Zoono News Archive

February 2013
Zoono has just released its new feminine hygiene product, "Zoono Femme Hygiene" please contact Zoono for further info.

The latest Zoono newsletter is now available from the downloads section.

Eurofins Laboratory latest test results showing standard Zoono Z71 achieving a 7 log kill rate over an extended period against Ecoli and Staph, full report under downloads.

August 2012
The latest Zoono News Brief is now available from the downloads section.

The latest Zoono newsletter is now available from the downloads section.

July 2012
Zoono is pleased to announce the appointment of a new exclusive distributor for Mainland China and Hong Kong.

June 2012
Zoono is pleased to announce the appointment of a new exclusive distributor for Turkey.

Please contact Zoono for company contact details.

May 2012
Zoono is pleased to announce the appointment of a new exclusive distributor for the Caribbean Islands.

Please contact Zoono for company contact details.

Zoono is also pleased to announce the appointment of an exclusive distributor for Japan. Zoono recognises the importance and value of the Japanese market and is very pleased with its new partner. Please contact Zoono for details of the new Japanese distributor.

March 2012
The latest March Zoono newsletter is now available from the downloads section.

January 2012
Zoono is pleased to announce the appointment of a new exclusive distributor for Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

June 2011
Several Distributor Agreements are nearing completion for other countries. Watch this space for further announcements.

May 2011
The new ZoonoTex 35% concentrate fabric treatment has undergone some stringent testing against several bacteria strains including hospital superbugs, with outstanding results. Please refer to the downloads section for full reports.

New Zoono Distributor appointed for Italy.

March 2011
Agreement signed with highly regarded NZ wine guru Brent Marris (Cellar Group) for the provision of specialist services within the Australasian Wine Industry.

February 2011
The new, 3 Day Zoono Training Programme for Distributors and Key Customers was trialled in three locations – Auckland NZ, Dubai UAE and in Los Angeles, USA. Feedback from all venues has been excellent. Zoono will be conducting these Programmes in regional locations - the next will be in Mumbai, India and in Zagreb, Croatia. To find out when training is scheduled in your region, contact Lew MacKinnon at Zoono, Head Office.

New Zoono Distributors appointed in Nigeria, and in the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Somalia, Jordan, Syria, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia and Iraq) and Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia (including Kosovo), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federation and Republic of Srpska), Macedonia (FYRM) and Montenegro.

January 2011
New Distributor appointed for Iran.

December 2010
The December Zoono newsletter is now available from the downloads section.

November 2010
Zoono is pleased to announce that independent test results using our new product ZoonoTex against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ( MRSA) in fabrics have shown that after 75 washes Zoonotex was still killing this superbug at greater than 99%.

Please contact Zoono for the full report or refer to our downloads section on this website.

Zoono Group is pleased to announce new test results from New Zealand Laboratories against Ecoli and Staphylococcus Aureus. Our products were shown to deliver a 100% kill rate in the short term and still 99.9% after 14 days. Our hand sanitiser, GermFree24, was still killing at 100% after 24 hours.

For full results please refer to our downloads page.

September 2010
The inaugural Zoono newsletter is now available from the downloads section.

June 2010
Zoono announces success against Norovirus outbreak. Zoono releases case study on White Meat Industry. Both releases now available from the Downloads section.

Zoono is pleased to announce the development of its new product, ZoonoTex, a specialty antimicrobial product for Carpets, Mats and Textiles with specific emphasis in Medical applications. Please go to the downloads page for the full presentation, test results and specifications. For further information please contact Zoono.

The latest New Zealand Food Safety Magazine features an article detailing the potential of Zoono to enhance food safety in food production, improve the shelf-life of perishables and reduce food-borne diseases. For further information contact Zoono directly.

May 2010
Zoono is pleased to announce that its Scandinavian distributors, based in Norway, have recently gained approvals to sell the Zoono range of products in the Hospital, Healthcare, and Pharmacy Retail sectors in the Nordic States.

April 2010
Dairy Use Status for GermFree24 &Zoono Z-71. Zoono is pleased to announce that it has achieved AsureQuality (AQ) assessment passes for both GermFree24 and Zoono Z-71. This new status supplements existing New Zealand Food Safety approvals (NZFSA) in as much as it enables the use of the products in the wider applications areas of food and beverage including dairy farms and factories.

GermFree24 as AQ#2467 is considered suitable for use on hands and Zoono as AQ#2466 similarly on farms and in factories but also on food contact surfaces. For ready reference both are listed on the AsureQuality website. Current separate NZFSA C54 & C22 approvals already cover use in areas related to animal products. Assessments such as these will enable additional access to the NZ and Australian dairy and other food sectors and are expected to hold good favour in these sectors globally.

FEBRUARY 2010
Zoono management are pleased to announce testing against H1N1 [Swine Flu] has been completed in a highly regarded German Laboratory, one of the few laboratories globally qualified to test for H1N1. The testing was conducted by a World Authority (PhD) on swine flu.

Results show our products to be "Highly Active" against the Virus, and achieve a significant kill rate.

More details and copies of the results these are available by contacting Paul Hyslop directly and signing a confidentiality agreement.

JANUARY 2010
Zoono wishes to advise that Abbott Laboratories in the UK has just completed longevity testing on GermFree 24.

10 healthy adults were used in the trial, Germ Free24 was applied to their hands; the persons then went about their daily business,their hands were retested and after 24 hours the bacteria kill rate on their hands was still 99.24% from just the original application.

This trial demonstrates the long term effectiveness of the GermFree24 hand sanitiser as used in a live trial. These test results are available to approved persons by contacting Paul Hyslop directly and signing a confidentiality agreement.

NOVEMBER 2009
Zoono announces deal with Alto Packaging for global food and beverage packaging applications. This deal is the culmination of 9 months of tests and trials conducted by independent Microbiologists, Food Technicians and Laboratories across a broad spectrum of food types and under many different conditions.

Zoono is pleased to announce it has just signed an exclusive distribution agreement for all its products with Dalim Biotech Co Ltd for the Republic Of Korea. Full contact details for Dalim soon to be made available here, on the website.

OCTOBER 2009
Zoono is pleased to announce the appointment of an exclusive distributor for all its products in the Nordic States, namely Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. Full contact details soon to be made available here, on the website.

Zoono's management see this as a major advance in introducing the products into the EU and Eastern Europe.

SEPTEMBER 2009
Zoono is pleased to announce that its hand sanitiser GermFree24 has now passed all required testing to enable the product to be sold in the UK health system (NHS). Zoono is delighted to have these results out as the Northern Hemisphere Flu season arrives.
- See test results here

Zoono has opened sales offices in London, Los Angeles, Sydney, Auckland, and has plans to shortly open a sales office in Asia. Zoono has also just appointed sub distributors in several countries.