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The IFRA-IOFI GHS Labe­lling Manual was offi­cially published on 9 January 2025, repre­sen­ting an impor­tant step in pro­vi­ding industry-spe­ci­fic gui­dan­ce for the appli­ca­tion of the Glo­bally Har­mo­ni­zed Sys­tem (GHS) of Clas­si­fi­ca­tion and Labe­lling of Che­mi­cals to fra­gran­ce and fla­vour materials.

The­se are all the gui­dan­ce docu­ments for the 51^st amend­ments to the IFRA Standards

IFRA Glo­bal Fra­gran­ce Sum­mit 2025 – Scent Con­nec­tions: early pro­gram highlights

Gene­va, 27 January 2025 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) has today laun­ched its Annual Report 2024 in video for­mat, show­ca­sing sig­ni­fi­cant achie­ve­ments in sus­tai­na­bi­lity, scien­ti­fic inno­va­tion, and safety stan­dards across the glo­bal fra­gran­ce industry. The video report is now avai­la­ble at www​.ifraan​nual​re​port​.com and pro­vi­des an enga­ging over­view of IFRA’s efforts and miles­to­nes from the past year.

The IFRA Analy­ti­cal Wor­king Group (AWG) relea­sed a new analy­ti­cal gui­de­li­ne on 21 January 2025, detai­ling a LC-MS method for analy­zing nine para­bens in fra­gran­ce raw materials.

Gene­va, 28 March 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) is plea­sed to announ­ce the com­men­ce­ment of its 2024 Volu­me of Use (VoU) sur­vey. The VoU sur­vey is a cru­cial initia­ti­ve con­duc­ted around every four years to com­pi­le com­prehen­si­ve data on the volu­mes of fra­gran­ce ingre­dients uti­li­zed in the pro­duc­tion of fra­gran­ce mix­tu­res. The sur­vey unders­co­res IFRA’s unwa­ve­ring com­mit­ment to pro­mo­ting safety, trans­pa­rency, and sus­tai­na­bi­lity within the glo­bal fra­gran­ce industry.

Dubai, 30 Octo­ber 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) ope­ned the Glo­bal Fra­gran­ce Sum­mit 2024 in Dubai today. This sum­mit, under the the­me ​‘A world of fra­gran­ce: buil­ding brid­ges bet­ween inno­va­tion and glo­bal regu­la­tion,’ explo­red the evol­ving dyna­mics bet­ween inno­va­tion and regu­la­tory fra­me­works in the fra­gran­ce sec­tor. The two-day con­fe­ren­ce, which con­ti­nues tomo­rrow, addres­ses the futu­re of fra­gran­ce sus­tai­na­bi­lity, tech­ni­cal inno­va­tion, glo­bal regu­la­tion, and mul­ti-sta­kehol­der collaboration.

IFRA issues a series of gui­dan­ce docu­ments to sup­port its mem­bers in their work – hel­ping them to ensu­re the con­ti­nued safe use and enjoy­ment of fra­gran­ce mate­rials in a way that res­pects health and the environment.A selec­tion of public gui­dan­ce docu­ments is on the link below.