SAN DIEGO — PURE Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: PURE), creator of the patented, non-toxic silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, announced today that a leading foodservice distributor has placed initial orders for PURE® Hard Surface disinfectant to be used as a new, more effective, time-efficient transportation sanitization solution on trucks and trailers transporting food.
Food transport sanitization is a new $50M+ US market for PURE. The distributor expects to use the PHS solution system wide as their new standard operating procedure. Fully deployed system wide, this customer represents approximately $3M+ in annual revenue potential to PURE.
PURE Genius Truck Sanitization
In PURE’s proprietary solution, EPA registered PURE Hard Surface is spray applied with a proprietary application method inside truck trailers that transport food to quickly eliminate microorganisms, preventing cross contamination. Results of extensive testing with this customer demonstrated a rapid 5+ Log (100,000 CFU) reduction in pathogens with full coverage application in compliance with the new FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) rule.
In addition to a 5+ Log pathogen reduction, benefits of the PURE transportation solution include:
- Faster sanitization, reduces trailer turn-around time to :15 minutes vs. 2 hours
- Provides 24-hour residual protection
- Labor productivity savings + reduced water usage
- Full coverage – refrigeration unit & air duct treated every time
- Non-corrosive, odorless and non-caustic; mitigates bacterial resistance
Hank R. Lambert, Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are thrilled by the rapid acceptance of our new food transportation solution by one of North America’s largest foodservice distributors. Our ability to offer carriers and distributors user-friendly trailer disinfection with significant labor savings, while minimizing downtime, are important bottom line differentiators. We anticipate follow-on orders from this distributor later in calendar Q1. We are also in advanced discussions with other food transport companies, and look forward to building this new market for PURE.”
In December, PURE announced it had received its first food transportation industry order from iGPS Logistics, the leading plastic pallet pooling service provider in North America.
About PURE Bioscience, Inc.
PURE Bioscience, Inc. is focused on developing and commercializing our proprietary antimicrobial products primarily in the food safety arena — providing solutions to the health and environmental challenges of pathogen and hygienic control. Our technology platform is based on patented stabilized ionic silver, and our initial products contain silver dihydrogen citrate, or SDC. SDC is a broad-spectrum, non-toxic antimicrobial agent, which offers 24-hour residual protection and formulates well with other compounds. As a platform technology, SDC is distinguished from existing products in the marketplace because of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and it mitigates bacterial resistance. PURE is headquartered in El Cajon, California (San Diego metropolitan area). Additional information on PURE is available at www.purebio.com.
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Source: PURE Bioscience, Inc.