Taggatz, representatives of the company have
been, and are, currently in contact with selected Asian countries to
clear the way for immediate testing of this product in their regions. Due to the lack of roads, SurfAid has put its air and
water response capabilities to work. Our new report offers a topical insight into both the flu virus
and the methods being employed to tackle it.com/pdf/contents_flu_spotlight.

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The company's Ozone
Safe Food subsidiary has developed joint relationships with
distributors for its ozone equipment, which reduces pathogens and
provides longer shelf to fresh produce and meat.

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7 earthquake which shook the Sumatra region, SurfAid has raised an alarm
for wide-spread disease and has established a new operational hub in the small
town of Sirombu, located in West Nias.

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About Avian Influenza

Avian influenza, or "bird flu", is a contagious disease of animals
caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly
pigs.
The summary and content of the report can be viewed at:
http://www.

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Gerberding, head of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, in a press release dated February 21,
2005 , the avian flu epidemic is the most important threat that the CDC
is facing right now and that scientists believe that, "it is highly
likely that the virus that has swept through bird populations in Asia
will evolve into a pathogen deadly for humans.
According to Mr. But there is
still much to be done, as many villages have not yet been visited by relief
agencies."
In particular, the report looks at the pharmaceutical industry's pipeline
prospects in the influenza field and discusses potential new treatments and
vaccines in development, while simultaneously assessing their potential
marketing position and value.

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* In focusing on emergency medical response and life-saving distributions
of food and water, SurfAid currently has seven boats and one
helicopter (plus support craft and a vessel chartered by volunteer
doctors from the Surfing Medical Association ) in service. Dave Jenkins to
significantly improve the health and well-being of the Indonesian people . Through
the heartfelt generosity of these and other agencies and individuals, SurfAid
is able to continue fulfilling its mission of improving the quality of life
for the Indonesian people.
"The influenza virus is an interestingly unstable pathogen with global
prominence. "Recent fears have
focused on the potential threat to humans posed by the avian influenza
subtype H5N1.

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About SurfAid
With help and support from the global surfing community, SurfAid is a non -
profit organization founded in January 2000 by Dr. Background on the history of the flu, details of the different
strains, including H5N1, and viral targets for therapeutic intervention will
be described in detail as a key contextualising element of this report.

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efoodsafety.
SurfAid's success in the Mentawai Islands has made it the surfing industry's
humanitarian charity of choice and is providing a foundation for future
expansion to other remote surfing locations throughout the world .

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The company's
Knock-Out Technologies subsidiary has developed an unique,
one-of-a-kind, all -natural and environmentally safe sporocidal that
eradicates anthrax, as well as a germicidal product that kills six
major bacteria: E-coli, Listeria, Pseudomonas, Salmonella,
Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus, and is currently undergoing testing
to eliminate the avian flu virus.
Please visit the company's websites at www.

PharmaVentures is Separating Fact From Fiction in the Battle Against Influenza

OXFORD, England, PharmaVentures today announces
the publication of its new report on the flu epidemic, Spotlight on
Influenza: Separating Fact from Fiction in the Battle against Influenza .
Looking to the future, the ramifications of the H5N1 pandemic threat and
its potential long -term repercussions will be reviewed from a global
healthcare and commercial market perspective.

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The "Big Six" Germicidal, constructed entirely of food-grade
materials, is non-toxic, non-carcinogenic , and has completely
eradicated all strains of the "bird flu" virus during independent
laboratory testing. Such an
outbreak could last years and be extremely devastating to the economic
conditions of developing countries or where poultry raising is an
important source of income. Editors and investors are cautioned
that such forward-looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties and
the company 's actual results may differ from these forward-looking
statements.
More than 250 people perished in this area following the tsunami, and an
estimated 3,000 more died in the March 28th earthquake , while thousands of
others were injured.
"As hard as it is to believe," says Dr. The report also covers deal
making and licensing opportunities, which have stemmed from the flu threat,
providing an analysis of the companies, including GlaxoSmithKline,
sanofi-pasteur and Chiron, as well as therapies involved, such as Tamiflu and
Relenza.
This topical report provides readers with insightful competitor
intelligence and extended market analysis compiled from PharmaDeals(R), the
most comprehensive source of global deals across all therapies and stages of
development.pdf
PharmaVentures is a leading results driven organisation assisting
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide in all aspects of deal
making.

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"
"Knock-Out Technologies has the product ready at the right time ,
prior to this virus mutating to a human form of pandemic proportions.
We anticipate the number of lives that could be helped by this
product's early use could be staggeringly significant," stated Mark
Taggatz, President and CEO of eFoodSafety. Dave Jenkins, founder of SurfAid,
"the situation these people are in today is even worse than the one they were
in immediately after the giant tsunami . SurfAid's new hub in Sirombu is essential to these
efforts, as roads from the regional capital , Gunung Sitoli, have been severed
by the earthquake. As well as probing the industry's ongoing
investigative efforts, the report also broadly analyses and outlines the
current markets, including therapeutic products.

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* In Nias, SurfAid now has boats and emergency medical teams covering the
south coast, the capital Gunung Sitoli and the north-east coast, the
north-west coast, and the west coast and Hinako Islands. Influenza sweeps rapidly around the world in seasonal epidemics
affecting 5-15% of the population and causing up to half a million deaths
annually," said Dr Fintan Walton , CEO of PharmaVentures.

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, provides a
proprietary ozonation technology system that cleans and sanitizes
equipment and other hard surfaces.

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com, Inc.


These clusters of disease
indicate that conditions are ripe for an epidemic to break out at any time,
especially for malaria, which remains a growing concern."
During the three weeks following the earthquake, SurfAid has been able to
offer relief to scores of displaced communities, despite practically non-
existent infrastructure .org


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While all bird species are thought to be susceptible to
infection, domestic poultry flocks are especially vulnerable to
infections that can rapidly reach pandemic proportions. Based in Oxford, UK the company employs over 30 people and
has offices in the USA.

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com

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this release that are not strictly
historical are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Citizens of Sirombu
and the surrounding area are running low on food and water, and SurfAid is
working feverishly to provide rapid and effective support to these vulnerable
communities. But
the waters have since cleared and mosquito numbers are on the increase again.

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eFoodSafety. The patented technology can also be
utilized for direct application on food products.

SurfAid International Provides Update on Tsunami + Earthquake Relief

Within three weeks of
the 8.
Deeply traumatized by the tsunami and subsequent earthquake, natives of
the region have scattered into makeshift jungle camps , and are indeed facing a
grave threat from several potentially deadly illnesses. Thus far, SurfAid has
documented small outbreaks of rubella (German measles) in the north-west part
of Nias and chicken pox farther to the south.

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eFoodSafety Subsidiary Knock-out Technologies Ltd.'s Big Six Germicidal Eradicates Bird Flu Virus


According to Dr. Julie L.com,
www.

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----March 29,
2005--eFoodSafety . Further, the particular strand of avian
influenza that is circulating presently has jumped the species
barrier, causing severe disease in humans, even death in Thailand and
Vietnam.

About eFoodSafety .

Contact:
Amy Selbach
SurfAid International
760-753-1103
amy@surfaidinternational.pharmaventures.

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com, Inc. The
forward-looking statements are made based on information available as
of the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update
such forward-looking statements.

Coverage of SARS in the general media.

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Surfing Community Aid Organization Raises Alarm for Potential Wide-Spread
Disease Epidemics; Establishes a Base in West Nias

PADANG, Indonesia, SurfAid International, a non-
profit organization founded in 2000 to improve the health and well-being of
the Indonesian people, has been providing extensive medical relief following
the March 28th earthquake and December 26th tsunami. When the tsunami struck , a huge
amount of sea water contaminated the pools of standing water.

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Business Editors/Food Writers

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited
to demand for the company's products and services, our ability to
continue to develop markets, general economic conditions, our ability
to secure additional financing for the company and other factors that
may be more fully described in reports to shareholders and periodic
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, up to 30 percent of all homes have been
flattened with an estimated 400 ,000 people living outside in cramped
conditions, highly exposed to the outbreak of disease. This support enables SurfAid
teams to access the most isolated regions of the island.

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com (OTCBB: EFSF), a company that provides effective
methods and products to ensure the safety of fruits, vegetables and
meats, today announced through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Knock-Out
Technologies, Ltd. Mosquitoes
can't breed in salty water, so that put an end to their breeding cycle.
In addition , there is high drug-resistance to malaria in the region, and if
you add to that the high baseline childhood parasite rate of 25-50%, and
weakening immune systems due to lack of food, shelter, and clean water, you
have all the ingredients you need for an epidemic.
* The Nias operation is also supported by an nzaid-funded helicopter and
an RIB semi-rigid inflatable speed boat provided in partnership by
British Health NGO Merlin International.


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com, based in North Palm Springs, Calif.knockouttechnologies.
To date, SurfAid doctors and nurses have treated more than 1,500
earthquake victims and SurfAid search and rescue teams have medivaced more
than 40 people in need of more extensive medical treatment out of the region
by helicopter. More than 200 tons of aid comprised of emergency supplies,
food and water have been distributed by SurfAid teams by boat.
SurfAid would like to acknowledge Quiksilver, Billabong, nzaid, AusAID,
Burton , and Direct Relief for their contributions in previous months. Comprising two specialist areas - PharmaVentures Consulting and
PharmaVentures Intelligence, we work with our clients to drive greater value
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, that the Company's "Big Six" Germicidal product
has demonstrated conclusive results in completely eradicating the
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) virus with 100% efficacy.
* The first SurfAid vessel, the Saranya, was mobilized out of Sibolga to
the Nias capital of Gunung Sitoli on March 29th.

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