Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Unveils Findings of Asbestos in Everyday Products

Products Containing Asbestos Include Children’s Toys, Appliances, Hardware & Household Goods and Home & Garden Items

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO):

WHO:       The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)

           featuring expert speakers:

              -- Sean Fitzgerald, President, Scientific Analytical

                 Institute, Inc.

              -- Richard A. Lemen, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., Former Deputy

                 Director and Acting Director, National Institute for

                 Occupational Safety and Health and Assistant Surgeon

                 General, USPHS (ret.), Rear Admiral, USPHS (ret.)

              -- Linda Reinstein, Co-Founder and Executive Director,

                 ADAO

WHAT:      Press Conference to Unveil Research Findings on Products

           Containing Asbestos

           ADAO and guest experts will discuss landmark findings from

           ADAO and the Scientific Analytical Institute that reveal

           asbestos in everyday products including children's toys,

           appliances, hardware & household goods and home & garden

           items. The findings, the first in a series of test results,

           will include specific product examples, analyses on the

           dangers of asbestos exposure, and the new, younger profile

           of asbestos victims. ADAO has been working with Senator

           Patty Murray (D-WA) and other key members of Congress to

           implement a full ban on asbestos. The occurrence of

           asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, lung

           cancer and asbestosis, is growing out of control. Studies

           estimate that during the next decade, 100,000 victims in

           the United States will die of an asbestos related disease

           annually - equaling 30 deaths per day.

WHERE:     National Press Club

           Holeman Lounge

           529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor

           Washington, DC 20045

WHEN:      Wednesday, November 28, 2007

           10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

CONTACT:   Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)

           Douglas Larkin

           Office: 703-250-3590 x1245

           Mobile: 202-391-1546

           doug {at} AsbestosDiseaseAwareness(.)org

Editors and Reporters – Note: Experts are available for one-on-one interviews immediately following the press conference.

About Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by asbestos victims and their families in 2004. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims a united voice to help ensure that their rights are fairly represented and protected, and raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and the often deadly asbestos related diseases. ADAO is funded through voluntary contributions and staffed by volunteers. For more information visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org.