On March 5, 2007, Takasago International (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. received ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certification from the SGS Group (Societe Generale de Surveillance).

ISO 9001 is well known as a business management tool for improving customer satisfaction, but the ISO 22000 international standard is not as well known, as it was only established in 2005. The new international standard governs requirements for food safety management systems. It incorporates hygienic practices that are compliant with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles.

 TIG was established in November 2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Takasago International to provide more attentive service to customers both local and global in the Asian region, and is a production center primarily for powdered flavors and powdered food materials.

Following the company policy of complying with legal requirements, enhancing customer satisfaction, and supplying safe and reliable products, and with the aim of improving our flavor production system for all of Asia, in December 2006 TIG received halal certification from MUI (Majelis Ulama Indonesia).

The ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certifications together are expected to be very useful in raising the safety level of foods and improving product quality in our business carried out in China as well as in neighboring countries.