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Progress in Essential Oils: Lemon Verbena Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of lemon verbena oil.

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Sustainable Fragrances 2011: the Age of Transparency

From field to store shelf, the industry faces ongoing ingredient sourcing and disclosure challenges

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Fragrance and Transparency

It is not coming because of any pending legislation, but rather because of a desire from consumers and some consumer goods companies to lift the veil of secrecy from fragrance ingredients.

The IFRA Transparency List includes over 3,000 ingredients commonly used in fragrance creation.

IFRA Releases Updated Transparency List

Executive director Alexander Mohr says list "promotes innovation, safety and regulatory compliance across the fragrance industry worldwide."

IFRA Updates Transparency List

The updated list reflects the addition of 180 new fragrance ingredients (including 45 brand new materials and 135 already in the RIFM database but previously used only as flavor ingredients) and 182 ingredients that were removed from the transparency list.

UPDATE: IFRA Transparency List Live

As previously reported, the International Fragrance Association has posted an alphabetized list of member-utilized fragrance ingredients.

Outlining the challenges that common flashpoint methods present for fragrance and flavor manufacturers.

Understanding Flashpoint for Transportation and Regulatory Requirements

Outlining the challenges that common flashpoint methods present for fragrance and flavor manufacturers.

The Future of Transparency

Seeking a middle ground between the fragrance industry and NGOs, plus other highlights from the RIFM meeting

SC Johnson "Family Standard of Transparency" Targets Fragrance

Standard aims to voluntarily disclose all ingredients in its products

EFSA Announces Major Transparency Initiative

The organization has also opened up its scientific committee and panel meetings to external observers to promote better understanding of how scientific risk assessment is carried out.

Similarly to other industries, AI started from applications that are not unique to fragrance, such as analyzing consumer behavior as recorded in e-commerce transactions and social media for the purpose of creating fragrance products that sell better.

Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence in Fragrance

Exploring the growth and potential of artificial intelligence in fragrance formulation.

By creating bio-identical ingredients, biotechnology will enable the fragrance industry to transition to near 100% bio-based formulas, a target that beauty leaders, forward thinkers and innovators are already implementing.

Opinion: Biotech’s Radical Transparency Will Safeguard Fragrance

Biotechnology can shine radiant sunlight into the fragrance industry and address, with exquisite precision, the many urgent challenges it faces.

The Future of Fragrance CBI: A Formula for Transparency?

As NGO and regulatory pressure grows for ingredient disclosure and other challenges to intellectual property, North American stakeholders gather to assess opportunities and threats.

Technology Transfer for Aroma Chemical Research

Today, aroma chemical research is reaping the benefits of new knowledge bases created by pharmaceutical and petroleum chemical research.

Regulatory Watch: Trans Fat, GRAS, Fragrance Guidelines and More

This article takes a closer look at industry regulations for the flavor and fragrance industry, including trans fat and fragrance guidelines.

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SC Johnson Highlights Progress Towards Transparency and Sustainability

SC Johnson has released its annual The Science Inside, a public report that details the company’s transparency and sustainability initiatives.

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Protecting Intellectual Property in the Age of Transparency

Why the defense of fragrance industry trade secrets is so important, both politically and legally.

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A Sense of Transformation

The only constant in the F&F industry is change. With shifting consumer demands and new technology emerging, the industry must be quick and agile to meet the demands of the 21st century.

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