LEAD A FAIR SOCIAL POLICY HEALTH AND SAFETY We are committed to keeping safety paramount in everything we do. Mérieux NutriSciences provides a safe and healthy working environment and takes adequate steps to prevent accidents and injury by minimizing causes of hazards and managing risks in the working environment, as much as reasonably possible. Mérieux NutriSciences regularly evaluates the professional health and safety risks and a pre- employment background check is performed for each employee where required by law. Most of our laboratories have established programs to prevent occupational health risks to workers. We strive to implement in all our locations a formal analysis of hazards by workstation. In addition, almost all our subsidiaries have a health and safety committee that includes both management and employee representatives. As part of the Human Resources Quality Metrics, Mérieux NutriSciences tracks levels of accidents and incidents in all laboratories in order to reduce the injury frequency rate. Mérieux NutriSciences is committed to: • Making continuous efforts to achieve a workplace that is free from work-related injury and illness, • Conducting business in a manner consistent with all applicable safety standards, including governmental requirements, operations and facility-specific safety requirements, and contractual requirements, • Treating injured employees with respect and providing medical treatment for workplace injury and illness, • Maintaining a workplace free of the effects of alcohol and drug use. TRAINING Mérieux NutriSciences provides its employees all the necessary training to keep them safe and competent in their work environment. Local operations have documented and implemented 22 procedures in accordance with the requirements of our Global QHSE System. All our locations 23