ONE CP KELCO QUALITY STANDARDINTEGRATED QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ONE QUALITY STANDARDCP Kelco is a global operation with manufacturing facilities and a customer base that spans the globe. This reach requires that CP Kelco abide by one global quality standard that does not vary by the location of the production facility or the customer location. Producing consistent, defect-free, high performance products is what differentiates CP Kelco from the competition and creates a sustainable business.

One CP Kelco Quality Standard establishes a priority and management structure to ensure the production of safe, high quality ingredients for our customers. The ever-expanding global regulatory environment requires that we elevate compliance, harmonize audit procedures in all our facilities and creates accountability and visibility to external parties. These are key initiatives to maintain the right to operate and customer trust.

QUALITY STANDARDS IN PRACTICEDuring 2012, CP Kelco fully implemented an internal Global Quality Improvement and Food Safety Initiative. As part of this initiative, minimum mandatory quality and regulatory standards were established for all facilities and employees. The standards elevate the commitment to quality and food safety and have been validated by external audits.

Marketing to regulated industries such as food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, requires compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). All CP Kelco manufacturing facilities are compliant to cGMPs, have fully developed and audited HACCP plans, have established raw material certification and qualification procedures and actively participate in customer and third party audits.

The Global QMS Internal Audit process focuses on five categories:

1. Management Responsibilities

2. Validation of Prerequisite Programs

3. HACCP and Food Safety Systems

4. Quality Systems

5. Regulatory Compliance

As part of the Global QMS Internal Audit process, CP Kelco employs an external certified cGMP consultant as part of the audit team. The third party cGMP expert audits the entire facility to assure compliance to cGMPs and HACCP requirements. The auditor is intimately knowledgeable on the facility’s QMS policies and procedures, and performs an inspection of the entire manufacturing site, processes, records and training.

CP Kelco’s ongoing Quality Improvement Initiatives places intense focus on food safety. As a reflection of this focus, all CP Kelco facilities have been audited for compliance to the Global Food Safety Initiative, Food Safety System Certification FSSC 22000. This global food safety management standard continues to build on prerequisite programs and existing quality management systems and validates for our customers CP Kelco food ingredients are safe and certified by the GFSI.

As of October 2012, all CP Kelco facilities comply with cGMP, have received ISO-9001:2008 certification, and have completed third party GFSI audits and certifications.

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CP Kelco ISO 9001:2008 GFSI FSSC 22000 CertificationFacility Certified (ISO-22000:2005 & PAS:2008)

Äänekoski, Finland Yes Certified February 10, 2011

Lille Skensved, Denmark Yes Certified March 16, 2011

Okmulgee/OK, USA Yes Certified July 27, 2011

San Diego/CA, USA Yes Certified July 25, 2011

Grossenbrode, Germany Yes Certified October 31, 2011

Wulian, China Yes Certified May 17, 2012

Taixing, China Yes Certified May 24, 2012

Limeira, Brazil Yes Certified September 07, 2012

Cebu, Philippines Yes Certified September 12, 2012

All CP Kelco facilities have conducted unannounced Third Party cGMP Consultant Audits.

CP Kelco has proudly received GFSI – FSSC 22000 Certifications for all nine manufacturing facilities.

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ONE CP KELCO QUALITY STANDARDINTEGRATED QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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CUSTOMER DRIVEN AND QUALITY FOCUSEDAll CP Kelco manufacturing facilities have ISO 9001:2008 certification to ensure compliance with internationally recognized quality management standards. The benefits of a valid ISO 9001:2008 certificate demonstrates that CP Kelco follows the most internationally recognized quality requirements. Audits are conducted annually.

A Global QMS Internal Audit process is in place at all CP Kelco facilities. This high-intensive audit process ensures our facilities operate in an “audit-ready” mode and can be inspected at any time to meet globally recognized standards for quality systems and regulatory compliance.

“Continuous improvement in food safety and quality management systems to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers” (GFSI Mission)

CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (cGMP) Current Good Manufacturing Practices (also known as cGMP) are a set of regulations set forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help ensure that various products intended for human consumption and use are safe and effective.

HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP) HACCP is a food safety management system designed to identify and prevent microbial and other hazards in food production. It includes steps designed to prevent problems before they occur and to correct deviations as soon as they are detected. HACCP is endorsed by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF), and by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods.

ISO 9001:2008 Published by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 9001 specifies the basic requirements for a quality management system (QMS) that an organization must fulfill to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products (which include services) that enhance customer satisfaction and meet applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE FSSC 22000The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is coordinated by The Food Business Forum CIES. This forum is a global food network made up of approximately 400 retailers and manufacturers worldwide. GFSI benchmarks food safety standards, evaluating them against a set of criteria to ensure the core of the standards are equivalent and certification will be acceptable. The Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 is one of 10 certification programs that can be used to certify to the GFSI. All 10 programs have been endorsed by GFSI and a successful audit to any one of them will result in certification that is endorsed by GFSI. FSSC 22000 is developed for the certification of food safety systems of food manufacturers that process or manufacture animal products, perishable vegetal products, products with a long shelf life and (other) food ingredients like additives, vitamins and bio-cultures.

Global Food

Safety Initiative (GFSI)

FSSC 22000(Customer Requirements)

cGMP & prerequisite programs in place to developHACCP Plan for each plant

(Regulatory Requirements)

ISO 9001:2008CP Kelco’s QMS is in compliance to the

internationally recognized standard(CP Kelco Requirements)

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