Fragrance Creators Association Hosts Annual Meeting

The Fragrance Creators Association (Fragrance Creators) recently held its annual meeting in Morristown, NJ. Its “monitoring, analysis and custom templates and trackers are essential to providing members with the insights and tools they need to stay ahead of the curve,” said the association.

During the public session of the meeting, former Senator Byron Dorgan and Dan Renberg of ArentFox Schiff LLP recapped the 2022 U.S. midterm elections and 

provided insights into the 2023 political landscape, including the impact on key Fragrance Creators’ priorities such as cosmetics modernization and trade policy.

A Look at 2022 Achievements

Top 2022 achievements for the Fragrance Creators Association include:

•   Providing members access to key governmental officials at the White House, the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, 
and Congress; 


•   Leading and influencing on critical fragrance-related legislative issues, including 
ensuring proposals are based on sound science and protect industry competition and innovation; 


•   Encouraging stewardship principles throughout the industry that advance responsible industry 
growth; and 


•   Providing members with unique and meaningful predictive intelligence and custom compliance 
support tools. 


Work on these priorities will continue in 2023, said the association.

International Fragrance Insight

In addition, attendees were updated on the European Union’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) and the essentiality of fragrance. Technical experts from the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), Procter & Gamble and Estee Lauder provided attendees with background and a status update on the impactful CSS proposal.

During another session, executives from Arylessence, Procter & Gamble and the Estee Lauder Companies explored why humans have consistently relied on scents, and what makes fragrance an essential part of everyday life. They highlighted Fragrance Creators’ recent study in this area and future plans to continue the work in this important area to educate consumers.