TORONTO, Jan. 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Food Safe International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FSIJ) soon to be renamed Apollo Safe Scientific Group, Inc. announced today that in light of the recent tragic events in South East Asia it is pursuing food safety services with a renewed vigor with an eye toward assisting countries with food preservation and safety. The Company is confident that the new Sphere state-of-the-art technology may enable FSIJ -- Apollo to successfully meet its plans and objectives for global food safety. The Company believes that FSIJ's new name Apollo Safe Scientific Group, Inc. better portrays the Company's shareholder base, growth opportunities and strengths.
Additionally, FSIJ -- Apollo is pleased to announce its updated website page http://www.foodsafeint.com/services.asp, which allows the user to view FSIJ's updated services and future product line.
About Food Safe International -- Apollo Safe Scientific Group
Food Safe intends to eliminate food safety and sanitation issues and provide methods to improve procedures to minimize risk and liability. Food is one of the most mobile commodities traded internationally. Consumers are asking more questions and demanding answers. Whether the commodity is spices (insect contamination), beef (E. coli), strawberries (Hepatitis A, salmonella), fish (mercury) or any of thousands of foods traded globally, consumers and buyers are demanding new standards of quality, safety and nutritional value. Protecting people from food-borne illness is Food Safe's number-one priority. Food Safe's comprehensive program is a proactive approach to food safety. Spurred into action by food crises in the global beef industry, there is an international consensus that producers and food industry stakeholders require a reliable methodology and technology for verifying food production and food safety. Food Safe -- Apollo's biotech R&D division intends to develop and market pharmaceuticals in the therapeutic areas of oncology, cardiology, diabetes and other life threatening diseases. Food Safe -- Apollo is researching and may develop the business model for creating stem cell banks and stem cell treatment facilities.
About Ozone International and Food Safety International LLC
Food Safety International LLC offers a variety of products and services that provides you with safer products, better quality, reduced shrink, and better shelf life. Food Safety International LLC has developed a chemical free, environmentally safe system that guarantees the safety of customer's product. This is done through our unique ozonation process that removes pathogens and bacteria from product. This is a Whitewater Patent of Ozone International LLC that Food Safety International LLC has the marketing agreement. While food safety is our primary goal, an important bi-product of the system is that we significantly reduce shrink by improving shelf life. Food Safety International LLC has put together a team of industry experts with over 140 years experience to manage the company. Ozone wash is a non-toxic solution that delivers a fresher, safer produce to market, by destroying pathogenic microorganism that cause spoilage and transmit disease. Recently, FDA and ADEC has approved the use of ozone as a sanitizer for use in food processing plants.
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