Emerald Specialties Group’s facility in Ohio, US is certified to meet Safe Quality Food (SQF) level 2, a food safety plan benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
Emerald uses the facility to produce Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or FD&C- and D&C-certified Hilton Davis dyes and lakes, which bring color to applications such as food, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
SQF is a fully integrated hazard analysis and critical control points or HACCP food safety management scheme.
SQF level 2 certification is characterized by a series of rigorous preventive controls and auditing schemes that go beyond minimum food safety standards to shield food-grade products from biological, chemical and physical hazards.
“This is our second SQF-certified site, the first being the site in Cheyenne where Foam Blast food-grade defoamers are produced, and we have also been certified to meet other standards that are important flags for safety and quality in the food sector,” said Kelly Schaefer, market and product manager.
Emerald has also targeted applications requiring FDA clearances and introduced new products to meet customers’ performance needs while assuring the product does not change the product’s regulatory status.
For example, in March, Emerald Specialties introduced Masil Ultra SL1000, a new water-based, zero-volatile organic compound slip-mar additive for food packaging.
The company’s Foam Blast defoamer line has many options for food processing and direct and indirect food contact applications.
