J.W. Cook, chief executive officer (CEO) of Pure-Enviro Biotech, said, “With more than 1.1 billion people equaling 17% of the world population, India is the most populous democracy in the world. The Delhi metropolitan area alone has more than 17 million residents, and we see a serious need and incredible potential for Enviroguard as a solution to multiple public health issues, including hospital disinfection, food safety and periodic outbreaks of bird flu.

“From powerful government officials responsible for districts of massive populations, to mothers and fathers caring for their families, citizens around the world share mounting concern for safety and the environment. Other products currently available in India which work to combat the potential dangers of human pathogens simply cannot compare to the safety and efficacy of Enviroguard. We are launching Enviroguard initially in New Delhi and the surrounding areas and intend to broaden distribution to other regions by leveraging our anticipated success in the capital city.”

Michael L. Krall, president and CEO of PURE Bioscience, stated, “Obviously, establishing a distributor in India represents a significant milestone in our quest to create a new worldwide standard in disinfectants. Early feedback from Pure-Enviro Biotech leads us to believe that its political contacts and established business channels should lead to initial revenues during the current fiscal year.”

Pure-Enviro Biotech’s new SDC-based Enviroguard disinfectant has a 30-second kill time on standard indicator bacteria, a 24-hour residual kill on the standard indicator bacteria, a 2-minute kill time on some resistant strains of the bacteria, a 10-minute kill time on fungi, a 30-second kill time on HIV Type I, and a 10-minute kill time on other pathogenic viruses.

PURE Bioscience is US-based developer of technology-based bioscience products.