EXHIBIT 99.1
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NEWS RELEASE November 18, 2004
Flexible Solutions Announces it has Filed with EPA for Registration of Mosquito
Control Product
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Nov 18, 2004 - FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL,
INC. (AMEX: FSI, FRANKFURT: FXT) FSI, the developer and manufacturer of
environmentally safe water conservation technology, today, announced that, after
positive results from independent trials on the efficacy of the Company's
proprietary mosquito control/water conservation technology designated as WS-BTI,
conducted at LSU, the Company has filed an application to the US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to obtain product registration.
Included in the registration application, Flexible Solutions submitted results
of efficacy tests on the performance of WS-BTI. In a series of field tests
carried out by the Entomology Department at the Louisiana State University
Agricultural Center in Crowley, LA, the application of WS-BTI has been shown to
correspond to a reduction in the density of mosquito larvae present. The field
tests conducted on WS-BTI follow a laboratory test that was completed earlier in
the year which concluded with findings of a 100% kill rate of mosquito larvae in
contact with the WS-BTI mosquito control product.
The application also included independent toxicology lab results relating to the
product. In all six toxicology tests required by EPA, WS-BTI toxicology levels
were found to be far below levels considered to be of risk. Flexible Solutions
has also applied to register their existing plant, part of their NanoChem
division located in Peru, Illinois, as the manufacturer of the product. This is
an ideal fit as the plant has the equipment, personnel and space to take on this
new challenge. An agreement has been signed between Flexible Solutions
International, Inc. and Becker Microbial Products, Inc., making Becker the
provider of Bti. Both companies are dedicated to ensuring the success of this
new partnership.
A decision by the EPA on the registration of WS-BTI is expected in approximately
six months time.
"Each year, all humanity is increasingly at risk from mosquito borne disease.
The market for larvicides is growing exponentially. Flexible Solutions is very
proud and pleased that we have proved the combination of two existing
technologies that will help in combating potentially fatal illnesses worldwide,"
stated Chief Executive Officer Daniel B. O'Brien.
WS-BTI is a patent pending combination of Flexible Solutions' patented
evaporation reduction powder, WaterSavr, and BTI, an environmentally friendly
mosquito control agent that has been in use for decades. The objective of the
combination is to marry the surface active, self-spreading, biodegradable
attributes of WS with the safe, highly effective mosquito control abilities of
BTI.
ABOUT FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Flexible Solutions International, Inc. (www.flexiblesolutions.com),
headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, is the developer and manufacturer
of WaterSavr, the world's first commercially viable water evaporation retardant.
FSI is an environmental technology company specializing in energy and water
conservation products for drinking water, agriculture, industrial markets and
swimming pools throughout the world. WaterSavr reduces evaporation by up to 30%
on reservoirs, lakes, aqueducts, irrigation canals, ponds and slow moving
rivers. HeatSavr, a "liquid blanket" evaporation retardant for the commercial
swimming pool and spa markets, also reduces humidity and lowers water heating
costs, resulting in energy savings of 15% to 40%. The Company's EcoSavr product
targets the residential swimming pool market. The Company's NanoChem Solutions,
Inc., subsidiary specializes in environmentally friendly, green chemistry,
water-soluble products utilizing thermal polyaspartate (TPA) biopolymers. TPA
beta-proteins are manufactured from the common biological amino acid, L-aspartic
acid.
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company is detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investor Relations contacts: Flexible Solutions International - Head Office
Jens Biertumpel Jason Bloom
Tel: 604.682.1799 Tel: 800.661.3560
Email: Info@flexiblesolutions.com
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Yours truly,
Karen Boudewyn
Flexible Solutions International Inc.
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