Senomyx Receives Safe Quality Food Level 3 Standard Certification

20 Jan 2015 --- Senomyx, Inc., a leading company using proprietary taste science technologies to discover, develop, and commercialize novel flavor ingredients for the food, beverage, and flavor industries, announced today that it has been certified by SCS Global Services, a worldwide recognized third party certifying organization, under the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 3 Standard.

Safe Quality Food is a multi-level food safety and quality scheme, benchmarked to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). SQF certification is earned by operations that have met one of the world’s most comprehensive food safety standards. Certified SQF operations maintain a documented, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)-based Integrated Food Safety and Quality Management System that can be tracked throughout the supply chain.

SQF Level 3 certification includes a comprehensive review of all food safety programs in place at Senomyx, as well as a formal validation of the quality systems in place to maintain the certification.

“Achieving SQF Level 3 certification reflects the high level of commitment Senomyx has to providing its customers with flavor ingredients of superior quality and performance. This certification, along with a successful US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) audit and a California Department of Public Health (CDPH) certification as a registered food processor previously received by the company, continue to demonstrate our dedication to quality. The entire team did an excellent job in developing, implementing and maintaining our systems to achieve these results.” said Ken Simone, Vice President, Supply Chain at Senomyx.