PURE Bioscience Prepares To Resubmit Food Contact Notification With FDA For SDC Antimicrobial Use In Raw Poultry Processing

San Diego, CA (Marketwired) - PURE Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: PURE), creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, announced today that as a result of recent discussions with the FDA, PURE intends to resubmit its Food Contact Notification (FCN) for use of its SDC antimicrobial in raw poultry processing before the end of June.

SDC test results demonstrate materially significant reduction of Salmonella contamination in poultry. The data indicates that the use of an SDC antimicrobial solution in poultry processing has the potential to enable plants to achieve non-detectable Salmonella levels after the chilling process.

Management intends to provide additional information about the re-submission, including a discussion of timing and the approval process, during its fiscal Q3 results conference call next week.

Hank R. Lambert, CEO, said, "The results of recent testing indicate a significant reduction of silver residues on poultry treated with SDC to nearly non-detectable levels. We believe this data adequately addresses the FDA's prior issues. We look forward to the completion of the regulatory review process in order to bring SDC to market as an effective intervention component of an integrated food safety system for poultry processing."

About PURE Bioscience, Inc.
PURE Bioscience, Inc. is focused on developing and commercializing our proprietary antimicrobial products primarily in the food safety arena -- providing solutions to the health and environmental challenges of pathogen and hygienic control. Our technology platform is based on patented stabilized ionic silver, and our initial products contain silver dihydrogen citrate, or SDC. SDC is a broad-spectrum, non-toxic antimicrobial agent, which offers 24-hour residual protection and formulates well with other compounds. As a platform technology, SDC is distinguished from existing products in the marketplace because of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and the inability of bacteria to form a resistance to it. PURE is headquartered in El Cajon, California (San Diego metropolitan area). Additional information on PURE is available athttp://www.purebio.com/

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