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Scent connections: Advancing standards and collaboration across cultures

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

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.

Acetophenone (CAS n° 98−86−2): 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​0​2​3​6​e​1​8​8​1​0a4c6 . No exemption dossier to apply for a derogation from the ban under the Cosmetics Regulation, for the use as such, is being prepared.

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. 68647−73−4 /285 – 377‑1) – 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.

7‑Hydroxycitronellal (CAS n° 107−75−5) (HCA: the CLH dossier proposing HCA as Repr. 2) has been submitted to ECHA for accordance check. For more information consult IFRA IL 1207.

Galaxolide (CAS n° 1222 – 05‑5): 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​0​2​3​6​e​1​8​9​7​887ad). Industry submitted comments opposing this classification. The next step will be a discussion by the ECHA RAC.

Tonalide (CAS n°: 1506 – 02‑1): 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​0​2​3​6​e​1​8​7​a​8ba6c ) Industry submitted comments opposing this classification. The next step will be a discussion by the ECHA RAC.

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.