Expert Panel Calls for Fragrance Information

An independent Expert Panel is calling for information on fragrance ingredients it will review in January 2011. The fragrance materials to be discussed are:

· ketone cyclopentanones and cyclopentenones,

· tegetes phototoxicity, and

· macrocyclic lactones, lactides and ketones.

Information regarding these fragrance materials should be submitted by e-mail to Dr. Ladd Smith, [email protected], by December 21, 2010 to be considered for the January 2011 meeting. A request to present information in-person, if desired, should be included in the e-mail to Dr. Smith. Information received from interested parties, will be included as part of the background assembled for discussion of these items. Interested party requests to present to the Expert Panel during one of its meetings will undergo a formal review and presenters should be willing and prepared to answer questions from the Panel.

The global fragrance industry collectively carries out research on fragrance ingredients through RIFM. An independent, third-party Expert Panel regularly reviews RIFM’s research and publishes their evaluations in the peer-reviewed scientific literature available publicly. The Expert Panel opened its process to the public to increase public awareness of its activities and enhance dialogue with interested parties. All members of the Expert Panel are listed on the RIFM website at www.rifm.org along with information on the Panel’s meetings.

The Expert Panel also provides information to the public through technical meetings, known as an Information Exchange (INFOX), held periodically at various global sites. INFOXs are open to all and include presentations by Expert Panel members and external scientific experts. Presented topics include agenda items from panel meetings, alternative methodologies, study results and fragrance ingredient publications. This provides interested parties an opportunity to hear more detailed information about the Expert Panel’s review of fragrance ingredients in an interactive forum. The next INFOX will be held in May 2011 in Japan.

More info: www.rifm.org