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Under the new Society of Flavor Chemist guidelines, the
following protocols for membership will commence immediately:
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A written test will be administered. It will consist of
25-30 questions, filling in the
blanks or one-or-two sentence answers. All questions will come from
the SFC syllabus.
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Members applying for certified will be allowed
no more than 10% wrong answers. Apprentice applicants will be allowed
no more than 20% wrong answers.
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Candidates will then be
interviewed by the Membership Committee: Apprentice candidates must
exhibit a sufficient knowledge of raw materials, compounding
techniques, flavor formulation/production procedures, and flavor
applications to be able to progress to an independent mode of
creativity; Certified candidates must exhibit working knowledge of the
flavor industry, namely raw materials, laboratory procedures,
production processes, legal/regulatory considerations, and the
economics involved in the creation, production and utilization of
flavors.
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Sufficient time will be allowed for both the
testing and interview process.
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The Membership
Committee will review the test and interview results, and their
recommendation will be presented to the membership for a vote at the
business meeting following the candidate's interview.
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The by-laws for
membership have not changed, therefore sponsorship, years of training,
etc. remain the same.
For the sake of fairness, no single aspect of the
protocol will have more significance than the other. The expectation on
the written portion is that candidates not exceed the allotted wrong
answers.
The committee is aware that people test differently
(written vs. verbal), and the committee will ensure each candidate is
treated fairly and equally. The committee’s position is not to deny any
qualified candidate into the society, but to ensure that the highest
standards are kept to ensure the continuing professionalism of the
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