UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2009
OCEAN BIO-CHEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Florida 0-11102 59-1564329
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
4041 S.W. 47 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314
(Address of principal executive office Zip Code)
(954) 587-6280
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure:
On May 29, 2009, the Registrant through its wholly owned subsidiary, Star
brite Distributing, Inc. initiated a law suit against ValvTect alleging false
advertising against one of its products.
The following is a Press Release that was published on such date:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Star brite, manufacturer of Star Tron Enzyme
Fuel treatment, has reluctantly filed a Federal lawsuit in the Southern District
of Florida against ValvTect Petroleum Products of Northbrook, Illinois. The suit
seeks injunctive relief and damages caused by ValvTect's false and misleading
claims against Star Tron in ValvTect's Ethanol Gasoline Treatment advertising.
Star brite CEO Peter Dornau says "We would have preferred to avoid taking
this step, but we had no choice given the confusion being spread among consumers
by ValvTect with these false and misleading claims. Rather than selling their
product on its own merits or customer acceptance, ValvTect attacked a few
aspects of Star Tron, a fuel additive that has a very broad functionality,
extremely high customer acceptance and strong brand loyalty."
ValvTect's advertisements and website claim "Industry Tests Proved ValvTect
Outperformed Star Tron." However, the results reported are false and are
interpreted incorrectly.
ValvTect hand-picked tests that are conducted at extreme temperatures in
excess of 200 degrees F; because Star Tron's enzymes are impaired at
temperatures over 200 degrees F. Please note that these temperatures are far in
excess of conditions that any recreational boater would ever encounter. However,
despite these extreme conditions, when Star brite commissioned Intertek Caleb
Brett, one of the nation's leading fuel analysis laboratories, to conduct the
same tests, Star Tron actually tied or exceeded ValvTect's product in almost
every instance. When Star brite commissioned additional tests and had several of
the original tests modified to replicate more realistic conditions, Star Tron
readily outperformed ValvTect's product.
In closing, please note that ValvTect continues to refuse to provide its
test data or identify the "independent laboratory" that purportedly conducted
their testing. Attached to this message are the real results for the tests
reported by ValvTect as well as the additional tests commissioned by Star brite.
For more information, please refer to the Star Tron website at
www.startron.com or contact Bill Lindsey, Star brite Vice President of Marketing
at (954) 587-6280 or via e-mail at blindsey@starbrite.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.
June 2, 2009 /s/ Jeffrey S. Barocas
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Jeffrey S. Barocas
Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer