Chemicals regulation

Dif­fe­rent sys­tems, sha­red goals
From REACH in Euro­pe to TSCA in the Uni­ted Sta­tes, and gro­wing regu­la­tory regi­mes in Asia and Latin Ame­ri­ca, che­mi­cals legis­la­tion aims to ensu­re human and envi­ron­men­tal safety. Whi­le fra­me­works dif­fer, they often sha­re simi­lar prin­ci­ples: hazard iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, expo­su­re assess­ment and risk management.

Fra­gran­ce within broa­der rules
Fra­gran­ce ingre­dients are gene­rally regu­la­ted under broa­der che­mi­cal safety laws, not sec­tor-spe­ci­fic ones. This means mate­rials used for scent are sub­ject to the same requi­re­ments as indus­trial or agri­cul­tu­ral subs­tan­ces. IFRA advo­ca­tes for regu­la­tory approa­ches that recog­ni­se the spe­ci­fic use pat­terns and low expo­su­re levels typi­cal of fragrances.

IFRA’s enga­ge­ment
IFRA moni­tors regu­la­tory deve­lop­ments glo­bally and con­tri­bu­tes tech­ni­cal input to help sha­pe legis­la­tion. We work with autho­ri­ties, industry and scien­ti­fic experts to sup­port poli­cies that reflect the reali­ties of fra­gran­ce use whi­le uphol­ding safety and transparency.