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): January 15, 2010
PIMI AGRO CLEANTECH,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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333-158986
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26-4684680
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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269 South
Beverly Drive, Suite 1091
Beverly
Hills, California 90212
(Address
of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (310) 203-8278
Copies
to:
Marc J.
Ross, Esq.
Jonathan
R. Shechter, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61
Broadway, 32nd
Fl.
New York,
New York 10006
Phone:
(212) 930-9700
Fax:
(212) 930-9725
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On
January 15, 2010, Pimi Agro Cleantech, Inc. (“Pimi”) completed its first
commercial trial utilizing SweetGuard™ in the treatment of sweet potatoes.
Similar to Pimi’s SpuDefender™, StoreGuard™ and SeedGuard™ patented
technologies, SweetGuard™ is aimed at preventing the decay of sweet potatoes
which may occur during storage and prior to packing and
distribution.
Sweet
potatoes can suffer up to 40% yield loss during storage. Accordingly, Pimi
developed SweetGuard™ in order to reduce losses from the micro flora and
contamination which may occur during the storage of sweet potatoes.
The
trials were carried out in two cooperative farms, with two separate packing
houses that export sweet potatoes from Israel to Europe. In these trials,
SweetGuard™ demonstrated efficacy in various areas of post-harvest treatment,
including significantly reducing the sweet potato decay in storage, reducing the
fungal and bacterial population in the atmosphere of the storage room,
increasing the quality of the roots and decreasing root decay, and increasing
the appearance of the crop.
As a
result of these trials, the two cooperative farms have decided to include
SweetGuard™ in their regular working program for the crop season beginning in
the summer of 2010.
Pimi’s
management believes that the successful trial results will open a potential
market for the treatment of sweet potatoes that was not previously within its
short term line of business. According to the Unite States Sweet Potato Council
Inc., the United States produces approximately 1.8 billion pounds of sweet
potatoes a year, with an average crop value of $400 million. Pimi’s management
aims at saving farmers in this market approximately 5-10% in crop loss through
the use of SweetGuard™.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Pimi
Agro Cleantech, Inc.
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Date:
January 21, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Youval Saly | |
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Youval
Saly
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Chief Executive
Officer
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