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Scent connections: Advancing standards and collaboration across cultures

The Biological Diversity Act, 2023, marks a major reform aimed at strengthening biodiversity governance in India. With a renewed focus on ease of compliance, conservation, and sustainable use, the Act has now been further simplified and operationalized through the Biodiversity Rules, 2024, making it easier for stakeholders to understand and adopt.

Brussels, 10 July 2025 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) welcomes the publication by the European Commission of its new Omnibus proposal on chemicals, recognizing its focus on consumer safety and clarification of certain aspects of EU chemicals legislation. While promising, further strengthening of the proposal is essential to improve workability.

A full-day workshop on fragrance safety and risk assessment took place on 10 July in Seoul , co-hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK), KOTRA, the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM), and IFRA.

Geneva, 10 July 2025 – Latest edition underscores fragrance industry’s commitment to transparency, innovation and consumer safety

Brussels, 9 July 2025 – The European fragrance, cosmetics, and essential oils industries welcome yesterday’s Omnibus Proposal published by the European Commission. We believe it offers a proportionate and science-based approach that maintains the strong emphasis on consumer safety.

Joint IFRA-IOFI webinar highlights practical pathways to nature-positive action.

IFRA is pleased to welcome Sensient Technologies, a U.S.-based fragrance and flavor company, as the latest signatory of the IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Charter — bringing the current total number of signatories to 148.Explore the full list of signatories: ifra​-iofi​.org/​s​i​g​n​a​t​ories

Brussels, 3 July 2025 – The European cosmetics, fragrance, and essential oils industries welcome the European Commission’s continued efforts to streamline and modernise cornerstone sectoral legislation, including the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation and the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) whilst maintaining a clear focus on consumer safety.

Brussels, 3 July 2025 – The European fragrance, cosmetics, and essential oils industries today reinforced their unwavering commitment to consumer safety and proportionate regulation, ahead of the European Commission’s publication of its Omnibus proposal on chemicals.

Experts explore innovative methods and extended reference data to improve fragrance safety assessments

Enhanced design, clear navigation, and richer insights on fragrance – the IFRA website is now better than ever.