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Safety/Testing of Fragrances

The fragrance industry enjoys a good reputation as a remarkably safe industry: the incidence of reported human injury problems is very low. With all of the groups mentioned above continuing as guardians of fragrance safety, albeit from differing points of view, the record can only improve in the future.

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Savory flavors: Reaction Systems

In the past, to elucidate the complex Maillard reaction different model systems were analyzed with selected amino acids and carbohydrates in the presence or absence of fat. Those model systems give an insight in the formation of so-called processed flavors.

Science, Sex, and Fragrance

The fact remains that odors and fragrances can provoke both positive and negative responses. You in your role as purveyors of fragrance can build in many positive responses to a particular product.

Synthesis and odor characteristics of some analogs of acyclic sesquiterpenoids

In summary, it could be stated that the crucial factors affecting the odor of the compounds under investigation are the carbon chain structures and type of functional groups. These observations confirm Beets’ thesis that “the profile of a molecule with an easily accessible functional group is responsible for the odor type.

A Structured Approach toward Standardized Specifications for the Flavor Industry

A structured approach to improving efficiencies, quality and safety.

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New Niche: Simple or Simplistic?

From simple packaging to simple product names, the trends in niche fragrances are seeing a growing demand for minimalism. Are the fragrances themselves following a similar path when it comes to formulations?

Jack Fastag (David Michael & Co.), president of Society of Flavor Chemists, opens the 2009 Flavor Symposium.

Industry Snapshot: 2009 Flavor Symposium

Speakers, presentations and event photos.

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Sweet Solutions for Medicine Flavoring

As natural flavors and digital technologies push flavoring for medication forward, the flavorist must continue to address bitterness in base ingredients and create innovative, market-ready taste solutions.

Perfumery and the Sixth Sense

I have shown that estratetraenol and androstadienone may be used as components in perfumes and can enhance such products. We are approaching a radical shift in the concept of perfumery. Henceforth, the design of a perfume should take into account stimulation of the long neglected sixth sense, the vomeronasal system.

Industry Snapshot: 56th Annual Fragrance Symposium

Photo highlights.

What happened to the sample I sent?

Now what happens in reality to this situation that I have just described? The product developer and the flavor chemist must get together and reach an understanding as to what each can expect from the other. Better communication is the key. As in our entire life, be it at work, home or in the community, most problems arise because of poor, faulty or ineffective communications.

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Stop Making Scents?

The fragrance industry is commonly known for the production of costly perfumes, but its greatest assets are the intellectual properties behind these tangible creations. The most valuable of these are fragrance formulas, any one of which may cost several hundred thousands of dollars and require more than a year to develop.

Strawberry furanone is one of the most important aroma compounds and is used in a wide range of flavors for both food and beverages.

Synthesizing Strawberry Furanone

Comparing industrial routes of strawberry furanone, a critical flavor ingredient.

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[video] Two Sense: Securing a Natural Supply with Indukern's Jorge Miralles

In this episode of Two Sense, Jorge Miralles, director of Indukern's F&F operations, shares his insight on the importance of securing a natural supply through sustainable partnerships and trade collaborations.

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Recovering a Sense of Smell

The following literature examines how researchers and physicians are attempting to treat anosmia through nasal implants, gene therapy and honey applications.

Distillation Systems for Citrus Separations

Pope Scientific offers Wiped-Film Still technology to separate heatsensitive citrus oils, flavors and related substances.

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Material Study: Indian Sandalwood Crisis

While exploitation threatens Indian sandalwood, a plea for conservation and regeneration resounds

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Inside Fragrance Creation: Sustainable Scents

Two top perfumers provide a guided tour of naturals producer Laboratoire Monique Rémy. “Our business is very simple: take [a botanical] at the right moment, and put it in a form which is available to the perfumer the rest of the year,” says Bernard Toulemonde, general manager of IFF subsidiary and naturals expert Laboratoire Monique Rémy (LMR). “Now you know everything,” he jokes.

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