Ottens Flavors, an international flavor supplier to the beverage, dairy, savory, bakery and confectionery industries, said MK Ottens Flavors, its Mexico City-based subsidiary, earned a certificate of conformance verifying that the company has met the requirements of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 6. MK Ottens earned an “A” rating, the highest of four grades awarded by BRC.

Brian Buck, senior vice president and general manager of Takasago Americas, announced the formation of a team of quality experts to ensure the region’s participation in achieving Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification by June 2012.