Universal Detection Technology Working With the US Department of Commerce to Market Its Anthrax Detection Equipment in

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jul 13 (MARKET WIRE) --
Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB: UNDT), a
developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from
bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of
counter-terrorism consulting and training services, announced today that
through its agreement with the US Department of Commerce's Commercial
Service, it is promoting Company's handheld assays, used for detection of
up to five bioterrorism agents. UNDT is to be listed as a Featured US
Exporter on Commercial Service's Qatar website.

UNDT's 5-agent Bioterrorism detection kits have been extensively used by
first responders and private industry throughout the United States.
Testing of the kits by the US DOD as well as the United Kingdom military
show that the kits demonstrate no cross-reactivity with near neighbor
species and no false positives with commonly encountered "white powders."
The kits are designed to test for anthrax, botulinum toxin, Ricin, plague
(Y. Pestis) and SEBs in as little as 3 minutes.

"Qatar is one of the strongest economies among the Gulf Cooperation
Council countries and is an emerging power in the region. We are
positioning ourselves to be a powerful supplier of counter terrorism
products in Qatar," said Jacques Tizabi, UNDT's Chief Executive Officer.

To view UNDT's bioterrorism detection kits on the Commercial Service's
website please go to:
http://www.buyusa.gov/qatar/en/70.html?exp_cat=6010&exp_pid=116. For more
information please visit our website at www.udetection.com or

Email us at info@udetection.com.

About Universal Detection Technology

Universal Detection Technology is a developer of monitoring technologies,
including bioterrorism detection devices. The Company on its own and with
development partners is positioned to capitalize on opportunities related
to Homeland Security. For example, the Company, in cooperation with NASA,
has developed a bacterial spore detector that detects certain biohazard
substances. The Company is also a reseller of handheld assays used for
detection of five bioterrorism agents, radiation detection systems, and
antimicrobial products. For more information, please visit
www.udetection.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this
news release are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results,
performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from
forecasted results, performance, and achievement. The Company undertakes
no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or expectations.

Contact:

Jacques Tizabi
310-248-3655
Email Contact

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