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A growing number of regions are engaging in open, science-based discussions on fragrance ingredients.

Last week (November 2025), IFRA President Alexander Mohr and LATAM Regional Manager Eduardo Valle carried out a series of strategic engagements in Mexico City, supported by IFRA’s national association partner ANFPA. The visit reinforced IFRA’s commitment to advancing cooperation, regulatory alignment, and shared innovation across Latin America’s fragrance value chain.

IFRA is pleased to share that Ana Paula Mendonça, President of Scent at IFF, has been elected Vice-Chair of the IFRA Board.

IFRA and the International Society of Perfumer-Creators (ISPC) took part in a constructive exchange with European Commission officials and Member States on 21 November at the meeting of the Cosmetics Products Working Group (CPWG) in Brussels.

Last week, the IFRA team took part in the CTFAS Regulatory Forum earlier this week, joining regulators, industry leaders and technical specialists for a full day focused on the future of cosmetics, personal care and wellness regulation across Asia.

IFRA is delighted to invite you to a second public webinar on Preparing for IFRA’s revised policy on furocoumarins.

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.

Singapore, 16 October 2025 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) closed the Global Fragrance Summit 2025 in Singapore today, ending two days of debate and dialogue that placed sustainability, standards, and innovation at the center of the fragrance industry’s future.

Singapore, 15 October 2025 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) opened the Global Fragrance Summit 2025 in Singapore today. The two-day meeting brings regulators, scientists and industry leaders together under the theme Scent connections – advancing standards and collaboration across cultures. The program on day one focused on global standards, ingredient defense, regulatory alignment and a specific look at the Asia-Pacific context.

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.