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Date:9/2/2009

Formula Supply Agreements - Martek entered into a multi-year sole-source supply agreement with Puleva Food for the use of ARA in infant formulas produced by Puleva and sold in Spain. Puleva is part of the Ebro-Puleva group, Spain's largest agro-food business. Martek also entered into a multi-year sole-source supply agreement with Milk Powder Solutions under which Martek will serve as Milk Powder Solutions' exclusive supplier for all of its ARA needs for infant formula products in China and Vietnam under the Gold Cow brand name.

Non-Infant Formula Product Launches - Several non-infant formula nutritional products with Martek's life'sDHA(TM) were launched by Martek's customers, including Parent's Choice(TM) Pediatric Drink, Walgreens Finest Natural Multi-vitamins and Walgreens Flax + DHA dietary supplement.

Approval in European Union of New Food Applications for life'sDHA(TM) - Martek received approval from the Standing Committee On The Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) of the European Union for the use of Martek's life'sDHA(TM) in bakery products, cereal bars, and beverages, including milk-based and milk analogue drinks, throughout the 27 Member States of the European Union. This expands the current categories approved in 2003 which include breakfast cereals, spreadable fat and dressings, certain dairy products and food supplements.

New Scientific Data Published on DHA - The benefits of DHA supplementation were recently discussed in the following publications.

• A report published in Developmental Neuropsychology (June 2009) evaluated resting heart rate during the first six months of life in healthy, full-term infants. The newborns were either breastfed or given cow's milk-based or soy-based commercial infant formula containing different levels of DHA and ARA throughout the study period. Results showed that infants fed higher levels of DHA and ARA from either breast
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