our knowledge it's never been done before
in real time."
Long, who holds several patents in ozone product technology, and Dr.
Montecalvo previously worked together designing and executing ground
breaking studies to prove the nearly instantaneous destruction of a variety
of food-borne pathogens by ozone, including Salmonella, Staphlococcus,
Listeria and Campylobacter , in addition to the lethal E. coli strain.
"The numbers of e. Coli colonies utilized in the research were nearly one
hundred million times greater than would typically be found on contaminated
foods," Dr. Montecalvo stated. "The recently completed video documentation
agrees directly with our previous studies which show greater that 4-log
(99.99%) inactivation of bacteria such as E. coli 0157:H7, Salmonella,
Listeria, Staphlococcus and Campylobacter on surfaces of lettuce, meat and
poultry with Low Level Ozone Technology™ from Longmark Industries. "Our
testing of the VeriPure process for controlling dangerous food-borne
pathogens has confirmed that low-levels of ozone applied to food surfaces
can significantly reduce the risk of illness caused by bacteria on produce,
fruit, meats, fish and poultry," Montecalvo said.
Ozone technology is becoming a widely used method for pathogen intervention
by commercial food processors since its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration in 1997, but until the VeriPure™ system, has not been widely
available for consumers and restaurants. Longmark Industries has introduced
several products that bring the power of ozone food safety to consumers and
restaurants under the VeriPure™ brand.
"The next phase of our technology expansion will be to introduce the
VeriPure TM product to small organic food growers," Long said.
Montecalvo explained that ozone leaves no chemical residue on foods, making
it the preferred method for retaining the "organic" integrity of produce and
fruit treated with it.
Ozone has been used to purify water for more than 100 years. The VeriPure TM
products also produce bottled water quality drinking water.
Originally, Longmark, founded in 1987, manufactured commercial purification
systems utilizing ozone technology for food, water and wastewater.
Longmark Industries, LLC, has research & development, marketing and sales
offices in Phoenix, AZ, a sales office in Tokyo, Japan, and manufacturing
facilities in Green Bay, WI. It is a privately owned company.
Contact Information:
Longmark Industries, LLC
13260 Foxfire Drive #9
Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone: 623-209-2515
Email:
info@longmarkindustries.com
Web:
http://www.veripurefood.com
Contact: Ron Long
623-209-2515
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