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IFRA supports the reform of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) while emphasizing the importance of maintaining independent and expert advice on cosmetics safety.

IFRA contributed to the European Commission’s consultation on the revised Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework, emphasizing the need for clarity and practicality for complex ingredients such as fragrances.

Council negotiations advance, but key concerns remain for the sector.

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On October 28, Caroline Li, IFRA APAC Director together with Shelly Yang, Leader of IFRA’s China Working Group, and Leon Huang, IFRA Advisor, visited CAFFCI.

IFRA was honored to participate in the VII Supplier’s Day 2025 in Lima, hosted by the Asociación Peruana de Química Cosmética (APQC) on 23 – 24 October 2025. The event gathered leading voices from the cosmetics and home care sectors across Latin America, reinforcing the importance of collaboration and scientific excellence in advancing the industry.

Singapore, 16 October 2025 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) closed the Global Fragrance Summit 2025 in Singapore today, ending two days of debate and dialogue that placed sustainability, standards, and innovation at the center of the fragrance industry’s future.

Singapore, 15 October 2025 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) opened the Global Fragrance Summit 2025 in Singapore today. The two-day meeting brings regulators, scientists and industry leaders together under the theme Scent connections – advancing standards and collaboration across cultures. The program on day one focused on global standards, ingredient defense, regulatory alignment and a specific look at the Asia-Pacific context.

In just one week, fragrance leaders, scientists, and regulators from across the world will convene in Singapore for the IFRA Global Fragrance Summit 2025, taking place on 15 – 16 October at the Fairmont Singapore.

The Nagoya protocol, which aims for ensuring fair and equitable sharing of benefits that arise from the utilization of genetic resources in the supply chain, can be challenging from an implementation point of view when it comes to local/​regional legislation.

IFRA science experts attended to engage with the latest science on human health, environment, and safety assessment.

The IFRA President, Alexander Mohr, PhD, together with IOFI Executive Director, officially welcomed four more Chinese members as signatories to the IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Charter during a ceremony at the ESG forum of the CAFFCI Annual Meeting. The new signatories are : Yinghai (Cangzhou) Aroma Chemical Company Ltd.; Boton Flavors & Fragrances Co., Ltd.; Sinaroma Tech (Jiaozuo) Ltd.; and Hangzhou Grascent Co., Ltd. The ceremony followed the IFRA and IOFI executives’ presentation on the fragrance and flavours sustainability charter’s framework and key outcomes outlined in the 3^rd IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Report.Eight members of the China Association of Fragrance, Flavor and Cosmetic Industries, CAFFCI, have joined the Charter signatory’s community in 2025. This increasing number reflects a growing interest among Chinese F&F companies in global sustainability initiatives, reflecting their rising commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.