Secure DNA printing for food: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. Inks Exclusive Agreement with Applied DNA Sciences. DNA will ensure food safety and identity

Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. (Nissha), an innovative printer and a half-billion-dollar company based in Japan, will use APDN technology in a remarkable project to protect the brands of highly valued fish and other products, recently victims of rampant counterfeiting.  The new printing system uses “DNA ink,” derived from plant DNA, to mark and authenticate labels on high-value fish and other food products.

 

The company signed an exclusive agreement with APDN on October 31, becoming the sole provider of DNA ink products in publications and foods (fish and fruit) in Asia.  APDN is already recognizing sales revenue from its relationship with NISSHA and is looking forward to a stronger presence in Asia.  This agreement compliments the already existing agreement between Nissha and APDN and further strengthens the relationship between the two companies.      

 

(Please refer to our SEC Form 8K, filed today.)

“No product is safe from the threat of counterfeiting, and this threatens public health and safety, especially in relation to food and other consumer products,”  

 

Takao Hashimoto, Director and Chief Technology Officer of Nissha.

APDN sells patent-protected DNA security solutions to protect products, brands and intellectual property from counterfeiting and diversion. APDN’s botanical markers are used to authenticate products in a unique manner that essentially cannot be copied, and provide a forensic chain of evidence that can be used to prosecute perpetrators. To learn more, go to www.adnas.com where APDN routinely posts all press releases.
 

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