IFRA AS A LANDMARK

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA), founded in 1973, represents the interests and is the voice of the fragrance industry worldwide. It promotes the safety and benefits of the fragrance industry's products through stakeholder dialogue on a global basis.

IFRA 50th AMENDMENT. WHAT'S NEW?

The 50th Amendment includes:

• Prohibition standard for the use of substance MINTLACTONE (CAS 13341-72-5) as a fragrance ingredient.
• The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling Amendments to the IFRA Code of Practice - 50th Amendment.
• An updated Index of IFRA Standards that includes the Mintlactone Prohibition Standard according to the 50th Amendment.

This amendment comes in addition to previous Amendments to the IFRA Code of Practice. Consequently, all elements of the 49th Amendment - dated January 10, 2020 - addressing other fragrance materials, remain unchanged and in place.

TIMELINE

Notification of the 50th amendment to the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Standards was released on June 30, 2021.
The implementation dates for the 50th amendment is given as follow:

• Two months after the date of notification letter for new creations - i.e., August 30, 2021.
• 13 months after the date of notification letter for existing creations i.e., July 30, 2022.

An existing creation is a compound currently sold or already the subject of evaluation for performance in a defined consumer product.
A new creation is defined as any fragrance mixture for which the brief has been issued after the completion of the information exchange across the supply chain period (i.e., update of IT systems, bilateral information exchange between fragrance houses).
It should be noted that the above implementation dates refer only to the supply of fragrance mixtures and not to the finished products.

For further information visit the IFRA website

IFRA | The International Fragrance Association