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IFRA Global Fragrance Summit 2025

Scent connections: Advancing standards and collaboration across cultures
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European fragrance industry welcomes consumer safety focus of Omnibus package while suggesting improvements

Brussels, 10 July 2025 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) welcomes the publication by the European Commission of its new Omnibus proposal on chemicals, recognizing its focus on consumer safety and clarification of certain aspects of EU chemicals legislation. While promising, further strengthening of the proposal is essential to improve workability.
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Joint statement: European Commission delivers balanced Omnibus Proposal supporting innovation and prioritizing consumer safety

Brussels, 9 July 2025 – The European fragrance, cosmetics, and essential oils industries welcome yesterday’s Omnibus Proposal published by the European Commission. We believe it offers a proportionate and science-based approach that maintains the strong emphasis on consumer safety.
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Sector-wide statement ahead of the publication of the Commission’s Omnibus proposal on Chemicals

Brussels, 3 July 2025 – The European cosmetics, fragrance, and essential oils industries welcome the European Commission’s continued efforts to streamline and modernise cornerstone sectoral legislation, including the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation and the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) whilst maintaining a clear focus on consumer safety.
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European fragrance industry urges ambitious, science-based Omnibus proposal advancing safety and innovation

Brussels, 3 July 2025 – The European fragrance, cosmetics, and essential oils industries today reinforced their unwavering commitment to consumer safety and proportionate regulation, ahead of the European Commission’s publication of its Omnibus proposal on chemicals.
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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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Detergents Regulation Revision Reaches Agreement

Trilogue concludes two years of debate on Detergents Regulation revision.
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IFRA actively engaged ahead of the REACH revision

IFRA steps up engagement with EU institutions ahead of the European Commission’s forthcoming REACH revision proposal.
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EU Simplification agenda: IFRA puts forward concrete proposals

IFRA and its Europe-based national associations contribute to shaping EU simplification efforts ahead of the upcoming Omnibus proposal covering CLP and Cosmetics.
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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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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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