NOGALES, ARIZONA - June 8, 2004 -- Alpha Pro Tech (AMEX: APT; CHX:APT), a leading developer and manufacturer of proprietary materials for disposable protective apparel and consumer products, announced today that it will be marketing and selling a paint product made with an antimicrobial formula that inhibits growth of bacteria, fungi and algae on the painted surfaces in hospitals, surgical rooms, cleanrooms and associated controlled environments.

The paint with antimicrobials, along with our recently announced entry into the building wrap and roof underlayment business will be marketed and sold by Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc., a recently formed wholly-owned subsidiary. This paint has been tested at Nelson Laboratories, Inc., a privately owned testing lab specializing in microbiology, and confirmed by a leading University for its containment ability to inhibit micro-organisms. Alpha Pro Tech has an existing exclusive licensing agreement for the proprietary antimicrobial formulation to be used in this product.

The Company is also pleased to announce the retaining of Anne Marie Dixon, of Cleanroom Management Associates, Inc., as a consultant. Ms. Dixon has been actively engaged in contamination control since 1976, with extensive experience in the areas of training, strategic consulting and technical writing. Ms. Dixon has trained more than 450,000 cleanroom technicians and managers, written more than 90 technical papers and five books. Included in her many professional affiliations and accomplishments, Ms. Dixon is the head of the U.S. delegation to the ISO Technical Committee 209 on “Cleanroom and Associated Controlled Environments,” Past President and Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, first recipient of the PDA, the James P. Agalloco Award for Excellence in Education (1993). Ms. Dixon is also an ISO 9000 Auditor.

“This product fulfills a key need in cleanrooms and hospitals and in addition it will reduce their operational costs while preserving environmental safety” commented Al Millar, Alpha Pro Tech’s president. Mr. Millar went on to say “Through our licensing agreement and the retaining of Ms. Dixon we are well positioned to introduce this important product to the marketplace.”