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Press Release Source:	E.J.Brooks Company
E.J.Brooks Company Is The First Seal Manufacturer to Become C-TPAT Certified Friday September 22, 1:06 pm ET

LIVINGSTON, N.J., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As the worldwide market leader in providing ISO 17712 compliant seals to the logistics community, E.J.Brooks has achieved another first. Brooks has attained certification as a member within the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. The Brooks SVI # is c53cb226-69c4-4ff9-baae-ad8b9b036598.
	The voluntary C-TPAT security initiative is a very important step towards protecting the United States against terrorism. It is also the cornerstone of the important World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework in securing cargo around the globe. E.J.Brooks Company, in addition to being a certified member, is the major supplier of ISO compliant high security seals to many of the other C-TPAT members as well as a key provider of "Security Logistics Solutions" to organizations that take supply chain security seriously. The use of ISO 17712 compliant security seals is a requirement for C-TPAT members for
cross border shipments and a prudent practice for all participants in the global logistics process. Earlier in 2006, The World BASC Organization (WBO) announced E.J.Brooks as the first American company to attain certification. The Business Alliance for Secure Commerce ("BASC") is a cooperative program among the private sector, national and international customs and trade organizations. BASC was created prior to the 911 event to promote a secure global supply chain around the world. "E.J.Brooks has been working very diligently to educate logistics customers globally of the importance of the security principles within C-TPAT, BASC and the WCO Framework," commented Scott Kirk, Executive Vice-President of E.J.Brooks. "We have been distributing a compliance document called the Brooks Insurance Policy to thousands of organizations suggesting three very simple steps for companies to determine if ISO compliant products are being used on their shipments. Shippers should ask their seal suppliers for ISO compliant test results; be provided with a certification letter by an independent ISO test laboratory that conducted the test and provide a "Best Practices Assessment" from their ISO 9001:2000 certifier. Being assured that the seal is ISO compliant is an inexpensive first line of defense against the bad guys." Kirk suggests, "perhaps all seal manufacturers should become BASC and C-TPAT members to show the industry that their products and best practices are world class and compliant." About E.J.Brooks Founded in 1873, E.J. Brooks Company an ISO 9001-2000 registered company, is the world's leading manufacturer of tamper indicating security seals, locking devices and metering-related products. The company based in Livingston, N.J., has 13 operating units, including locations in the USA, England, Mexico, China, Spain, Brazil, India and Singapore. Visit Brooks and subsidiaries online at http://www.ejbrooks.com/ Media Contact: Jerry Peck 1-800-458-7325 jerry.peck@brookseals.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: E.J.Brooks Company