Berlinger Special AG: Doping Sample Security is the Paramount Priority

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GANTERSCHWIL, Switzerland, January 31, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    The doping samples taken at the coming Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang,

South Korea will be capable of being securely closed and stored. Sample bottle

manufacturer Berlinger Special AG is currently assessing any security

weaknesses in collaboration and close contact with the World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA), and is also planning additional security measures.

    The secure handling and storage of doping samples - at the Olympic Winter

Games and in general - is the mission and the goal of sample security bottle

manufacturer Berlinger Special AG. In view of this, Berlinger Special AG takes

seriously the recent video-documented tests by the team of investigative

journalists, even though the testing methods used are not known, and even

though their findings contradict the results of the extensive tests conducted

both by Berlinger Special AG and by independent specialists on the bottles

concerned, which showed in all cases that the bottles worked reliably when

correctly handled.

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    What cannot be said of the sample bottles currently used (as is claimed in

the film) is that they cannot be distinguished from counterfeits: Berlinger

Special AG can always identify its own products beyond any doubt, thanks to a

number of secret company-specific features that are integrated into the product.

    Improved closing mechanism under consideration

    Should security shortcomings be confirmed, Berlinger Special AG will take

additional measures to safeguard the samples collected at the coming Olympic

Winter Games in PyeongChang. Among the options here, Berlinger Special AG is

considering the use of doping sample containers with a modified closing

mechanism that cannot be incorrectly handled. Corresponding trials are

currently under way, and all the results of these will be made available.

    Berlinger Special AG is making every possible effort, in collaboration with

WADA and the IOC, to provide secure doping sample solutions that ensure clean

competition and credible controls. The results of the current trials, and of

any decisions taken in the light thereof, will be communicated without delay.

    Further information:

Berlinger Special AG

Media Relations

c/o. KMES Partner I KLAUS

Hans Klaus

Basteiplatz 7

CH-8001 Zurich

Phone: +41-43-544-1744

Email: office@kmespartner.com

    Source: Berlinger Special AG