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Dec 19, 2006 | 06:25 PM CST
IFRA Update
The International Fragrance Association has released the latest edition of the IFRA Update.
Oct 25, 2006 | 09:13 AM CDT
IFRA Newsletter
IFRA's October newsletter
Aug 23, 2006 | 02:38 PM CDT
Natural and Organic: the Emerging Revolution
By: Jack Corley, Royal Aromatics Inc.
What’s driving the biggest dynamic shift in the F&F industry? Imagine a world in which the price of gasoline is 25 cents a gallon, where Starbucks Frappuccinos are nutritious and contain no calories, and you actually like your mother-in-law. Unrealistic, perhaps, but for those involved in the organic world, and organic personal care specifically, the announcement in August 2005 that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow for USDA certification of personal care products was received with equal disbelief.
Jun 27, 2006 | 03:54 PM CDT
IFRA Code of Practice 40th Amendment
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has published the 40th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice.
Jun 06, 2006 | 08:09 AM CDT
The Fragrance Industry: Self-Regulatory Since 1966
By: Maurice Wagner
The fragrance industry formulates and supplies fragrances to consumer product manufacturers, particularly in the cosmetic and household cleaning product sectors. The industry has been maintaining a strict self-regulatory system for more than 30 years. This system aims at ensuring the safety of the substances used.
Jun 01, 2006 | 07:19 AM CDT
European Cosmetic Regulatory Update
By: David Steinberg
Personal care products are regulated in the European Union under the 6th Amendment to the Cosmetic Directive 76/768EEC. Changes are made via Technical Adaptations and new Amendments. The recently passed 26th Commission Directive on Technical Adaptations has a significant impact on fragrances and ingredients found in fragrances.
May 11, 2006 | 11:55 AM CDT
Strategies To Analyze Suspected Allergens In Fragrances
By: P. Cadby, M.J. Youssefi and A. Chaintreau, Fir…
The 7th amendment of the European Cosmetics Directive (2003/15/EC) was published earlier this year.1 Among other things it will, when enacted into national legislation, require manufacturers of cosmetics to indicate in their ingredient statements, the names of 24 chemically defined substances (T-1) and two natural extracts when they are present at concentrations exceeding 0.001 percent in cosmetics that are intended to remain on the skin, or 0.01 percent in those that are rinsed off the skin.
May 02, 2006 | 09:38 PM CDT
The Good Times Are Over: And They Are Not Coming Back
By: Glenn Roberts, The Roberts Group and Fragrance…
How many industry professionals reading this column have ever in their lives spoken to a government regulator? My educated estimate is only a few. Now, how many readers have ever spoken to an elected official? I would guess perhaps a few more.
Apr 21, 2006 | 11:17 AM CDT
Expert opinions: The Road Ahead
By: William Troy, Firmenich Inc.
Regulatory matters in California, Canada, Japan and beyond. If it seemed to you there was a lot going on in the past year or so on the regulatory front, you’re right! Let’s take a look at several of the key topics (California, REACH, IFRA, Canada, Japan, Korea, Europe) of which everyone in F&F should be aware, so that there are no nasty surprises down the road.
Apr 21, 2006 | 11:14 AM CDT
Regulatory notes: Communicating With Customers About Fragrance Regulatory Changes
By: John Cox, Law offices of John H. Cox, PPLC
The effect of the Seventh Amendment to the European Cosmetic Directive and the California Safe Cosmetics Act on fragrance suppliers and customers. While visiting a fragrance supplier earlier this year, the conversation turned to the challenge of communicating with customers about regulatory changes. In addition to exchanging information about what ingredients might be in a particular fragrance, these conversations frequently touch on the need for the customer to decide either to label or disclose the presence of a particular ingredient, or to reformulate.