UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December
17, 2015
INTEGRATED
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada |
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000-26309 |
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98-0200471 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
4235
Commerce Street, Little River, South Carolina |
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29566 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (843) 390-2500
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section
8 – Other Events
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
December 17, 2015, Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. issued a press release announcing that the Company received approval
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to add norovirus and other non-enveloped viruses to its master label for Excelyte®.
A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Section
9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press
Release Re: Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Receives EPA Approval to Add Norovirus to Master Label for Excelyte® |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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INTEGRATED
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. |
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December 17, 2015 |
By: |
/s/ David R. LaVance |
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David R. LaVance |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press
Release Re: Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Receives EPA Approval to Add Norovirus to Master Label for Excelyte® |
EXHIBIT
99.1
INTEGRATED
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
RECEIVES
EPA APPROVAL TO ADD NOROVIRUS TO MASTER LABEL FOR EXCELYTE®
Amended
EPA Label Includes Kill Claims for Norovirus and other Non-Enveloped Viruses
Plaguing the Food, Healthcare and Hospitality Industries
LITTLE
RIVER, S.C., December 17, 2015 – Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. (OTCQB: IEVM) today announced that the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency approved an amendment to the Company’s master label for its Excelyte®
disinfecting solution. The Company’s new EPA-approved label incorporates kill claims for adenovirus, norovirus, rhinovirus
and rotavirus, which are considered non-enveloped viruses. These viruses have resulted in serious problems for chain restaurants,
cruise ships, and other establishments operating in the food, health or hospitality industries.
Non-enveloped
viruses are more resistant to disinfectants than enveloped viruses, many of which are already listed on the Company’s master
label. EPA registered hospital disinfectants such as Excelyte® that have claims against non-enveloped viruses
are capable of killing both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses on non-porous environmental surfaces. This group of viruses can
cause serious gastrointestinal, stomach, respiratory and eye infections in humans who have been exposed.
Norovirus
is highly contagious and is spread through contaminated food, water and environmental surfaces. Norovirus infections have been
an ongoing challenge in the food, healthcare and hospitality industries and recent outbreaks in chain restaurants and cruise lines
have underlined the need to eradicate these viral infections.
The
Company’s amended EPA-approved label for Excelyte® will continue to include previously EPA-approved
kill claims for: (i) various pathogens including, but not limited to, Mycobacterium bovis (Tuberculosis), Salmonella
enterica, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA), H1N1 influenza virus (swine flu) and Respiratory Syncytial virus (RSV); (ii) hospital-acquired pathogens such as Clostridium
difficile spores (C. diff) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) as well as a carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae
(CRE) known as Klebsiella pneumoniae (NDM-1); (iii) high-risk blood-borne pathogen human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
(iv) the food-borne pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli (E. coli); and (v) Yeast, Candida
albicans.
Although
the Company is currently focused on selling Excelyte® to the oil and gas production industry, the amended
EPA label will provide increased opportunities for the use of Excelyte® in the food, healthcare and hospitality
industries. The Company continues to seek strategic partners to assist in the development, marketing and distribution of Excelyte®
into these markets.
David
R. LaVance, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We have pursued the addition of these
non-enveloped viruses due to the serious and deadly outbreaks that have been reported nationally and internationally over the
past few years. Norovirus, in particular, has caused significant problems for a major fast food chain. With the increasing ineffectiveness
of antibiotics, it is important to use antibacterial products, such as Excelyte®, to eliminate pathogens
before they infect people.”
About
Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd.
Integrated
Environmental Technologies, Ltd. is a publicly-traded company that operates through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary,
I.E.T., Inc. All of the Company’s products and services are marketed and sold under the umbrella brand name, EcoTreatments™.
The Company markets and sells its anolyte disinfecting solution under the Excelyte® brand name, which is
produced by the Company’s proprietary EcaFlo® equipment that utilizes an electrolytic process known as electrochemical
activation to reliably produce environmentally responsible solutions for cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting. Excelyte®
solutions are EPA-registered, hard-surface disinfectants and sanitizers approved for hospital-level use and are also approved
for use as a biocide in the oil and gas industry. The products can be used anywhere there is a need to control bacteria and viruses.
The Company’s EcaFlo® equipment also produces a cleaning solution that the Company markets under the Catholyte
Zero™ brand name. Catholyte Zero™ solutions are environmentally friendly cleansers and degreasers
for janitorial, sanitation and food processing uses. To learn more, visit www.ecotreatments.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Statements
about the company's future expectations and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from expected results. Among these risks, trends and uncertainties are economic conditions both generally and within the industries
in which the company may participate; competition within the company’s chosen industries, including competition from much
larger competitors; technological advances; available capital; regulatory approval; and failure by the Company to successfully
develop or acquire products and form new business relationships. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are
subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results.
Contact:
Integrated
Environmental Technologies, Ltd.
Thomas
S. Gifford
732-820-1415
tgifford@ietltd.net