Analytical Spectral Devices Announces Commercial Application for Beef Tenderness Testing

Boulder, CO (NYSE) 14 December 2006

Analytical Spectral Devices, Inc. (ASD), a leading manufacturer of precision analytical instruments for real-time material analysis solutions, today announced the release of a commercial application for the accurate real-time prediction of tenderness in beef. Working with ASD have the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) researchers (Drs. Mohammad Koohmaraie, Steven Shackelford and Tommy Wheeler) led the design and development of QualitySpec ® BT (beef tenderness) system.

After decades of research is the system ground-breaking and non-invasive technique that enables beef processors to accurately predict, tenderness quality in real time at the processing plant, before distribution to the consumer outlets. The QualitySpec ® BT system was successfully installed at a major meat production facility earlier this year and has been in commercial production for several months.

The United States on a staff on the amount of intramuscular fat or marbling, of meat for several decades, but since marbling base has been explained only a small percentage of the variation in tenderness of the meat, it’s not a good predictor of tenderness of the flesh. QualitySpec ® BT technology allows processors to a carcass so delicate, long before it on consumers’ tables is to be certified.

The technology uses an ASD Vis / NIR (NIR) instrument, which is integrated in the processing. Beef processors, the ribeye at a cut between the 13th and 14 read rib, and then more accurately predict the overall tenderness of the carcass while still on the processing line, thereby creating a new standard for beef quality assurance.

“Right now, nor choose Choice beef can be guaranteed tender. From extensive USDA research is the tenderness desirable guarantee for all levels of the meat industry sales cycle, and surveys show that consumers are willing to pay a premium for meat, the supply is guaranteed. The processor now has a real-time indicator of the value of the product so that they can determine how to be brand and price it. QualitySpec ® guarantees allow tender meat retailers, will be different with higher standards and had the consumers know that their money wisely on a guaranteed tender piece of meat, “said ASD’s Director of Business Development Michael Lands.

About ASD

in Boulder and with customers around the world based ASD provides the most reliable, powerful analytical tools solutions for industrial and scientific markets. ASD provides cost-effective, precision, transportable, field-portable and on-line lab-quality Vis / NIR spectrometers, Spectroradiometer, spectrophotometers and corresponding software and accessories. Since 1990, remains unsurpassed their applications support team in solving real problems in collaboration with its customers.

For further information please contact Amanda Griffin, ASD Marketing Communications Manager, 5335 Sterling Dr., Suite A, Boulder, CO, 80301 303/444-6522, 303/444-6825 (fax); Mktg @ ASDI . com; http://www.asdi.com.

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