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News

May 21, 2012
SCS is First U.S. Certification Body Recognized under ISCC

May 11, 2012
Public Meeting Seeks Stakeholder Input on FSC Certification

May 10, 2012
Veriflora Sustainably Grown Flowers Give Mother's Day Gift Givers a Choice

April 25, 2012
Center for Forest & Wood Certification Earns FSC Group Certification from SCS

April 18, 2012
SCS Accredited to Certify Responsibly Farmed Seafood to ASC Standard

April 17, 2012
Sustainability Standard Launched for Tile Industry

April 12, 2012
Carbon Trading: The Time is Tight

April 9, 2012
Australian Patagonian Toothfish Fishery Certified by SCS to MSC Standard

March 27, 2012
MSC Certified Louisiana Crab Could Open New Markets

March 15, 2012
Todd Frank interviewed on Hoy, Costa Rica

March 13, 2012
Rock Lobster on a Roll

March 12, 2012
Muy difícil es alcanzar la meta

March 12, 2012
Certification for Louisiana blue crab

February 22, 2012
Reforestation Project is First VCS Registered Forest Offset Project in US

February 15, 2012
SCS Validates Anthrotect’s Colombian Carbon Offset Project to CCB Standards

February 13, 2012
Valentine’s Day Grows More Sustainable with Veriflora Certified Flowers

January 6, 2012
World Bank’s New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Methodology Approved by SCS

December 28, 2011
Semasa achieves SCS Legal Harvest Verification (LHV) in Brazil

December 15, 2011
SCS Now Offering Tesco NURTURE Certification

December 12, 2011
Green Man Forest Products Earn FSC Certification from SCS

Events

GLOBALG.A.P. Ver. 4 - Crops Base - Fruits & Vegetables
Jun 13, 2012 - Jun 14, 2012
Emeryville, CA
Abhi Kulkarni, SCS Quality & Compliance Manager. Abhi was one of the first certified auditors in North America to conduct GlobalGap (formerly EurepGap) and European retailer Tesco's Nature's Choice audits. Prior to joining SCS, he worked as a Process Improvement Engineer at Blue Diamond Growers in Sacramento, CA.

HACCP Training - IHA Accredited
Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 19, 2012
Santa Ana, CA
Mr Javed Atcha is a Certified BRC Global Standards Trainer (ATP), third party auditor and food safety/quality consultant. He has over 25 years experience in both Europe and the U.S. food industry.

HACCP Training - IHA Accredited
Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 19, 2012
Bakersfield, CA
Heena Patel, Food & Agriculture Auditing Director, joined SCS in 2000 and manages the food safety programs for growers, packers, shippers, processors and other related agricultural operations.

BRC - How to Interpret the New Issue 6 Food Safety Standard
Jun 20, 2012 - Jun 21, 2012
Santa Ana, CA
Mr Javed Atcha is a Certified BRC Global Standards Trainer (ATP), third party auditor and food safety/quality consultant. He has over 25 years experience in both Europe and the U.S. food industry.

Implementing SQF - Version 7
Jun 20, 2012 - Jun 21, 2012
Bakerfield, CA
Heena Patel, Food & Agriculture Auditing Director, joined SCS in 2000 and manages the food safety programs for growers, packers, shippers, processors and other related agricultural operations.

Implementing SQF - Version 7
Jul 17, 2012 - Jul 18, 2012
Fullerton, CA
Marilyn Kenerson has over 20 years experience in Quality Assurance and a Masters in Management Leadership. Currently based in Los Angeles, she has worked in the baking, airline catering, laboratory and meat industries in Chicago as well. As an SQF Expert and Practioner, she has trained in-house employees and developed SOPs, SSOPs, GMP and HACCP plans, and managed USDA/FDA regulatory policies.

HACCP Training (Spanish) - IHA Accredited
Jul 19, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Fullerton, CA
Ingrid Peñuela has over 15 years experience in food safety management and quality assurance in manufacturing, and in facility audits. Ms Peñuela has implemented and maintained Quality Assurance and Safety Manuals; managed regulatory requirements (worked as Environmental Health Specialist County of Los Angeles), and with third party auditors. Ingrid is an excellent English and Spanish language presenter, and also writes and reads both fluently.

HACCP Training - IHA Accredited
Jul 24, 2012 - Jul 25, 2012
Emeryville, CA
Heena Patel, Food & Agriculture Auditing Director, joined SCS in 2000 and manages the food safety programs for growers, packers, shippers, processors and other related agricultural operations.

Implementing SQF - Version 7
Jul 26, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Emeryville, CA
Marilyn Kenerson has over 20 years experience in Quality Assurance and a Masters in Management Leadership. Currently based in Los Angeles, she has worked in the baking, airline catering, laboratory and meat industries in Chicago as well.

Directions

Main office

2000 Powell Street, Suite 600
Emeryville, California 94608
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Public Transportation

  1. From (SFO) airport simply take Bart to the MacArthur Bart Station. From (OAK) airport take AirBart to Oakland Collosium Bart Station, then Bart to the MacArthur Station.
  2. Next take the Free Emery Go Round Shuttle (Water Gate Express) to Powell street
  3. Office is located at 2000 Powell Street, Suite 600

Click here to view Schedule for Watergate Express


Driving Directions


Directions to SCS from the San Francisco Airport:

1. Merge onto US-101 N toward SAN FRANCISCO. (11.66 miles)

2. Keep RIGHT to take I-80 E toward BAY BRIDGE/OAKLAND/SEVENTH ST/US-101 N. (8.57 miles)

3. Take the exit. (0.25 miles)

4. Turn LEFT onto POWELL ST. (0.35 miles)

5. End at 2000 Powell Street, Emeryville, CA 94608

Total Estimated Time: 25 minutes
Total Distance: 20.84 miles

To view your driving directions, click on this link:
Driving Directions

Directions to SCS from the Oakland Airport:

1. Start out going SOUTHEAST toward AIRPORT DR. (0.01 miles)

2. Turn LEFT onto AIRPORT DR. (0.92 miles)

3. Turn RIGHT onto DOOLITTLE DR/CA-61. (0.00 miles)

4. Turn LEFT onto AIRPORT ACCESS RD. (0.32 miles)

5. Turn RIGHT onto HEGENBERGER RD. (0.82 miles)

6. Merge onto I-880 N toward DOWNTOWN OAKLAND. (6.36 miles)

7. Keep RIGHT to take I-980 E toward CA-24/WALNUT CREEK. (1.50 miles)

8. Merge onto I-580 W toward SAN FRANCISCO. (2.33 miles)

9. Take the exit. (0.25 miles)

10. Turn LEFT onto POWELL ST. (0.35 miles)

11. End at 2000 Powell Street, Emeryville, CA 94608

Total Estimated Time: 17 minutes
Total Distance: 12.86 miles

To view your driving directions, click on this link:
Driving Directions