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Tri­lo­gue con­clu­des two years of deba­te on Deter­gents Regu­la­tion revision.

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.

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

This was a webi­nar for IFRA and Cos­me­tics Euro­pe mem­bers on 26 March.

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.

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.

Brussels/​Geneva, 27 May 2024 – With the 2024 Euro­pean Union elec­tions ahead, the Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) has published a series of policy recom­men­da­tions. Through its five policy recom­men­da­tions, IFRA reaf­firms its com­mit­ment to advan­cing safe, sus­tai­na­ble, and inno­va­ti­ve fra­gran­ce prac­ti­ces and offers con­cre­te sug­ges­tions to help inco­ming EU policy makers shift towards a more com­pe­ti­ti­ve, resi­lient Euro­pean Union.

Brus­sels, 23 April 2024 – Cos­me­tics Euro­pe and the Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) today wel­co­med the Euro­pean Par­lia­ment vote on the revi­sion of the Regu­la­tion on the Clas­si­fi­ca­tion, Labe­lling and Pac­king of che­mi­cals (CLP). The vote con­firms the text agreed bet­ween the co-legis­la­tors and will help sup­port the futu­re of the natu­ral ingre­dients used in cos­me­tics and fragrances.

Gene­va, 22 April 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) today announ­ced the relea­se of its 2023 Annual Report, detai­ling a year of pro­gress and stra­te­gic initia­ti­ves across the glo­bal fra­gran­ce industry. The report – which is avai­la­ble onli­ne as a series of videos and as a print ver­sion – high­lights the suc­cess of IFRA’s work, with a strong focus on sus­tai­na­bi­lity, glo­bal coope­ra­tion, and sec­tor-lea­ding advocacy.

Gene­va, 26 March 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) has put its name to the Ant­werp Decla­ra­tion for a Euro­pean Indus­trial Deal. The Decla­ra­tion calls for an EU indus­trial stra­tegy to com­ple­te the EU Green Deal, with the aim of boos­ting invest­ment and kee­ping high qua­lity jobs in Euro­pe. In sig­ning, IFRA joins over 700 other sig­na­tory orga­ni­za­tions from sec­tors up and down the value chain.