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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.

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.

This work, conducted under the auspices of IDEA (The International Dialogue for the Evaluation of Allergens), presents an expanded Reference Chemical Potency List (RCPL) with 77 additional chemicals.

Over the summer, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the revision of the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR). The aim was to gather input from authorities and stakeholders on whether the Regulation should be revised in the coming years, looking at what has worked well, where improvements may be needed, and what areas should be prioritised.

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) was honored to be invited to the recent gathering of the Chamber of Cosmetics Industry of the Philippines (CCIP), which brought together more than 200 participants from across the beauty and wellness sector.

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) is proud to mark a special professional anniversary: 25 years since Vice President of Scientific Affairs Matthias Vey joined the organization. His quarter-century of service reflects a deep commitment to science, safety, and dialogue — helping build IFRA into the globally respected authority it is today.

Matthias Vey, Vice President of Scientific Affairs at IFRA spoke twice on key topics of interest.

On August 26, IFRA’s Asia North Senior Advisor Leon Huang, gave a presentation ​“Overview of EU CMR Classification of Fragrance Ingredients” at CAFFCI’s invitation.

On Thursday, August 21, IFRA welcomed members and partners to celebrate the redesigned regional office for Latin America, located in São Paulo, Brazil.