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Welcome to the IFRA media room. Here you will find all our latest Press Releases, Newsletters, Videos and useful snippets of information in our Did You Know section. Also find our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section in the left column of the page

Trade Secrets EU Challenge in a Global Economy
09/02/2012
Trade secrets have become increasingly important to the success of industries worldwide. This is particularly true in the European Union, where most industries rely upon rapid, continuous and incremental innovation to add value to their product lines.
IFRA Expo in European Parliament 24 Jan 2012
24/01/2012
For the first time ever, a full fragrance formula will be published and given out to visitors along with the fragrance at an exhibition in the European Parliament from January 31st to February 2nd 2012.
IFRA Clears alleged non-complinat product 7 Nov 2011
08/11/2011
Following a public allegation that a finished product on the market contains a fragrance material that has been banned by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), an investigation has been conducted in accordance with the IFRA Compliance Program*.
IFRA investigates alleged non-compliance with Standards
26/10/2011
It has been publicly alleged that a finished product on the market contains a fragrance material that has been banned by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) through its global Standards.
IFRA Issues fragrance Standards update
27/06/2011
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has officially issued the 46th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice as part of the industry’s ongoing safety program.
Fifth IFRA Compliance cycle is all clear
06/06/2011
A test sample of fifty fragranced products, chosen at random from a selection of 450 marketed products from ten different countries, found that all fragrance formulations were compliant with the IFRA Code of Practice.
EU Regulation follows fragrance industry's voluntary global ban
18/02/2011
The European Commission has just announced its decision to ban the fragrance material Musk xylene under the new European Chemicals Legislation REACH, bringing EU regulations in line with the global IFRA Standards.
IFRA Announces new President and Chairman 28 Oct 2010
28/10/2010
IFRA is pleased to announce the appointment of a new President, Pierre Sivac. Pierre is a French national, educated in both France and the US. He is an experienced industry executive having worked for major global companies such as Coty, Unilever and Henkel.
IFRA membership

IFRA represents national and regional associations, whose members include fragrance ingredient and compound manufacturers and suppliers. Individual companies are IFRA members, essentially through membership of a national or regional association, but may also become a Regular Member and pay dues directly to IFRA. A company can also join as a Supporting Member if there is no national association in their country and they are not large enough to warrant becoming a Regular Member.

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IFRA Newsletters
IFRA Newsletter No. 20 February 2011
01/03/2011
The latest IFRA Newsletter with details of events and regulatory news from around the world of fragrance.
IFRA Newsletter No 19 Oct 2010
16/11/2010
The latest news from the the world of fragrances including events, regulations and science.
IFRA Newsletter No 18 July 2010
29/07/2010
Welcome to the 18th issue of the IFRA Newsletter containing updates on IFRA activities, events and regulatory news from around the world.
IFRA Newsletter No.17 April 2010
21/04/2010
The latest IFRA Newsletter with details of events past and future and regulatory updates from around the world.
IFRA Newsletter 16 Jan 2010
16/01/2010
The January issue of the IFRA Newsletter containing details of global issues affecting the fragrance in dustry.
IFRA Newsletter 15 Oct 2009
15/10/2009
The october IFRA Newsletter rounding up global issues affecting the fragrance industry