Sensient Colors LLC, a business unit of Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT), is pleased to announce that its U.S. manufacturing site in St. Louis, the world's largest food and beverage color manufacturing facility, achieved the Excellent rating score for the annual Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Level 3 recertification, the highest rating possible.

Sensient Colors first achieved SQF Level 3 certification in 2010, and this is the fourth consecutive year that the company has achieved an Excellent rating score. All of the Sensient Food Colors global manufacturing facilities are certified through a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) third party audit program. "Our consistent Excellent SQF audit history demonstrates our pledge to provide safe and secure, natural and certified colorants for the food and beverage industry. Sensient continually delivers the best quality and safety to our customers," says Mike Geraghty, President, Color Group, Sensient Technologies Corporation.

ABOUT SENSIENT COLORS LLC

Sensient Colors brings life to products, adding color and visual enjoyment to food and beverage applications worldwide.  Offering unparalleled color innovation and proprietary technologies for over 100 years, Sensient Food Colors applies industry defining color expertise, enhancing brand value through premium sensory appeal and performance.

Sensient Colors LLC is a unit of Sensient Technologies Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances.

Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals.  The company’s customers include major international manufacturers representing many of the world’s best-known brands.

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