According to the official reports, the U. S. Justice Department is working to increase biological threat detection capabilities by purchasing new technologies from Universal Detection Technology.

U. S. company UNDT will deliver its 5-agent detection kits to support the counter bioterrorism initiatives of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Justice Department's federal law enforcement agency.

UNDT Chief Executive Officer Jacques Tizabi said in a statement, "ATF is a strong addition to our expanding customer base, comprised of other federal government agencies, local and state law enforcement, emergency medical services and hazmat teams."

The order for its widely deployed biological threats detection kits includes supplying personnel to train ATF agents on the use of the equipment, UNDT has said. (With Inputs from Agencies)