Aquentium CEO Mark Taggatz Discusses Recent House Bill For Improved Food Safety Standards

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 6, 2009 -- Aquentium, Inc. (OTCBB: AQNM) CEO Mark Taggatz commented today that the recent House of Representatives Bill that passed giving the FDA more oversight on Food Safety is certainly a major step in the right direction.

The House of Representatives passed legislation to give the Food and Drug Administration more authority and resources to prevent and stop food-borne illnesses, in response to a string of outbreaks involving peanuts, spinach, hot peppers and other foods. Under the House bill, the FDA would be required to conduct more frequent inspections. It would have the authority to order recalls and tell companies how to keep records so contaminated products could be traced more easily. Most food companies also would be required to register with the agency and pay an annual $500 fee for each of their facilities.

"Aquentium strongly supports the Bill, and hopefully more food and beverage processors will invest in our line of non-chemical processing and sanitation equipment which is designed to enhance their food safety requirements," stated Aquentium CEO & President Mark Taggatz.

The goal at Aquentium is to help prevent contamination of tomatoes, melons, leafy greens and any other food products. With the Aquentium non-chemical process, we can extend the shelf life of most any food product which means higher profits for processors and less waste for the consumer.

"The uniqueness of our ozone equipment is that ozone is over 50% more effective than chemicals and over 3,000 times faster acting than chemicals. Ultimately, we believe we have better technology to combat e-coli, salmonella, listeria and other bacteria or viruses than what most processors are currently using. Ozone is generated from Oxygen and is non-toxic. With our equipment, a processor does not have to stop processing to do plant sanitation. This increases plant production. Ozone is also safer for the workers since there are no chemicals to handle. Furthermore, processors can expect an ROI in under 12 months using our equipment. Ozone was approved by the FDA as food additive in 2001," added Taggatz.