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Cosmetics Europe and IFRA welcome the agreement on the CLP revision

Cosmetics Europe and IFRA welcome the agreement on the CLP revision

Brussels, 06 December 2023 – Cosmetics Europe and the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) welcomed the provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the revision of the Regulation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Mixtures (CLP), reached yesterday following the trilogue discussions.

IFRA and Cosmetics Europe welcome European Parliament’s support for the CLP revision

IFRA and Cosmetics Europe welcome European Parliament’s support for the CLP revision

Brussels, 4 October 2023 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) and Cosmetics Europe today welcomed the European Parliament’s support for the revision of the Regulation on the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Mixtures (CLP).
Changes to the CLP appreciated by IFRA and Cosmetics Europe include the classification of renewable substances of botanical orig

The Member States' Permanent Representatives Committee ended late on Friday night. Photo credit: Swedish Presidency of the EU

Council decision on chemicals classification supports future of natural ingredients used in cosmetics and fragrance

Brussels, 30 June 2023 – On the last day of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Member States endorsed a legislative proposal that would support the future of natural ingredients used in cosmetics and fragrance. Cosmetics Europe and the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) welcome this decision as it is in line with the EU’s own ambitions to boost the bio- and circul

Release of second flavor and fragrance sectors’ Sustainability Report highlights ongoing efforts of twin sectors

Release of second flavor and fragrance sectors’ Sustainability Report highlights ongoing efforts of twin sectors

Geneva, 5 June 2023 – The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) and the International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI) today published their second joint fragrance and flavor Sustainability Report. The report highlights the progress the sectors are making in becoming more environmentally friendly, on improving workplace culture, on promoting alternatives to animal testing and on bei

Global Fragrance Summit 2022 saw 150 guests join in person in São Paulo and online to discuss Sustainability, Biodiversity and Innovation.

“Fragrance serves essential consumer needs; we must step up to support sustainability” says IFRA at Global Fragrance Summit 2022

Geneva/São Paulo, 14 November 2022 – The fourth Global Fragrance Summit – the first to be held in Latin America – saw fragrance industry stakeholders from around the world join for three days of discussion and debate. Under the headline of the Scent of Change, the Summit examined innovation, biodiversity and sustainability – and what the sector can do to continuously respond to consumers’ needs fo

Positive results in first fragrance and flavor Sustainability Report

Positive results in first fragrance and flavor Sustainability Report

More than 100 companies contribute to first ‘state of play’ analysis of F&F industry sustainability actions, with more than two in every three companies who responded to a survey, representing more than 90 per cent of the F&F market, already addressing the sustainability challenges outlined in the five Focus Areas of the IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Charter.

EU flags outside the Berlaymont building, Brussels

IFRA gives cautious welcome to new EU chemicals strategy

The International Fragrance Association has given a cautious welcome to the publication of a new EU chemicals strategy, signaling its willingness to contribute to plans that support environmental protection and innovation and that are based on sound science.

Promoting the safe and sustainable use of fragrance

The International Fragrance Association, founded in 1973, represents the interests of the fragrance industry worldwide. IFRA's mission is to promote the safe and sustainable use of fragrance.

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