IFRA amends fragrance Standards
Prohibits use of 2,4-Octadienal; issues six new restrictive Standards
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has issued the 46th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice as part of the industry’s ongoing safety programme.
Under the Amendment, IFRA has prohibited the use of 2,4-Octadienal due to lack of adequate data. It was concluded the chemical should not be used as or in fragrance ingredients until additional data is available and considered sufficient to support its use.
Six new restrictive Standards have also been issued based on the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA). These relate to α-Butylcinnamaldehyde; 2-Heptylidene cyclopentan-1-one; o-Methoxycinnamaldehyde; 3-Methyl-2-(pentyloxy)cyclopent-2-en-1-one; 2-Nonyl-1-al dimethyl acetal; and 1-(2,4,4,5,5-Pentamethyl-1-cyclopenten-1-yl)ethan-1-one.
In addition, IFRA has withdrawn the Standard for Vanillin, which was put in place with the 44th amendment in December 2009. Following this, additional information was submitted, which allowed for the re-evaluation of the material.
IFRA has also updated various guidance documents as part of the 46th Amendment including the QRA Information Booklet Version 6.0 Final 2011; Annex 1 to the IFRA Standards, which has been updated with contributions from other sources for o-Methoxycinnamaldehyde and Safranal; the Index; and Standard Operating Procedures for the implementation of IFRA Standards.
For more information on the new Standards and related guidance documents visit www.ifraorg.org.
