Medizone Intl. (fka MZEIQ)

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Fogging based companies such as MZEI (ZERO HOSPITAL SALES) and Altapure appear to be struggling to combat the growing success/market share of companies marketing UVC based disinfection systems within the ‘no-touch’ disinfection (NTD) niche.

STERIS has taken another approach (if you can't beat 'em join 'em) by offering a UVC based NTD solution http://www.steris.com/products/ultraviolet-disinfection/pathogon-uv-disinfection-system

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Altapure claims 100% kill, http://altapure.com/technology/test-results-efficacy/ , as does Medizone with the difference being that Altapure does not generate gaseous ozone which is labelled as "highly toxic" by the U.S. EPA.

Altapure won a 2014 Gold Edison Award, "Category: Applied Technology – Safety"

To date, given zero hospital sales by Medizone worldwide, it appears that the issue of safety surrounding the generation of gaseous ozone within a healthcare setting, as outlined in the letter below from APIC-SHEA-AHE to the U.S. EPA, has not been ignored by prospective clients, even by those in the two countries that have given regulatory approval to Medizone to market their O3 based NTD device, namely Canada and New Zealand.

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January 28, 2011

Joan Harrigan-Farrelly
Director
Antimicrobial Division
Office of Pesticide Programs
U.S Environment Protection Agency

Dear Ms. Harrigan-Farrelly:

On behalf of the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention (APIC), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) formerly ASHES, we welcome the opportunity to comment on the topic of fogging applications for disinfectants. The issues are very pertinent to our organizations and we are responding collectively to reinforce our close agreement on mutual concerns, especially worker safety.....When used properly, HP also likely offers a greater margin of safety compared to other chemicals that can also be applied by vapor such as chlorine dioxide or ozone.(Davies A, 2011, in press JHI)

7. Are there any active ingredients that may be problematic for your facility as foggers?

Ingredients that affect OSHA exposure limits that may affect workers, especially agents such as formaldehyde or phenol-based agents, would be a concern. The latter were chemicals that stimulated investigation and ultimately specific recommendations against their use by CDC. Other chemicals such as chlorine dioxide and ozone also have many documented safety issues that would preclude their use in healthcare facilities.(Davies,JHI2011)

http://www.shea-online.org/Portals/0/SHEA-APIC-AHE_EPA_fogging_letter_FINAL_%28012811%29.pdf

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Will the subject of ozone initiated chemistry, given that the Medizone device generates 80,000 ppb of gaseous ozone, be of interest to the U.S. EPA especially given the above APIC-SHEA-AHE safety concerns surrounding the danger of ozone generation within hospitals?

Then there is the potential damage to hospital equipment constructed with materials known to be affected by exposure to gaseous ozone. Both Canadian distributors of the Medizone device have publicly acknowledged this issue with neither of them having sold a device to ANY market within Canada.

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Maybe former fireman Edwin G. Marshall, in his capacity as CEO, would care to explain to Medizone shareholders as to why, since the launch of the "simple" ozone based NTD device back in August 2011, the company has FAILED TO COMMENCE hospital trials?


Quote: "The Company is currently anticipating full-scale hospital trials, both in Canada and the US. These are to begin in the second half of 2012"