Statement Concerning Suspicious Shipment
February 24, 2011
Company Contact: Keith Barker 336-538-6377

In late January Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari attempted to purchase Phenol from Carolina Biological Supply Company (Phenol is a chemical routinely used in college level Organic Chemistry classes and is a component of common household disinfectants).

One day after shipping the product we became aware that the order was suspicious. We immediately notified the FBI and ordered the product returned to us. It was returned and never delivered to Mr. Aldawsari.

We are cooperating with the FBI investigation and prefer to limit our comments to this statement.