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IFRA Global Fragrance Summit 2025

Scent connections: Advancing standards and collaboration across cultures
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IFRA launches updated Transparency List: A comprehensive overview of ingredients used in fragrance creation worldwide

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

Joint IFRA-IOFI webinar highlights practical pathways to nature-positive action.
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Sensient Technologies joins IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Charter

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
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IDEA workshop advances animal-free approaches to skin sensitization

Experts explore innovative methods and extended reference data to improve fragrance safety assessments
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Introducing the new IFRA website

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

Acetophenone (CAS98862): the ECHA RAC Opinion, classifying acetophenone as Repr. 1B, has been recently published: https://​echa​.europa​.eu/​r​e​g​i​s​t​r​y​-​o​f​-​c​l​h​-​i​n​t​e​n​t​i​o​n​s​-​u​n​t​i​l​-​o​u​t​c​o​m​e​/​-​/​d​i​s​l​i​s​t​/​d​e​t​a​i​l​s​/​0​b​0236​e​18810a4c6 . No exemption dossier to apply for a derogation from the ban under the Cosmetics Regulation, for the use as such, is being prepared.
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Tea Tree Oil

The preliminary SCCS Opinion on Tea Tree Oil has been published and open for comments until 18 August 2025: SCCS – Scientific Opinion on Tea Tree Oil (CAS/EC No. 68647734 /285 – 3771) – European Commission. The next Commission Working Group on Cosmetics will discuss this derogation dossier at their meeting of 23 June 2025, notably the Analysis of Alternatives.
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7‑Hydroxycitronellal

7‑Hydroxycitronellal (CAS107755) (HCA: the CLH dossier proposing HCA as Repr. 2) has been submitted to ECHA for accordance check. For more information consult IFRA IL 1207.
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Galaxolide

Galaxolide (CAS1222 – 055): the public consultation on the CLH proposing a Repr. 1B classification ended on 28 March 2025 and the comments submitted are now available (https://​echa​.europa​.eu/​r​e​g​i​s​t​r​y​-​o​f​-​c​l​h​-​i​n​t​e​n​t​i​o​n​s​-​u​n​t​i​l​-​o​u​t​c​o​m​e​/​-​/​d​i​s​l​i​s​t​/​d​e​t​a​i​l​s​/​0​b​0236​e​1897887ad). Industry submitted comments opposing this classification. The next step will be a discussion by the ECHA RAC.
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Tonalide

Tonalide (CAS n°: 1506 – 021): the public consultation on the CLH proposing a Repr. 1B classification ended on 30 May 2025 ( https://​echa​.europa​.eu/​r​e​g​i​s​t​r​y​-​o​f​-​c​l​h​-​i​n​t​e​n​t​i​o​n​s​-​u​n​t​i​l​-​o​u​t​c​o​m​e​/​-​/​d​i​s​l​i​s​t​/​d​e​t​a​i​l​s​/​0​b​0236​e​187​a​8ba6c ) Industry submitted comments opposing this classification. The next step will be a discussion by the ECHA RAC.
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Publication of IFRA-IOFI GHS Labelling Manual

The IFRA-IOFI GHS Labelling Manual was officially published on 9 January 2025, representing an important step in providing industry-specific guidance for the application of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals to fragrance and flavour materials.
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