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CANTEST Awarded $4.3M Contract with the CPMA

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Special Announcement

July 13, 2005

Burnaby, BC – CANTEST Ltd. is pleased to announce the recent award of a multi-year Standing Offer agreement with the CPMA to provide drug control services.

CANTEST’s Forensic Equine Drug Testing Unit has provided analytical services to the Canadian government and the horse racing industry for over 35 years. The laboratory currently analyses more than 40,000 samples per year for a list of over 2,000 performance-enhancing drugs and other banned substances. In 2004, CANTEST uncovered 28 positive cases of banned substances in animals that resulted in legal action. The Forensic Equine Drug Testing Unit also works with veterinarians and owners on pre-purchase screening, as well as horse and dog show testing programs.

About CANTEST

CANTEST is a full service laboratory offering analytical services in Environmental, BioPharma, Industrial Hygiene and Food Safety related fields. Starting in 1969, the company’s original foundation was built upon the Forensic Equine Drug Testing division in the area of forensic toxicology. Since then, CANTEST has evolved to become one of the premiere laboratories in Canada. The laboratory analyzes a wide variety of samples and offers hundreds of validated testing packages and is 100% Canadian, privately held and employee owned.

For more information on CANTEST’s services, please contact:

Virnie Robillo                                           Steve Timuss
FEDT Manager                                        Director, Business Development
Phone: 604 734 7276                            Phone: 604 639 2614
Email: vrobillo@cantest.com               Email: stimuss@cantest.com


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