SAN DIEGO – PURE Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: PURE), creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, today announced that it has completed the first Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) self-affirmation for SDC when used on food processing equipment, machinery and utensils.
A committee of independent experts critically reviewed efficacy and toxicity data for SDC and the SDC-based PURE™ Hard Surface disinfectant and food contact surface sanitizer. The committee found no evidence that SDC demonstrates a hazard to the public when used as a contact biocide on food contact surfaces and food-use utensils and therefore concluded this use as generally recognized as safe. PURE’s GRAS status sets the stage for additional GRAS projects to determine SDC’s suitability as an indirect and direct food additive in food processing.
“Having GRAS designation puts PURE Hard Surface in a league of its own as we move into the food processing market,” said Tom Myers, PURE Bioscience’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “GRAS resonates strongly in the industry, and eases the challenge of introducing a completely new technology by providing customers with assurance that, in spite of its powerful antimicrobial activity, SDC is safe. In addition, customers are assured that SDC will not negatively impact their food products or processes. Looking ahead, this GRAS designation also lays the groundwork for expansion of SDC applications as a food additive.”
About PURE Hard Surface with SDC
U.S. EPA-registered PURE Hard Surface provides an unparalleled combination of high efficacy and low toxicity with 30-second bacterial kill times and 24-hour residual protection. PURE Hard Surface completely kills resistant pathogens like MRSA and also effectively eliminates dangerous food pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter as well as fungi and viruses including Norovirus, HIV, Influenza A, Avian Influenza and H1N1. PURE Hard Surface is EPA-registered for use on food contact surfaces and is gentle enough to be used in sensitive children’s areas.
About PURE Bioscience, Inc.
PURE Bioscience, Inc. develops and markets technology-based bioscience products that provide solutions to numerous global health challenges, including Staph (MRSA). PURE’s proprietary high efficacy/low toxicity bioscience technologies, including its silver dihydrogen citrate-based antimicrobials, represent innovative advances in diverse markets and lead today’s global trend toward industry and consumer use of “green” products while providing competitive advantages in efficacy and safety. Patented SDC is an electrolytically generated source of stabilized ionic silver, which formulates well with other compounds. As a platform technology, SDC is distinguished from competitors in the marketplace because of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and the inability of bacteria to form a resistance to it. PURE is headquartered in El Cajon, California (San Diego metropolitan area). Additional information on PURE is available at www.purebio.com.
Source: PURE Bioscience, Inc.
