Portland, Maine
February 13, 2002

The EnviroLogix Roundup Ready(R) QuickStix(TM) test for soybean grain has been certified by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture as meeting performance claims of detecting 1 Roundup Ready soybean in a 1000 soybean sample (0.1%) within 5 minutes. GIPSA today issued a Certificate of Performance after conducting its own evaluation and reviewing the validation data supplied by EnviroLogix.

The EnviroLogix Roundup Ready QuickStix kit is the first one-step rapid test on the market. Positive samples have been detected in as little as one minute and negative samples within 5 minutes. EnviroLogix pioneered building the buffer into the test strips, eliminating the need to add extra reagents. The kit is room temperature stable and packaged in convenient, crush-proof plastic canisters. This is the fastest and easiest certified test available to grain handlers, elevator and terminal operators, and saves both time and money. QuickStix can be used to meet export/import requirements for detection of the Roundup Ready (CP4 EPSPS) trait.

These Roundup Ready QuickStix were first introduced to the marketplace in October 2001 after EnviroLogix completed its internal validation and confirmation from a panel of independent labs, all using multiple operators and multiple samples tested over a range of temperatures and operating conditions. These EnviroLogix Roundup Ready soybean grain tests have consistently received outstanding customer reviews in side-by-side comparisons against competitors' original and revamped alternatives.

EnviroLogix is licensed by Monsanto to develop and market tests for transgenic traits in a number of crops, including Roundup Ready soybeans, corn, sugarbeets, cotton and canola. Other products developed by EnviroLogix include tests for biotechnology enhanced Bt corn. EnviroLogix develops, manufactures and markets immunoassay test kits for the food safety and water quality markets and offers custom antibody and assay development services.

Roundup Ready(R) and Roundup(R) are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology, LLC.