SAFC supply solutions expands halal offer in flavors & fragrances

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ST. LOUIS, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC Supply Solutions(R), a focus area within SAFC(R), a member ofthe Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL), announced today it hasadded an additional 200 Halal certified food-grade products to itsextensive Flavors & Fragrances (F&F) aroma chemicalsproduct line. This addition expands SAFC Supply Solution's Halaloffering to over 550 products, enhancing its position as a premiersupplier of Halal certified aroma raw materials to the marketplace.
In addition to religious tradition, the Halal qualificationprovides food technology and flavor organizations with anadditional degree of quality assurance, as SAFC materials providedunder Halal follow the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council ofAmerica (IFANCA) standard for food additives.

"SAFC Supply Solutions worked closely with IFANCA to ensure its newproducts were in complete compliance with the Halal standard," said Judy Pruss , Market Manager, SAFC Supply Solutions. "We are pleased to be ableto extend our Halal product line as this certification is criticalfor key Middle East and Asia markets."
The complete listing of Halal-certified products is highlighted onthe SAFC Supply Solutions web site at http://www.safcsupplysolutions.com . This site also features the entire product range of synthetics,certified naturals, essential oils, pre-packaged quantities, and abroad array of Kosher-certified and high-quality products.

SAFC Supply Solutions is a total supply chain partner for theF&F market and an industry leader in supplying aroma rawmaterials, including food-grade certified products inhard-to-obtain quantities of 25 kg or less, helping accelerateresearch and manufacturing for its customers. The entire lineconsists of more than 1,700 fully-tested aroma raw materials,including over 350 Food-Grade certified products, 1,100 KosherParve-certified products, 550 Halal-certified products, 200naturals and 180 essential oils. Complete quality control andregulatory compliance support, along with customizationcapabilities like packaging, blending and same-day shipping areavailable.

About SAFC: SAFC(R) is the custom manufacturing and services groupwithin Sigma-Aldrich(R) that focuses on high-purity inorganics forhigh technology applications, cell culture products and servicesfor biopharmaceutical manufacturing, biochemical production and themanufacturing of complex, multi-step organic synthesis of APIs andkey intermediates. SAFC has manufacturing facilities around theworld dedicated to providing manufacturing services for companiesrequiring a reliable partner to produce their custom manufacturedmaterials. SAFC has four focus areas -- SAFC Pharma(TM), SAFCSupply Solutions(R), SAFC Biosciences(TM), and SAFC Hitech(TM) --and had annual sales of nearly $600 million in 2007. SAFC is one ofthe world's 10 largest fine chemical businesses. For moreinformation about SAFC, visit http://www.safcglobal.com .
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich: is a leading Life Science andHigh Technology company. Its biochemical and organic chemicalproducts and kits are used in scientific and genomic research,biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of diseaseand as key components in pharmaceutical and other high technologymanufacturing. The Company has customers in life science companies,university and government institutions, hospitals, and in industry.Over one million scientists and technologists use its products.Sigma-Aldrich operates in 36 countries and has 7,900 employeesproviding excellent service worldwide. Sigma-Aldrich is committedto Accelerating Customer Success through Leadership in LifeScience, High Technology and Service. For more information aboutSigma-Aldrich, please visit its award-winning Web site at http://www.sigma-aldrich.com .

SAFC(R), SAFC Supply Solutions(R) and Sigma-Aldrich(R) areregistered trademarks and SAFC Pharma(TM), SAFC Biosciences(TM) andSAFC Hitech(TM) are trademarks of Sigma-Aldrich Biotechnology L.P.and Sigma-Aldrich Co.
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