POWER
PACK PRESS ROOM
December 3, 2007
MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES RECEIVES
SPECIAL PERMIT FROM U.S.DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ALLOWING ITS 24/7 POWER PACK FUEL CELL DEVICES TO
BE CARRIED ABOARD AIRCRAFT
New York, NY, December 3,
2007 - Medis Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:MDTL)
announced today that it has received a special permit
(SP -14504) from the U.S. Department of Transportation
which authorizes aircraft passengers and crew members
to carry up to three 24/7 Power Pack micro fuel cell
devices for personal use aboard aircraft on one’s
person or in carry-on baggage without being subject
to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), except
as provided therein. The outer casing of each Medis
24/7 Power Pack micro fuel cell device must be legibly
and durably marked with the following: “DOT
SP-14504 APPROVED FOR CARRIAGE IN AIRCRAFT”
and the fuel cell must be of the same design as tested
and passed the UL2265C certification requirements
and the IEC PAS 62282-6-1 Safety Criteria for Micro
Fuel Cell Power Systems.
“We are pleased to receive
this special permit from the Department of Transportation
allowing passengers and crew members to carry our
24/7 Power Packs on passenger carrying aircraft,”
said Robert K. Lifton, Chairman & CEO of Medis
Technologies Ltd. “Our Medis scientists have
worked diligently to make sure that our Power Pack
meets the most stringent safety regulations. We are
proud to be the developer and producer of the first
fuel cell to be allowed on passenger carrying aircraft
by the DOT as well as the first consumer fuel cell
to be listed by the Underwriters’ Laboratories
(UL) and that our fully automated line in Ireland
has successfully passed initial production inspection
by the UL. We pledge our continued commitment to the
safety of our fuel cell products while at the same
time, they continue to be green to the benefit of
the environment.”
Medis Technologies’ primary
focus is on its fuel cell technology. Its business
strategy is to sell its products to end users through
branded OEM partnerships, retail outlets, service
providers and to the military and other markets. Medis’
wholly-owned subsidiary, Cell Kinetics Ltd., is engaged
in the development and commercialization of the CKChip,
a unique cell carrier platform intended for simultaneous
fluoroscopic monitoring and analysis of thousands
of individual living cells over time.
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