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Universal Detection Technology Adds Mold Detection Device to Biohazard Detection

Product Catalog

Device Equips Homeowners and Health Officials with Rapid Detection of Toxic

Mold, Detects the Top Three Mold Species: Stachybotrys, Penicillium and

Aspergillus

LOS ANGELES, Jul 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Universal Detection Technology

(www.udetection.com) /quotes/comstock/11k!undt (UNDT 0.00, -.00, -15.00%) , a

developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from

bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, announced today that it has

expanded its product catalogue to include a consumer-ready device that detects

the top three major mold concerns in the industry today: Stachybotrys,

Penicillium and Aspergillus. The lethal toxins can make homes in areas of high

humidity or flood-damaged homes inhabitable and cause serious health

complications.

The mold detection device is based on technology called immunochromatographic

assays, also known as a rapid test or Hand-Held Assay (HHA). UDT has used the

same technology successfully in the detection of biowarfare agents such as

anthrax, botulinum and ricin toxin, and it is used by military and HazMat teams

around the world.

The device detects only specific species of Aspergillus, Penicillium and

Stachybotrys such as Stachybotrys chlorohalonata, Stachybotrys microspora,

Stachybotrys echinata and Stachybotrys chartarum, in addition to certain

Aspergillus and Penicillium sub-species. These species are the top mold concerns

in homes.

Device features include:

-- Separate detection of Aspergillus / Penicillium from Stachybotrys

-- Accurate results in as little as 15 minutes.

-- Detection below 10(5) or 100,000 spores per ml.

-- No cross-reactivity to 100's of near neighbor strains.

-- No cross-reactivity to common household substances.

-- Compact and lightweight

-- 2 year shelf life

-- Each test individually packaged in a vapor-lock pouch

The most serious type of mold in the home is of the " black " variety, a slimy

greenish-black substance commonly found in damp, moist areas of walls, ceilings

and floors. Houses that have been flooded are at serious risk for molds,

especially in areas where humidity and temperatures provide the mold with the

ideal setting to reproduce and spread before cleanup begins. The houses flooded

by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are perfect examples of homes that have

suffered extreme damage from mold.

" We are proud to have added the first of its kind mold detection test to our

product catalog, " said Jacques Tizabi, CEO of Universal Detection Technology.

" The device allows homeowners to test their homes for mold in as little as 15

minutes and remediate any mold damage prior to the onset of health

complications, " continued Tizabi.

For more information please visit www.udetection.com or email

info@....

About Universal Detection Technology

Universal Detection Technology (UNDT) is a developer of monitoring technologies,

including bioterrorism detection devices. The company on its own and with

development partners is positioned to capitalize on opportunities related to

Homeland Security. For example, UNDT in cooperation with NASA, has developed a

bacterial spore detector that detects certain biohazard substances. The Company

is also a reseller of handheld assays used for detection of five bioterrorism

agents, radiation detection systems, and antimicrobial products. For more

information, please visit www.udetection.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news

release are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and

uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results, performance and

achievement in the future to differ materially from forecasted results,

performance, and achievement. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly

release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may

be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect

the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or

expectations.

SOURCE: Universal Detection Technology

Media Contacts:

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The Pollack PR Marketing Group

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Company Contact:

Universal Detection Technology

Jacques Tizabi

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310-248-3655