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Toronto, April 26, 2004- The University of Southern Mississippi and Toxin Alert Inc. (TOX-V and TOXAF-OTC), announced today they have signed an agreement for the development of Pilot Plant and Large-scale manufacturing methods for Toxin GuardTM and related products.  The five-year agreement will seek out US $ 3.0 million annually in US Federal funding for research carried out between Toxin Alert and The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.  Toxin Alert's Toxin GuardTM is a polymer film based product designed to detect the presence of food-borne pathogens such as Listeria and E.coli in food as well as other applications.

Dr. Edward Petroff, Exec. Vice President of Toxin Alert Inc., said "It is always our strategy to partner with premier research institutions and this agreement gives us the opportunity to work with one of the finest polymer science research facilities in the United States.  We are thrilled to be associated with The University of Southern Mississippi."

"We are very pleased to be working with Toxin Alert Inc.," said Dr Shelby Thames, President of The University of Southern Mississippi and founder of the polymer science program at the university.  "This cutting-edge research has endless applications that help provide health safety for people.  It is exciting to see our research developed into practical application.  We look forward to growing our partnership with Toxin Alert as we work together." 

Toxin Alert plans to include The University of Southern Mississippi along with Mississippi State University in a development program with the U.S. Armed Forces to produce Toxin GuardTM  products for their use.