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The August – September issue highlights IFRA’s regional engagement through regulatory dialogue, technical outreach and collaboration with national associations.

Two days of technical exchange in Brasília brought together regulators, fragrance experts and industry partners to explore perfumery, fragrance safety and science-based risk assessment.

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has published the End of Consultation Letter for the 52^nd Amendment to the IFRA Standards, following the close of the consultation period on 12 June 2026.

Alexander Mohr, President of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), will travel to Nanjing, China, for the 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo (CAME 2026) of the China Association of Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetic Industries (CAFFCI), taking place from 17 to 19 September 2026.

Representatives of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) met the General Management of Cosmetics and Sanitizers (GGCOS) of Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) on 17 – 18 August 2026 for two days of technical exchange on fragrance safety assessment and risk-based product management.

In the second episode of the IFRA Behind the Scents Podcast, the association’s Vice President, Scientific Affairs explains how the rules of global fragrance safety are written – and why only a fraction of the perfumer’s palette carries a restriction.

IFRA has launched the IFRA Behind the Scents Podcast: In a first episode, the association’s Regional Director for Europe explains Europe’s landmark regulatory package – and why it matters for safety, innovation, and the products consumers love.

EPAA NAM User Forum in Helsinki, 7 – 9 July 2026

Project IDEA has, over the years of its existence, continuously delivered important contributions to the risk assessment and management of fragrance skin sensitizers.

The new regulation creates a stand-alone legal framework for ECHA and incorporates the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) into the agency

The European Commission has confirmed it will not pursue a full legislative overhaul of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), a decision IFRA welcomes as providing much needed certainty for the fragrance industry.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) adopted an Opinion at its 77^th Plenary meeting, held in June 2026, classifying l‑Carvone (EC 229−352−5, CAS 6485−40−1) and spearmint oil (EC -, CAS 8008−79−5) as Toxic for Reproduction Category 2 (Repr. 2; H361d).