Samsung Microwave with Hohenstein Institute

SEOUL – May 3, 2011 – Furthering its leadership in the home appliances sector, Samsung Electronics became the first in the world to receive a microwave certification mark for anti-bacterial technology, recognizing the company’s ceramic enamel cavity inside. The Hohenstein Institute, an internationally recognized research and service center for hygiene and biotechnology in Germany, tested Samsung’s microwaves and validated its anti-bacterial performance.

Due to the high level of durability, the ceramic enamel cavity found in Samsung’s microwave does not come off, turn rusty or crack, thus preventing it from becoming dirty. Further, the ceramic enamel cavity does not discolorate even in high temperatures and prevents bacteria from proliferation. The Hohenstein Institute has accredited that Samsung’s microwave oven has added anti-bacterial agents to ceramic enamel cavity, which has high durability against corrosion.

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) acknowledged that Samsung Electronics’ anti-bacterial ceramic enamel cavity ensures a level of durability that is at least 7.5 times higher than iron plate to which epoxy coating is applied.

“Our antibacterial ceramic enamel cavity is created the way pottery is produced,” said Mr. Chang Wan Hong, executive vice president of the Samsung Digital Appliances business. “We apply antibacterial porcelain enamel that is produced in high temperatures – up to 830 degrees Celsius – to the inside of a microwave. The result is a high-class material that has a smooth, shiny surface like that of a piece of pottery. We’re the only company in the world to have such a feature in microwave ovens.”

Samsung Electronics plans to apply its antibacterial technology to all microwave product groups to provide consumers with healthier tools for cooking.

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