Safe Foods Corp. Announces New Labs

(North Little Rock - March 29, 2002) Safe Foods Corporation has announced its acquisition of a 9,052 sq. ft. building in Rogers, Arkansas, to house the Company’s new microbiology, analytical chemistry, applications development and engineering laboratories, and food safety training and conference center.

Curtis Coleman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Safe Foods, said, “This is an extremely significant addition to our company’s ability to provide the very best food safety technologies to the food processing industry and ultimately to consumers. This is the first and cornerstone facility for what we envision to be a world-wide network of food safety research facilities.”

In making the announcement, Coleman said that work on remodeling the building and equipping the labs will begin immediately. The labs will initially house four full-time employees, including Dr. Amy Waldroup, Director of Research and Development; Gary M. Nolen, Director, Technical Services; and Dr. Kelly Beers, Director of Laboratory Services for the Company. Coleman expects the labs, which will operate as “MCA Services”, to eventually employ approximately 15 technicians, engineers and support personnel.

According to Dr. Waldroup, lab services to be offered will include:

1. Studies to determine the refrigerated shelf life of various types of food products, raw or cooked.
2. Routine sampling for spoilage and pathogenic organisms on foods, feeds, or environmental surfaces.
3. Evaluation of new, emerging food disinfection programs or systems, including the effects of such treatments on the sensory characteristics of foods.

Dr. Beers said the Company will also offer multiple analyses for food products, including:

1. Amino acid profiles
2. Vitamins A and E
3. Dry Matter
4. Biogenic Amines
5. Total Cholesterol

Citing what he called “a great need to streamline existing analytical methods so they better fit a particular analytical need,” Beers said that a major capability of the analytical laboratory will be to assist in development of analytical methods. The company will eventually offer hands-on workshops in microbiology and analytical chemistry for new lab techs in the food industry.

About Safe Foods Corporation

Safe Foods Corporation specializes in the development and commercialization of food safety technologies for producers, processors and consumers. The Company’s primary antimicrobial food safety technology is Cecure®, a patented product that kills foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria on meat, poultry, eggs, fish, fruits and vegetables, as well as on food preparation surfaces.

The company also recently introduced FreshLight™, an advanced ultraviolet light disinfection technology used for killing pathogens in liquids used in food processing. FreshLight™ is already being acquired and used by the food processing industry.

For more information, please visit the company’s web site at www.SafeFoods.net or www.Cecure.com.