Ecolab Receives 'Black Pearl Award' for Food Safety Excellence.CALGARY, Alberta -- Ecolab Inc. is the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Black Pearl The Black Pearl, originally HEIC Wicked Wench, is a fictional ship in , , and . The Black Pearl is easily recognised by her distinctive black hull and sails. This turns out to be an advantage in more than one way. Award of Corporate Excellence in Food Safety and Quality. Presented to Ecolab by the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP IAFP International Association for Food Protection IAFP Illinois Academy of Family Physicians IAFP International Association of Financial Planners ) during its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, August 16, the Black Pearl Award recognizes efforts in advancing food safety and quality through consumer programs, employee relations, educational activities, adherence adherence /ad·her·ence/ (ad-her´ens) the act or condition of sticking to something. immune adherence to standards, and support of the goals and objectives of IAFP. "Ecolab has long been committed to helping our customers in all segments of food production, processing, handling and preparation to further enhance their food safety programs," says Bruce Cords, vice president of Environment, Food Safety and Public Health for Ecolab. "Our comprehensive programs combine products, technology, personal service, training and technical support to enhance food safety and quality at customer locations worldwide. The delivery of innovative food safety solutions is a team effort beginning with our scientists and engineers who develop new products and systems to our dedicated sales and service associates who implement these interventions in customer locations around the world every day. To be recognized by the IAFP with the Black Pearl Award for our ongoing dedication to food safety is a great honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. and a testament to our commitment to help make the world a cleaner, safer place to live. Food safety is a priority for our customers around the world, and we are proud to be recognized by the IAFP as a leader in the advancement of food safety initiatives." The IAFP is a non-profit association whose mission is to provide food safety professionals worldwide with a forum to exchange information on protecting the food supply. The Black Pearl Award recipient is chosen by a jury panel of IAFP members. The jury expressed that it was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with Ecolab's commitment to excellence in food safety and was a worthy recipient of the award. "We recognize and appreciate Ecolab Inc.'s achievement in corporate excellence in food safety and quality," said IAFP President Jeffrey Farber. "This is the very reason Ecolab was selected to receive this honor." Ecolab has been an IAFP Sustaining Member for more than 20 years, as a sponsor, exhibitor and presenter of speakers and educational sessions at the IAFP Annual Meeting. Sponsored by Wilbur Feagan and F & H Food Equipment Company, the Black Pearl Award has been given annually in recognition of corporate excellence in food safety since 1994. Recent past recipients include DuPont, Jack in the Box, Wegmans Food Markets Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 71-store U.S. regional supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. History Wegmans is a family-owned company, founded in 1916 by John and Walter Wegman. , and Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator. The firm owns several casual dining chain store, most notably Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Today, Darden owns and operates more than 1,300 restaurant locations throughout North America and has more than 150,000 . With 2005 sales of $4.5 billion, Ecolab is the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, healthcare and industrial markets. Ecolab shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol ECL (Emitter-Coupled Logic) A digital circuit composed of bipolar transistors in which the emitter ends are wired together. ECL gates switch faster than TTL gates, but consume more power. See TTL, I2L and bipolar. 1. . Ecolab news releases and other investor information are available on the Internet at http://www.ecolab.com. |
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