Bottom Watcher: Market Talk

ESFS. Just an observation on the last few months of trading that

2013-02-08T12:56:00.000-08:00

the market maker VFIN was hammering the stock price down. Relentless. Over the last week, there was a change. VFIN has left and is now at $2.00. I did speak with Michael, and he noted ESFS is waiting on large orders to be filled. There hasn't been a P.R. for a few weeks now. Hopefully, we hear something positive soon.

Small move in price today to .03

EZ

ESFS Update.

2012-11-15T07:38:00.001-08:00

ESFS a few months back hit .25 A former associate had shares to sell and tanked the stock over the last couple of months. I spoke to Michael recently, and fundamentally, nothing has changed to warrant the low stock price under .04

Sales are growing internationally. Remember, this is a new market for ESFS, and is refreshing to see sales growth, and business interest in ESFS's product line. Domestically, ESFS is still trying to get hazmat sales off the ground. Many presentations have been made, and now we need some buyers to step up to the plate.

Business growth remains steady as sales this year are out performing last years pace. ESFS has a great product line and as recent news shows, many repeat customers are buying additional units of ESFS's ozone water units. This is a great sign, and repeat business means customers are very happy with ESFS's products.

I would like to see a push of the home unit that is now available. Every home could use one as our water sources become more scarce and are treated with out dated chemicals such as chlorine. ESFS's ozone water treatment is the logical solution.

Remember, ESFS has a wonderful client list building. This blog says it all:

http://greentechnologystocks.blogspot.com/2010/03/esfspk-017-green-stock-pick-of-2010.html

I really like the chart here again, too. I believe this will break .05, and come back to test .10 and more in the short run.

Picked up a bunch of COHO at .0006 the last couple of days. Did well last time with an 150% gain.

2012-09-28T12:02:00.000-07:00

TVIX sold out at $1.72; IFIX .008(riding a few free trading shares...up over 250%). ESFS continues to fall.

2012-09-28T11:59:00.001-07:00

It is now pinching the the .045 mark. Unbelievable, since this hit .25 a couple months back. I will add free trading shares when needed, but at this point, someone has shares to unload. I asked if they were financing, and was told "no." If not, then someone has a butt load of free stock to sell.

I could actually try to free up my stock here soon, but selling here would be an absolute joke.

I will wait for the tide to turn back up.

Been here before.

EZ

Bought ESFS on the open market at .052-.055; bought IFIX at .003, and TVIX at $1.45

2012-09-14T10:56:00.004-07:00

Check out this chart from StockCharts.com for COHO

2012-09-04T18:00:00.001-07:00

Check out this chart from StockCharts.com for COHO

Tidbits of news have come from ESFS, but much bigger news looms.

2012-08-16T03:01:00.001-07:00

ESFS is way oversold from its previous run to .25, and I believe this is bringing you a great opportunity to buy shares here at a ridiculous low price.

Many companies will go flat broke if they don't attain ESFS's services.

Look at the news here. It is absolutely frightening:

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/sections/food-recalls/#.UCzAxa40JSs

There is very little pure water left on earth. That means, most water is either contaminated, or chemically treated so it is assumably safe to drink.

I'm holding all my shares, because I really believe this will be a multi dollar stock some day. Know what you own. Do your own due diligence.

When fortune 500 companies start reaching out to ESFS's services that means they're getting close to huge contracts across the United States. Companies weigh costs before attaining services, but that is a risky bet. See the news in the link above. Lots of worried employees wondering if they will have a job.
It only takes one or two major recalls to put many businesses out of business. It's just not worth the risk.

The next financial melt down that is happening.

2012-08-03T18:33:00.001-07:00

Drought may cost $20 billion in crop insurance

By Jennifer Liberto @CNNMoney August 3, 2012: 5:30 AM ET

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This year's drought is expected to bring record breaking crop insurance losses.

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- As the drought continues to ravage the nation's corn, wheat and soybean fields, crop insurance losses are expected to break records.

With nearly half of the continental United States under severe droughtconditions, crop insurance losses are mounting daily, according to a report from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln released on Thursday.

"It will be a major loss situation," said Thomas Zacharias, president of the National Crop Insurance Services, a lobbying group representing private crop insurers. "The companies are in the field adjusting claims as we speak."

An economist with the group roughly estimated that losses could top $20 billion.

And taxpayers will ultimately shoulder most of the cost the nation's scorched fields.

While there are no official estimates available yet, National Crop Insurance Services Economist Keith Collins said crop losses this year look as bad or worse than other terrible drought years.

Most crop farmers are largely protected from the financial drain of disasters like drought through heavily subsidized crop insurance.

The federal government pays on average 60 cents of every dollar of premium sold for crop insurance.

On top of that, if there are losses, the federal government shares with insurers the cost of paying them. And the worse the disaster, the more of the burden is shouldered by the federal government, agricultural policy experts day.

Last year, the federal government recorded $11.9 billion worth of crop insurance premiums, $7.4 billion of which was paid by the government, according to figures kept by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency.

Crop insurance had a record breaking year in 2011 with floods, drought in the Southwest and Hurricane Irene on the East Coast costing $10.8 billion in crop insurance losses.

Beyond the tax burden, consumers will also get hit by the drought through higher grocery prices.

Safe drinking water, water conservation, water reclamation, and water technology companies that can lives will be in focus soon.

2012-08-03T00:52:00.000-07:00

Weather News Headlines

Dust from Asia pollutes US, Canada air: study AFP - 11 hrs ago

Dust and aerosol pollution from Asia travels across the ocean and sullies the air in the United States and Canada, possibly worsening the effects of climate change, a … More »Dust from Asia pollutes US, Canada air: study
Light rain as weather system shifts Sam Nelson - Reuters - 12 hrs ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The drought-hit U.S. Midwest will be left high and dry as fresh weather updates indicate a tropical weather system now at the edge of the Caribbean …More »Light rain as weather system shifts
Palm Trees Coming to the Antarctic? Blame Climate Change Takepart.com - 14 hrs ago

“Palm trees could grow in the Antarctic if climate change continues unabated, new research has shown—just as they did 55 million years ago,” reports The Independent. More »Palm Trees Coming to the Antarctic? Blame Climate Change
The nation's weather WEATHER UNDERGROUND - AP - 21 hrs ago

Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, August 02, 2012. More »The nation's weather
Water Department Blames Hot Weather For Recent Main Breaks @ CBS Philly (RSS) - 22 hrs ago

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Indian businesses weather blackouts, but at a cost RAVI NESSMAN - AP - Wed, Aug 1, 2012

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Climate change threatens California power supply: report Rory Carroll - Reuters - Tue, Jul 31, 2012

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Consumers Energy says about 24,500 of its customers statewide are without electrical service following severe thunderstorms that moved across Michigan. More »Storms knock out power to thousands in Michigan
PSE&G 2nd-quarter profit falls on lower prices AP - Tue, Jul 31, 2012

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Former Global Warming Skeptic Makes a 'Total Turnaround' Natalie Wolchover - LiveScience.com - Tue, Jul 31, 2012

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East Africa's forests shrink, especially near parks Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle - Reuters - Tue, Jul 31, 2012

OSLO (Reuters) - Forests in East Africa have shrunk over the past years, especially around the fringes of parks, complicating efforts to protect wildlife and fight climate … More »East Africa's forests shrink, especially near parks
Hot weather outlook again boosts natural gas CHRIS KAHN - AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012

As the temperature keeps rising, so does the price of natural gas. More »Hot weather outlook again boosts natural gas
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Midday US weather updates drier than before Sam Nelson - Reuters - Mon, Jul 30, 2012

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Midday weather updates indicated even drier weather than earlier forecasts in the U.S. Midwest for the next week or two which will increase stress …More »Midday US weather updates drier than before
Weather service forecasts 110 degrees in Arkansas AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012

The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures as high as 110 degrees and a high danger of wildfire in Arkansas. More »Weather service forecasts 110 degrees in Arkansas
Global warming is due to humans: US ex-skeptic AFP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012

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Greener Olympics Mean Cleaner Air Scientific American - Mon, Jul 30, 2012

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N. Korea forecasts new storm damage after deadly floods AFP - Sun, Jul 29, 2012

North Korea said Sunday it was being lashed by severe thunderstorms that could cause major damage, just days after flooding that killed scores and left tens of thousands …More »N. Korea forecasts new storm damage after deadly floods
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Scientists unlock ocean CO2 secrets key to climate: study D

MFTH.... a sub penny buy-back play. Could be fun with interest.

2012-07-31T11:22:00.003-07:00

Picked up a few on the open market. Have done very well with these kind of plays in the past.

EZ

Spoke to ESFS founder and CEO, Michael Elliot recently.

2012-07-30T14:30:00.000-07:00

I know the silence can be "deafening" at times, but the company is making some great moves to make this a huge enterprise. I still stand by my comment that ESFS's sales are 30-40 fold over LY. The cool thing is that this is just the beginning.

Several presentations have been made, and bids submitted. This is including bids in hazmat presentations.

Look, let's be totally upfront, the economy sucks. We're in an election year, and the major political parties are up to their games showcasing how they can better the economy going forward. Bottom line,

more cities and counties have filed bankruptcy in the past few months.(USA) Funny, how the Obama administration doesn't address this. Ironic at best. This said, ESFS is finding holes in this blistering economic downtrend to increase sales, and company exposure.

Major fortune 500 companies are calling ESFS for their food safety needs. I did find out that ESFS is working with the ---------- on a few things. Fill the blank.

I have followed ESFS for quite awhile, and the recent run up to .25, I owned no stock other than the restricted shares I currently own. I am in this for the long run. I believe in their ozone water technology, and I believe their current management staff has been very aggressive over the last 6 months to a year. I've seen a major change.

Remember, we are only a few great P.R.'s away from becoming a household name in our "niche."

Patience is a virtue. If you have kids, and go through the ups and downs in their development and growth, you will know what I mean. It takes time to see their development take place.

A business is no different. Apple's success didn't happen over night. It took well over a decade to make it big time.

Remember, on any buying decision, whether it's a home, a t.v., your vacation trip, or a stock, "know what you own."

Do your due diligence.

Now, research ESFS's technology, and then call Michael Elliot for yourself.

Another disturbing report that water in the USA is getting more scarce.

2012-07-27T06:17:00.001-07:00

Report shows US drought rapidly intensifying

By JIM SUHR | Associated Press – 14 hrs ago

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The widest drought to grip the United States in decades is getting worse with no signs of abating, a new report warned Thursday, as state officials urged conservation and more ranchers considered selling cattle.

The drought covering two-thirds of the continental U.S. had been considered relatively shallow, the product of months without rain, rather than years. But Thursday's report showed its intensity is rapidly increasing, with 20 percent of the nation now in the two worst stages of drought — up 7 percent from last week.

The U.S. Drought Monitor classifies drought in various stages, from moderate to severe, extreme and, ultimately, exceptional. Five states — Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska — are blanketed by a drought that is severe or worse. States like Arkansas and Oklahoma are nearly as bad, with most areas covered in a severe drought and large portions in extreme or exceptional drought.

Other states are seeing conditions rapidly worsen. Illinois — a key producer of corn and soybeans — saw its percentage of land in extreme or exceptional drought balloon from just 8 percent last week to roughly 71 percent as of Thursday, the Drought Monitor reported.

And conditions are not expected to get better, with little rain and more intense heat forecast for the rest of the summer.

"Some of these areas that are picking up a shower here and there, but it's not really improving anything because the heat has been so persistent in recent weeks, the damage already is done," said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Centerat the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. "Realistically, the forecast going forward is a continuation of warm, dry conditions through the end of August easily, and we may see them in the fall."

Some are reacting to the drought with inventiveness. At Lake DePue in Illinois, the dangerously low water level threatened to doom an annual boat race that's a big fundraiser for the community. Hundreds of volunteers joined forces and built a makeshift dam out of sandbags before hundreds of millions of gallons of water were pumped in from a river. By Wednesday, the effort had added 2 feet to the water level, doubling the lake's size and saving the race.

In other areas, communities are instituting water restrictions and asking people to voluntarily conserve.

The drought stretches from Ohio west to California and runs from Texas north to the Dakotas. Only in the 1930s and the 1950s has a drought covered more of the U.S., according to National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

Rain-starved Oklahoma could get a brief respite with perhaps a quarter of an inch possible through sunrise Friday, the National Weather Service said.

But that won't be of much help to people like Clinton rancher Paul Schilberg, who would sell his herd of Black Angus cattle if he didn't stand to lose maybe $2,500 per head for the animals he usually buys for more than $3,000. With the grass and forage dead from lack of rain, he's been forced to buy hay.

"I'm feeding just like I would during the winter time," he said.

Nationwide, ranchers have been selling off large numbers of animals they can't graze and can't afford to buy feed for. The nation's cattle inventory, at 97.8 million head, is the smallest since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began a July count in 1973.

Mark Thompson, a professional farm manager with about 1,200 acres of corn and soybeans near Fort Dodge, Iowa, said good land management practices including no-till farming could help crop farmers muddle through.

"Eastern Iowa is in worst shape than we are," he said. "Right around here, we're still at the tipping point, but conditions have improved somewhat, even though last night's rain wasn't widespread."

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a drought emergency in all of the state's 105 counties this week and urged residents to conserve as much water as possible as the drought becomes more intense. The latest Drought Monitor report, which covers conditions through Tuesday, lists 73 percent of Kansas in an extreme drought, up 9 percent from a week earlier.

Brownback's move allows farmers, ranchers and communities to draw water from 28 state fishing lakes. Tracy Streeter, the Kansas Water Office's director, said Thursday there was adequate supply in the state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer lakes to meet the demand.

"Even today, the lake elevations are good, all things considered," Streeter said.

He said ranchers can take 4,000 to 5,000 gallons of water at a time on semi-trucks loaded with tanks, but that's not a permanent solution. "Folks can't do that long term because of the cost of hauling the water. If they are buying feed, too, they may just have to sell the cattle."

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Associated Press reporters Nelson Lampe in Omaha, Neb., John Milburn in Topeka, Kan., Jason Keyser in Chicago and Ken Miller in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.

http://news.yahoo.com/report-shows-us-drought-rapidly-intensifying-154454599--finance.html

A super oxygen element that can eliminate water usage for farmers is ozone water technology. ESFS, Eco-Safe Systems USA has that water technology that can help America right now in this time of water management. The water crisis is looming, and without ESFS's ozone water technology in force, many crops will die. There is a solution. Read about ESFS and their super oxygen report:

http://greentechnologystocks.blogspot.com/2010/03/esfspk-017-green-stock-pick-of-2010.html

ESFS landed another sale; news out today.

2012-07-24T08:46:00.003-07:00

Still waiting for the bigger sales announcements that in my belief have already happened.

Water is the new gold, a big commodity bet:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/water-gold-big-commodity-bet-040352660.html

ESFS is sitting on a gold mine, too. Companies that have ordered ESFS's products already realize they will save money on water and cleaning costs when utilizing ESFS's ozone water technology.

Cities, counties, ball parks, golf courses, food establishments, farmers, and grocers to name a few will be searching ways to trim water costs and/or better their food safety. ESFS has the water technology for America's business needs.

Think about this as fortune 500 companies are already beginning to order ESFS's products. The masses will eventually follow.

EZ

Yesterday's news: ESFS

2012-07-17T09:51:00.001-07:00

Eco-Safe Motivates Global Insurance Industry Giant to Join Discount on Premiums

Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ESFS) is pleased to announce an expansion of insurance premium discounts for food industry customers utilizing Ozone Disinfection with NSF product registration.

Michael Elliot, CEO of Eco-Safe, stated, "Kensington Insurance of San Gabriel, CA, has facilitated an expansion of insurance premium discounts for companies using Ozone Disinfection by adding Lloyds, formerly Lloyds of London, to its list of underwriters. These discounts of up to 15% apply to Food Contamination and Products Recall. Lloyds predicated its participation based on NSF International registration, along with equipment service schedules required to maintain registration and continuing training. This initiative will be marketed directly to the food industry giants through the network of agents coordinated by Kensington." For further information, please contact Ms. Samantha Chung at: schung@kensingtonins.net

Elliot continued, "In addition to reducing the costs of insurance premiums, food industry companies lower their legal expenses related to food-borne illness outbreak issues, while providing their customers with safer and enhanced quality food. Achieving international recognition by the insurance industry is further validation of the extreme benefits of Eco-Safe's NSF Registered Ozone Disinfection systems."

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This will be a great sales point when closing a sale with new and potential clients. I did speak with Michael briefly last week, and they have been busy with presentations and proposals, especially in the hazmat field. The company has had two large sales I know of so they are sitting on plenty of news.
Hopefully, they can release this news here shortly.

Many businesses don't want to be named in P.R.'s because of competition, yet, ESFS needs to get over this hurdle by either naming the source, the sales amount, or both, if possible in a timely and efficient manner. Many times news gets delayed, because they want to name the source, and it needs to clear the clients legal department first.

ESFS is becoming a global company, and they're slowly becoming the choice of many businesses for their food safety needs.

Domestic hazmat sales should be cranking up here shortly; I am still expecting an update on their international business ventures in the Middle East, especially concerning oil well clean up.

EZ

Remember, a sick America=Huge money for pharma, hospitals, doctors, and for government(kick-backs, etc.) Go grocery shopping, and review the aisles of so called "food" that is being sold. If you're buying a food item with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can't even pronounce, then throw it away. Stay away from fast food chains, and most restaurants. They're serving you frozen, processed, or chemically treated food. If you eat out and continuously moan that your stomach hurts, or you can't go the bathroom, it's because the food you ate is "dead" weight with no movement. It literally gets stuck in your body. Check this: What Exactly Is the Problem With Constipation? It should be obvious what kind of problem constipation is. Going to the bathroom for you has become an ordeal. Not knowing when you’ll go, not going often enough, straining, pooping hard pellet stools, cramping, and abdominal pain. All cause you to look for a solution to constipation. But what exactly is the problem? Is it just the constipation, or is there an underlying disorder? Alternative medicine believes the colon has an important part to play in the health of the whole body. The modern lifestyle with its processed food, lack of exercise, and environmental toxins makes the colon sluggish. It doesn’t eliminate these toxins effectively. Over time feces collects in the colon creating a toxic environment in the colon, which extends to the rest of the body. Our Toxic Environment These toxins themselves come from the environment created by modern life. There are chemicals everywhere: PCBs, pesticides and petrochemicals. Pharmaceutical drugs and processed foods are commonplace. These toxins are so pervasive in the modern world, even those living in suburbia and rural areas can’t escape them. You may have noticed a sluggish, low energy feeling. You may have headaches. You may have excessive gas and bloating. You may have noticed an increase in weight. All these are symptoms of the toxic colon environment causing constipation. Food treated with ESFS's ozone water treatment brings "life" to your food.

2012-07-10T21:14:00.000-07:00

Food-safety rules in limbo at Office of Management and Budget

By Dina ElBoghdady, Published: May 2

More than a year after President Obama signed a landmark food-safety bill, the key provisions are hung up at a unit of the White House that is in charge of reviewing proposed policy changes.

The delay at the Office of Management and Budget baffles consumer advocates and industry groups, which joined forces to lobby for passage of the legislation and press for its funding. The united front by this unusual alliance — and the president’s enthusiastic endorsement of the legislation in the past — makes the hold-up especially puzzling.

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Contaminated food: Anger, pain and death: A rash of contaminated food, from peanuts to eggs, has led to several deaths over recent years. A listeria outbreak earlier this year is thought to be the deadliest in more than a decade. Here’s a look at outbreaks of illness related to food that have hit the nation.

In recent letters to the administration, nearly half a dozen groups expressed frustration with the OMB.

“There’s no explanation for the hold-up,” said Erik Olson, director of food programs at the Pew Health Group, which co-wrote one of the letters with the Grocery Manufacturers Association. “Until this new package of safeguards is put into place, all the promise of the new food-safety law will not be met.”

OMB officials say the duration of this review is not unusual given the complexity of the regulations. “The administration is working as expeditiously as possible to implement this legislation we fought so hard for,” said Moira Mack, an OMB spokeswoman.

Obama signed the legislation in January 2011 after a string of food-borne outbreaks shook consumer confidence in the nation’s food supply. On many occasions, he has highlighted food safety as a top priority for his administration, which came in just as an deadly outbreak erupted involvingsalmonella-contaminated peanuts and peanut butter.

In March 2009, Obama declared that “food safety is something I take seriously, not just as your president but as a parent,” and set up an inter-agency group to advise him on how to revamp food-safety regulations that had not been updated since 1938. The group’s key recommendations were rolled into the new law.

That law empowers the Food and Drug Administration to prevent food-borne illnesses instead of simply reacting to them. Its provisions require produce farmers, food-processing facilities and animal-food plants to adopt strategies that would help them spot and combat food-safety hazards. It also mandates that food imported into this country meet the same safety standards as food produced domestically.

To put these provisions in place, the OMB must approve draft rules, which are then submitted to the public for comment before being finalized. An executive order gives the OMB 90 days to review proposed regulations. The rule on imports was supposed to be finalized by Jan. 4 and the produce proposal was to be submitted for public comment by then. The others are supposed to be finalized by July 4.

It is possible for the OMB to extend its reviews and that often happens. The food-safety rules have remained at the office since late last year.

“People have been working hard to get these rules out for public comment as soon as possible,” said Mike Taylor, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods. “These are complex, ground-breaking rules and care is needed.”

In the meantime, the industry is in limbo and consumers are at risk, some groups said.

“The lengthy congressional debate over food safety combined with draft regulations that have missed the statutory deadlines create uncertainty and paralysis,” Bryan Silbermann, chief executive of the Produce Marketing Association, wrote in a letter to Obama last month. “It is much more difficult for companies to invest in additional food safety safeguards without knowing what the FDA rules will be.”

Some experts who are tracking the issue say that the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs — run by legal scholar Cass Sunstein — has raised questions about the FDA’s analysis of the provisions’ costs and benefits.

Rena Steinzor, president of the Center for Progressive Reform, said OIRA routinely second-guesses regulators and delays regulation. But usually the delays come at the behest of industry, she said.

With the food-safety rules, one explanation could be that the proposals have run into private objections from a company or other party that would be affected by them, Steinzor said. But FDA officials said they’ve held hundreds of meetings with affected parties and see no sign of such resistance.

Another possible explanation, Steinzor said, is OIRA’s own caution. “The economists at OIRA, who have their own ideas, may be objecting,” she said. “They are a breed unto themselves. They’re very hostile to the idea of regulation and they always have been, no matter which administration.”

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CaLGMA

5/4/2012 4:02 PM PDT

Five years ago the California leafy greens industry invited government regulators into their fields with an unprecedented program to verify through mandatory government audit that a set of science-based food safety practices was being followed on leafy greens farms. Today, the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement is eagerly waiting for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue further produce safety regulations by way of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Tead more here:

http://caleafygreens.ca.gov/blog/leafy-greens-industry-looks-forward-fmsa

PublicHealthPIRG

5/4/2012 1:50 PM PDT

Every day that these rules are delayed means more and more people will potentially get ill from unsafe foods. CDC estimates that each year 3000 people die and 48 million get sick from foodborne illness, these rules need to be implemented now, so they help save lives.

Nasima Hossain

Public Health Advocate

Droughts are occurring throughtout the world. One of the best solutions to save water is ESFS's ozone technology. Know what you own.

2012-07-09T15:32:00.000-07:00

Check this out:

Both Koreas suffering worst drought in a century
North and South Korea scramble to protect crops as worst dry spell in a century hits peninsula
Associated Press – Wed, Jun 27, 2012 12:28 PM EDT
In this Friday, June 22, 2012 photo, female North Korean soldiers …
KOHYON-RI, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea dispatched soldiers to pour buckets of water on parched fields and South Korean officials scrambled to save a rare mollusk threatened by the heat as the worst dry spell in a century gripped the Korean Peninsula.
Parts of both countries are experiencing the most severe drought since record-keeping began nearly 105 years ago, meteorological officials in Pyongyang and Seoul said Tuesday.
The protracted drought is heightening worries about North Korea's ability to feed its people. Two-thirds of North Korea's 24 million people faced chronic food shortages, the United Nations said earlier this month while asking donors for $198 million in humanitarian aid for the country.
Even in South Phyongan and North and South Hwanghae provinces, which are traditionally North Korea's "breadbasket," thousands of hectares (acres) of crops are withering away despite good irrigation systems, local officials said.
Reservoirs are drying up, creating irrigation problems for farmers, said Ri Sun Pom, chairman of the Rural Economy Committee of Hwangju County.
A group of female soldiers with yellow towels tied around their heads fanned out across a farm in Kohyon-ri, Hwangju county, North Hwanghae province, with buckets to help water the fields. An ox pulled a cart loaded with a barrel of water while fire engines and oil tankers were mobilized to help transport water.
The North Korean villages of Kohyon-ri and Ryongchon-ri were among several areas that journalists from The Associated Press visited in recent days.
Pak Tok Gwan, management board chairman of the Ryongchon Cooperative Farm in North Korea, said late last week that the farm could lose half its corn without early rain.
Mountainous North Korea, where less than 20 percent of the land is arable, has relied on outside food aid to help make up for a chronic shortage since natural disasters and outmoded agricultural practices led to a famine in the 1990s. North Korean farmers still face shortages of fuel, tractors, quality seeds and fertilizer, the U.N. said in a report earlier this month. Many irrigation systems rely on electrically powered pumping stations in a country with unstable power supplies, the report noted.
On Tuesday, North Korean state media reported record-high temperatures in Pyongyang and other cities in the southwest.
South Korean officials also reported the worst drought in more than a century in some areas after nearly two months without significant rainfall, raising worries about damage to crops and a dangerous drop in water levels in the nation's reservoirs.
"The worst drought in 104 years is causing damage to our agricultural and livestock industries, resulting in price hikes in some farm products," Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan told a crisis management meeting Tuesday.
Nearly 28,000 South Koreans, including soldiers and local residents, have been mobilized to help water rice paddies and farm fields and more than 13,000 water pumps have been provided to drought-stricken areas, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said.
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik picked up a hose to water a field during a visit Tuesday to Hwaseong, south of Seoul. Beneath a blazing sun, dead fish could be seen on the nearly dried-out bed of a reservoir in Bongdam village in Hwaseong.
Rain is forecast for South Korea this weekend, the Korea Meteorological Administration said in Seoul. The agency could not confirm the dry spell reported in the North, but dispatches sent by North Korea to an international weather center indicated little rain over the past several weeks there as well, spokesman Jang Hyun-sik said.
The drought also has led to deaths of a highly endangered species in a reservoir in the southern city of Nonsan in South Korea. Hundreds of cockscomb pearl mussels have perished since June 14 when the reservoir's water levels drastically dropped, local official Lee Soo-jung said. Officials have been trying to move the cockscomb pearl mussels to water, she said.
Officials blamed high atmospheric pressure over the Korean Peninsula for the drought.
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Associated Press writers Kim Kwang Hyon in Kohyon-ri, North Korea, and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.

This is nothing. Fires ignited Texas into oblivion last year. Colorado is on fire, currently. Sea levels are rising, especially on the East Coast. Hurricane season amongst us.

Can you imagine how much water we could save in this world, if we used ESFS's ozone water technology?

Again, know what you own, here. If companies are coming to ESFS for food, water, or oil well solutions, then, the message is getting out there slowly, but surely. Many fortune 5 companies are coming to ESFS, but don't want to be named because of competition.

We are sitting on a time bomb folks. Accumulate weakness, because silence breeds doubt. Doubt creates weakness.

Wisdom always prevails.

Do you have pay "cents?"(patience)

ESFS: Looking "forward" to July

2012-06-29T01:20:00.001-07:00

ESFS has new exciting products coming in July including a new home unit, and the anticipated hazmat product offering:

http://greentechnologystocks.blogspot.com/

Both will add valued sales to ESFS's portfolio. Many negotiations are already underway with the portable hazmat unit sales. The potential here in itself is staggering. Think oil well clean up; areas of contamination to control, blood clean up, or stabilizing/putting our fires. Now, think about who needs these services. Staggering if you really think about it.

I believe July will be a very interesting month for ESFS, and the future looks very bright.

Again, I expect sales to be off the map, and is in uncharted territory. It shouldn't come to any surprise though. The potential has always been here. Management is putting it all together, and food safety in general has been lacking in our country for decades. Many companies can't take the risk of one or two events that could ultimately put them out of business due to products they sold that had some kind of bacteria that affected individuals lives.(sickness or death) The lawsuits can add up quickly.

Dole has had two major recalls here of late. It's time for them to realize what they are doing isn't working too well:

http://www.zimbio.com/Dole+Salad+Recall

If you look at many businesses that ESFS has for clients, many are Oriental food businesses. The Asian market is a huge area of growth for ESFS.

The potential is mind boggling. Fortune 500 companies are jumping on the band wagon now, too. Why? They know that food safety is becoming critical in this country. Plus, it saves them money over the long haul.

Example:

Eco-Safe Signs Contract with Large U.S. Restaurant Chain (5/21/2012)

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 21) – Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ESFS) is pleased to announce a purchase order for the installation of its NSF Registered Ozone Disinfection Systems for 17 locations of a large national restaurant chain.

Michael Elliot, CEO, said, “We are delighted to have negotiated a contract with a large U.S. restaurant chain based in Southern California for an initial order for 17 of their restaurants. With over 100 restaurants in their chain, they plan on 13 additional installations this year, and completing installations throughout their chain during 2013. This restaurant chain is a public company traded on the NASDAQ exchange.”

From what I have gathered, this sale is peanuts compared to what is coming. Take a look at the link here again below, and look at the variety of businesses that have discovered ESFS:

http://greentechnologystocks.blogspot.com/

This is why ESFS is going to become a target to be bought out. Their products are all patent pending, and ESFS has spent tons of time and capital to have the finest ozone product offerings in America today. Deep pocket companies will take notice. One company already has.

ESFS: Quiet Period Continues(No P.R.'s)

2012-06-27T07:03:00.002-07:00

ESFS hasn't had a P.R. for over a month, but through my sources sales have ramped up 30-40 fold since the last P.R. Many other negotiations are underway including hazmat. I do expect some P.R.'s here shortly.

Domestic sales are much stronger at this point. Foreign sales are underway.

ESFS hit .25 a couple weeks back. I expect ESFS to go much higher.

EZ

ESFS. Expecting an update this week.

2012-06-17T20:04:00.001-07:00

I can you tell you there is a lot of business activity taking place, and it is a very exciting time to be an ESFS shareholder.

ESFS hit .25 last week, a new 52 week high.

EZ

Something to look at while we wait for ESFS news.

2012-06-11T16:26:00.000-07:00

http://survivewatercrisis.com/?v=y

Remember, almost all industries need ESFS's technology. Amazing that some fortune 500 companies have figured it out, but I believe it will be known globally at some point.

Do some due.

ESFS will have basic home units available soon under $4,000. Invest in yourself, and your family's future. This could be the greatest investment you ever make.

You, and your family's health.

EZ

I mentioned in my last post, there is a major development occurring. Let's make that statement in a "plural" format.

2012-06-09T20:31:00.000-07:00

I found out today that two spectacular developments, I mean two spectacular deals have taken place.

Once these deals are announced, I doubt you will see anything under .50 again.

Now, I have some hints. Refer to past P.R.'s that have been announced and put it together, or speculate, if you will.

ESFS is going to be the best company in ozone water treatments in the world most likely. Once these deals are announced, good luck chasing it.

Major accumulation has been occurring over the last couple of months. Just check the chart.

I will restate that this is the best unknown penny stock on the market today. But, I have seen in my day where a low floater like like this can explode into the dollars.

Welcome to the dollar club ESFS shareholders, it is coming.

EZ

There is a major development happening that I'm not privy

2012-06-04T19:45:00.000-07:00

to mention, but it could be the biggest P.R. to date coming. I do believe this development will get traders and investors attention. Large bidders have been coming in, and they must know something as well.

I love the "quietness" of this company. They go about getting their patents in order. They begin to diversify sales from California to throughout the Unites States; now, they're working on overseas sales.

They have companies coming to them to help grow their product sales. They have major companies buying their product. A great ESFS "story" blog is:

http://greentechnologystocks.blogspot.com/2010/03/esfspk-017-green-stock-pick-of-2010.html

If you want a good ESFS education, this is the place to visit.

If you're new to reading my blog here, welcome.

If you're new to ESFS, great. ESFS hasn't even broke a sweat, yet.

EZ

ESFS. Sales continue to build, and expect another sale coming from a satisfied customer.

2012-06-03T17:31:00.001-07:00

ESFS has had test units in Carl's Jr. and Souplantation among other large restaurant chains. Eventually, all major restaurant restaurant and grocer chains will be utilizing services to protect their food quality. ESFS is setting the standard in excellence in food safety. Using chlorine to treat water is old school, and I have never felt good coming out of a swimming pool. My skin gets irritated, and my eyes burn due to the chlorine in pools. Can you imagine what it does to you internally once swallowed?

Chemicals slow down your metabolism, and can take months to get out of your body if you don't detox on a regular basis. The best medicine is to eat properly, and eat healthy products such as fruits, vegetables. But, fruits and vegetables become tainted if chemicals are still on the product when consumed. ESFS's ozone water treatment takes care of those potential problems. Produce, fish, and meat products basically become "organic" once these products have ESFS's ozone water treatment applied to them. The products taste better. The shelf life of the products last longer.

Companies that utilize ESFS's ozone water treatment services could lower their air conditioning bill. One company that ESFS has provided service to has completely had their air conditioning removed over their sea food area. Since ozone water eliminates most odors, this company no longer needs cold air to hide the sea food odor.

Ozone water has plenty of oxygen. This is why every golf course; football/baseball fields that support grass groundings should be utilizing ESFS's ozone water treatment. It takes less water to support healthy growth, and because of the high oxygen levels in the water, it takes longer periods of time before you need to water again. Pure water is scarce these days. Water is the next oil. Water is life. Without it, we perish. We need to save our water, and protect it.

ESFS is a giant in the making. This is going to be a multi-dollar stock. I look at a lot of penny stocks, and I see no other matching ESFS's gigantic potential.

Expect another sale announcement soon.

EZ

P.S.: I didn't even mention hazmat, and oil clean up above. Enormous. Enough said.

CAKE FACTORY IMHO....They have over 170 stores.

2012-05-21T19:53:00.001-07:00

Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ESFS) is pleased to announce a purchase order for the installation of its NSF Registered Ozone Disinfection Systems for 17 locations of a large national restaurant chain.
Michael Elliot, CEO, said, "We are delighted to have negotiated a contract with a large U.S. restaurant chain based in Southern California for an initial order for 17 of their restaurants. With over 100 restaurants in their chain, they plan on 13 additional installations this year, and completing installations throughout their chain during 2013. This restaurant chain is a public company traded on the NASDAQ exchange."

Elliot continued, "Our customer tested our systems extensively at two of its locations, and was delighted with the results. They had previously tested a system from one of our competitors and found our systems to be the clear choice over other available brands. We are truly fortunate to have our technology vetted by one of the leaders in the restaurant industry. News travels quickly among restaurant chains, and we believe this heralds a significant upturn in sales to restaurants.

This means approximately 140 or more for next year-Cheese Cake Factory.

Whole Foods has been stubbing their toes in getting more units. Just a matter of time before they do.

It's going to be very hard to get stock under .20 soon. This company has $1.00 plus written all over it.

Any huge sale in hazmat, or internationally, you won't be able touch this stock under a buck.

It's coming.

As I mentioned in a recent post, I expect ESFS

2012-05-20T11:23:00.001-07:00

to announce major sales going forward. That said, I expect the company to announce their largest order in company history very soon, and we're not even scratching the surface. With hazmat sales still looming, international contracts on the horizon, and large restaurant/grocery chains purchasing ozone units soon, you can expect ESFS to become a household name in the ozone water business.

Plus, there is still a very good chance ESFS become a buyout target. Eyes are on them, and this is the major reason why I am in this investment.

Companies are even coming to ESFS to even help them sell their product. Why? It's very obvious. ESFS has the complete solution in green technology when it comes to water, and stopping pathogen growth. It's technology can clean up oil wells. It's technology saves water costs. Its technology can save companies thousands in waste costs as ozone water cleans and extends the shelf life of produce, seafood, and meat.

Last week, ESFS announced a marketing agreement with with Olfati Environmental Consultations.
Olfati is located in Saudi Arabia. What does Saudi Arabia have? Oil wells. Many of them need to be serviced. ESFS's water ozone treatments offer a viable solution.

As sales growth begins to explode, don't worry about production. Here is a P.R. from awhile back. ESFS has foreseen sales growth, and announced this:

Eco-Safe Prepares for Rapid Expansion with Stoll Metalcraft, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 24) - Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ESFS) is pleased to announce finalizing negotiations with Stoll Metalcraft, Inc. as a fulfillment company for Eco-Safe's largest clients.
Michael Elliot, President of Eco-Safe, stated, "With Eco-Safe having more than 100 customers in 11 states and growing, and over $100,000 in current orders, we are delighted to announce Stoll Metalcraft, Inc. as our manufacturing fulfillment company. Stoll's capability of easily filling 1000 orders per month was crucial in recent negotiations with one of the largest chains in the food industry."
Elliot continued, "Stoll occupies a 90,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Valencia, California, and is ISO 9001 certified. After extensive testing of short runs on our various ozone disinfection systems, it was clear Stoll is a perfect fit for our expansion needs. From engineering to fabrication and drop-shipping, Stoll meets all our requirements for precision assembly and quality control in order fulfillment. We have just received our latest shipment of R-1000 units and the quality is flawless."

Bottom Watcher: Market Talk

ESFS. Just an observation on the last few months of trading that

ESFS Update.

Picked up a bunch of COHO at .0006 the last couple of days. Did well last time with an 150% gain.

TVIX sold out at $1.72; IFIX .008(riding a few free trading shares...up over 250%). ESFS continues to fall.

Bought ESFS on the open market at .052-.055; bought IFIX at .003, and TVIX at $1.45

Check out this chart from StockCharts.com for COHO

Tidbits of news have come from ESFS, but much bigger news looms.

The next financial melt down that is happening.

Drought may cost $20 billion in crop insurance

Safe drinking water, water conservation, water reclamation, and water technology companies that can lives will be in focus soon.

Weather News Headlines

MFTH.... a sub penny buy-back play. Could be fun with interest.

Spoke to ESFS founder and CEO, Michael Elliot recently.

Another disturbing report that water in the USA is getting more scarce.

Report shows US drought rapidly intensifying

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Droughts are occurring throughtout the world. One of the best solutions to save water is ESFS's ozone technology. Know what you own.

ESFS: Looking "forward" to July

ESFS: Quiet Period Continues(No P.R.'s)

ESFS. Expecting an update this week.

Something to look at while we wait for ESFS news.

I mentioned in my last post, there is a major development occurring. Let's make that statement in a "plural" format.

There is a major development happening that I'm not privy

ESFS. Sales continue to build, and expect another sale coming from a satisfied customer.

CAKE FACTORY IMHO....They have over 170 stores.

As I mentioned in a recent post, I expect ESFS