Senomyx controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2012
Proposed Oklahoma legislation
Ralph Shortey proposed an Oklahoma bill that would have prohibited manufacture or sale of food or products using aborted human fetuses. The supplied reference does not indicate that the proposal became law.
2011
Controversy over HEK293-derived research cells
Children of God for Life criticized Senomyx’s use of HEK293-derived cell lines in taste-ingredient research and called for boycotts of companies associated with Senomyx. The controversy concerned the origin and ethical use of the cell line rather than an allegation that Senomyx sold human tissue as a food ingredient.