PURE Bioscience, Inc. Announces the Successful Completion of A Federal Aviation Administration
March 15, 2021 at 09:00 am EDT
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PURE Bioscience, Inc. announced the successful completion of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) evaluation of PURE Bioscience’s PURE Hard Surface sanitizer and disinfectant product for use in FAA locations. Following a vetting process which took several weeks, the FAA approved and announced that PURE Hard Surface was the only antimicrobial on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) List N (antimicrobials approved for use against COVID-19) authorized to be used in FAA locations such as airports, control towers, radar centers and regional control centers. Following the success of a FAA pilot testing program, the FAA is requiring its janitorial service providers for FAA locations to sanitize daily using PURE Hard Surface. To date, there are 85 FAA locations, including major airports, that are sanitized with PURE Hard Surface.
PURE Bioscience, Inc. is focused on developing and commercializing its proprietary antimicrobial products primarily in the food safety arena. The Company provides solutions to combat the health and environmental problems of pathogen and hygienic control. Its technology platform is based on patented, stabilized ionic silver, and its initial products contain silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC). SDC is a broad-spectrum, non-toxic antimicrobial agent, which offers residual protection and formulates with other compounds. The Company offers PURE Hard Surface as a food contact surface sanitizer and disinfectant to restaurant chains, food processors and food transportation companies. It also offers PURE Control as a direct food contact processing aid. It also manufactures and sells SDC-based products for end use, products preserved with SDC and SDC as a raw material ingredient for manufacturing use. The Company sells its products directly and indirectly through third-party distributors.