Sports Retailer reorders bio-detection kits

LOS ANGELES: A leading Retailer of Athletic Apparel repeats order to address bioterrorism risks.

Universal Detection Technology, a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies and counter-terrorism training programs to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, has reported that it has received a repeat order for its five-agent bio-detection kits by a leading retailer of athletic apparel. Due to confidentiality concerns, Universal Detection Technology cannot reveal the purchaser’s name.

Traditionally, Universal Detection Technology’s bioterrorism kits have been employed solely for homeland security and governmental agency use, such as the US Department of Defense and fire and EMS services for Washington, D.C., adds the company.

According to Universal Detection Technology CEO Jacques Tizabi, the purchase order is very significant for Universal Detection Technology, as it shows new commercial and civilian applications for the company’s products. Increasingly, larger companies are handling some aspects of CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear explosives) prevention in-house, thus mitigating costly delays when first responders have to be called.

"With our recent DHS certification, we believe private and public company orders from outside the traditional homeland security market will continue to increase," said Tizabi. “The kits are portable, easy-to-use and cost effective solutions for companies addressing the real risks of bioterrorism,” continued Tizabi.

It is further claimed that in as little as three minutes, a single test can detect up to five lethal agents: anthrax, ricin, botulinum toxin, plague and SEBs.

The company says its counter terrorism and security solutions, including the company’s flagship real-time anthrax detector (BSM-2000), have applications for government agencies, defense contractors, security companies, postal facilities, etc.

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