Company: SXT
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001140361-25-005084
Chunk: 9

Company: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 9
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 regular communication and
            engagement with employees on safety topics through safety committee meetings, plant-wide communication meetings, and “tool box” meetings; and (vii) root cause analysis of all injuries and near misses to ensure that lessons learned can be
            applied across the entire organization. We also maintain a corporate physical security program led by a retired Secret Service Agent. The physical security program aims to secure our facilities, protect our employees from workplace violence,
            ensure proper training and monitoring of travelers, and provide regular assessments of the security situations in the countries where we operate. The Board of Directors also receives a report on personnel safety related issues at each of its
            meetings.

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Food Safety

We maintain a robust program related to food safety, including proactive, preventive measures to ensure the quality of our products. Examples of processes in place to ensure that we provide safe products to our
          customers include the following: (i) comprehensive and robust raw material approval processes; (ii) analyses of raw materials and finished goods for compliance with specifications prior to use and shipment, respectively; and (iii) established
          guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). Since 1999, the Company has conducted comprehensive product safety audits, including GMP/HACCP audits, at all of its food ingredient
          manufacturing facilities. The Company also conducts key vendor quality assurance inspections directly or by third-party accredited auditing organizations and develops and implements corrective action plans for all internal, customer, and
          third-party audit deficiencies. In addition, the Company has strong reporting mechanisms in place, including a written policy that sets forth specific reportable events and a timeline for required notification to the Company’s Board of Directors
          when a product safety issue occurs. The Board of Directors also receives a report on food safety related issues at each of its meetings.

Regulation

The production, packaging, labeling, and distribution of certain of the products of the Company in the U.S. are subject to the regulations of various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, in particular the
          U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Company is subject to similar regulations in many international markets, particularly Europe. Compliance with government laws, rules, and regulations did not have, and is not currently expected to have, a
          material adverse effect on our capital expenditures, results of operations, and competitive position.