Produce Safety and Security International Replys To FDA Food Protection Plan With A Cost Effective Solution For Protecting The Nations Food Supply

Lewisville, TX - (WORLD STOCK WIRE) - April 7, 2008 -- Produce Safety and Security International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PRSF) today announces the company provides a cost effective integrated strategy for protecting the nations food supply.

November 2007 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration "Americans enjoy unprecedented choice and convenience in filling the cupboard today, but we also face new challenges to ensuring that our food is safe. This Food Protection Plan will implement a strategy of prevention, intervention and response to build safety into every step of the food supply chain," stated Michael O. Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

New threats, new food-borne pathogens symptoms of food-borne illness range from mild stomach discomfort to life threatening neurologic, liver, and kidney syndromes.

In 1999, the CDC estimated that there were around 76 million cases per year of illness from food-borne agents, with 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. This data does not identify exactly how many are spread via foods (as opposed to person-to-person contact or by some other means) nor do they indicate how the food became contaminated. However, we know that the most severe cases tend to occur in people who are very young, very old, or who have compromised immune systems.

Food-borne illnesses are caused by more than 200 different food-borne pathogens (agents that can cause illness) of which we are currently aware. These include viruses, bacteria, parasites, and toxins, plus a vast number of potential chemical contaminants and metals. The variety of agents associated with food-borne illness has steadily grown over the last few decades, and there is every probability that this list will continue to increase.

One example of a newer food-borne pathogen is enterobacter sakazakii, which can cause serious illness such as sepsis (blood infection) and meningitis (inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord).

In 2002, FDA, working with CDC, discovered and subsequently alerted health care professionals to clusters of E. sakazakii infections reported in a variety of locations among hospitalized newborns, particularly premature or other immuno-compromised infants who were fed powdered infant formulas. The emergence of new food-borne pathogens requires updated technologies that can detect the presence of new agents in a variety of foods. Addressing these emerging hazards requires cooperation among industry, academia, and government to share information and establish testing protocols.

“Produce Safety and Security has provided the FDA, USDA and Congress a common sense approach that provides a cost effective removal of pathogens on numerous occasions. I have some major concerns why Congress, FDA and USDA did not respond to any of the recommended solutions. It does not make any sense for innocent people to contact the above mentioned food-borne illness causing death and illness when a solution reducing and eliminating these issues is approved by the FDA in 2001. It is wonderful to tell the population how the governmental agencies are protecting the USA food supply. However, they provide the number of illness and deaths listed above,” stated Clarence W. Karney, CEO of Produce Safety & Security International Inc.

About Produce Safety and Security International, Inc.:
Produce Safety has developed priority processes for extending the shelf life of perishables. The EPA-registered products sanitize and disinfect against food-borne illness pathogens and disease-causing bacteria. This process will provide retail produce departments with reduced shrinkage, increase the bottom line and provide a fresher product for the consumer. The Company provides a range of options for retail stores, restaurants, cruise ship lines, disaster cleanups and municipal programs. Furthermore, the process incorporates a complete audit trail, an essential component for complying with government regulations in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Safe Harbor: Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that such statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, technology efficacy and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The Company is a development stage company who continues to be dependent upon outside capital to sustain its existence. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results may differ materially from expected results.


Clarence W. Karney
Produce Safety & Security International, Inc.
2625 Queen Elaine Drive
Lewisville, TX 75056
USA

Phone: 972-899-3828
Fax: 972-899-3837


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