Rod
Bradbury, President of EcoSafe attends Scientific Advisory
Panel meeting at EcoSmart.
EcoSMART
Hosts Meeting Featuring Leading Scientists And Entomologists
11/7/2003
FRANKLIN,
Tenn. — EcoSMART Technologies recently held a meeting
with members of its Scientific Advisory Panel at its corporate
office in Franklin, Tenn, Oct. 30-31. Members of the Scientific
Advisory Panel are leading entomologists, toxicologists,
chemists and formulators in North America. The panel includes:
Rod
Bradbury – President, EcoSafe Natural Products,
Vancouver, Canada
Joel Coats, Ph.D. – Professor of Entomology and
Toxicology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Harlan Feese, Ph.D. – Technical Director: Commercial
Division, EcoSMART Technologies
Ramon Georgis, Ph.D. - President, AgroSci Advanced Agricultural
Technologies, Elmhurst, IL
Murray Isman, Ph.D. – Professor of Entomology and
Toxicology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
Canada
David Lindsay, Ph.D. – Vice President – Operations,
EcoSMART Technologies
Andrew Kende, Ph.D. – Professor of Chemistry and
Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Donald Reierson, M.A. – Researcher, Department of
Entomology, University of California- Riverside, Riverside,
CA
The Scientific Advisory Panel is closely involved in the
research and development of products, technology and patent
strategy for EcoSMART. The company is in contact with
the members of the Scientific Advisory Panel with respect
to ongoing research efforts.vIn addition, the Scientific
Advisory Panel meets face-to-face as on an as needed basis,
typically every quarter.
“EcoSMART
has enjoyed its long relationship with members of the
Panel and we look forward to working with them to bring
innovative technologies to the market,” said Steve
Bessette, president of EcoSMART.
EcoSMART’s
Minimum Risk Product Line Is USDA National Organic Program
Compliant. In other EcoSMART news, the company announced
that its line of minimum-risk pesticides and herbicides,
which are marketed under the brand name EcoEXEMPT®,
meet the criteria defined in the United States Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Program.
All EcoEXEMPT products, which are exempt from Federal
EPA registration under FIFRA 25(b), are approved for organic
programs and can be used where organic foods are shipped,
processed or stored.
The
National Organic Program (NOP) was developed to facilitate
domestic and international marketing of agricultural products
that are organically produced and to assure consumers
that such products meet consistent, uniform standards.
Any farm, wild crop harvesting or handling operation that
wants to sell an agricultural product as organically produced
must adhere to the national organic standards.
EcoSMART
currently markets several minimum-risk products under
the EcoEXEMPT® brand, including a dust (EcoEXEMPT
D), a concentrate that can also be used for fogging (EcoEXEMPT
IC), a granule (EcoEXEMPT G) as well as a herbicide concentrate
(EcoEXEMPT HC). The company plans to add several aerosols
to their minimum-risk line in 2004.
Steve
Bessette, president and CEO of EcoSMART, has the company
well positioned to take advantage of the growing trend
toward more natural organic products. “Our technology
is ideal for this particular market. Given the significant
growth in the organic market recently, coupled with its
future growth potential, EcoSMART is excited to be one
of the few companies providing the professional market
with the tools they will need to effectively service the
market.”
Friday, November 7, 2003
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