Press Release - the Natural Perfumers Guild and Cropwatch oppose IFRA's limits on citrus oils

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Hi Everyone:

 

Crossposting this to a number of groups because it will have a terrible

consequence to us who love and use citrus oils if IFRA gets their way:

 

http://naturalperfumersguild.blogspot.com/2008/04/press-release-natural-perfumer\

s-guild.html

 

NOTE: blogger.com is having a planned outage tonight starting at 4PM PST

USA and you may not be able to access the blog:

 

 

Here's the press release in the meantime, and a followup question from a

POL member, below:

 

*Proposed Citrus Oil Limits in Perfumery opposed by *

*The Natural Perfumers Guild and Cropwatch

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/IFRA proposed citrus oil limits are cultural vandalism on the art of

perfumery and are based on bad science, reports NPG and Cropwatch./

 

For Immediate Release

 

MIAMI SHORES, Fla./EWORLDWIRE/Apr 24, 2008 --- Cropwatch and the Natural

Perfumers Guild have joined to charge The International Fragrance

Association with cultural vandalism, claiming the proposed limits to

citrus in perfumes will destroy perfumes.

 

The Natural Perfumers Guild (NPG) and Cropwatch decry the science and

proposals of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) as slanted

and overly-restrictive regarding the amounts of furanocoumarins to be

permitted in perfume and fragranced products. According to NPG

spokesperson Anya McCoy, " We are very disappointed that IFRA have not

vigorously defended the use of citrus oil ingredients against pressure

from Brussels, specifically the European Union Cosmetics Commission (EUCC). "

 

" You can get more oil in your hands slicing up a lime or a grapefruit

than IFRA wants to allow in perfume or cosmetics with its new

proposals, " added McCoy. "

 

Furanocoumarins in perfumes and essential oils can cause

photosensitization and phototoxicity if incorrectly used by the end

wearer, resulting in perhaps a tanning effect to the skin in blotchy

areas where applied and not protected against sunlight.

 

Most pointedly, the furanocoumarins in citrus oils are found by

Cropwatch and the NPG to be given such a bad rap by the IFRA, that if

perfumers have to limit their use, fresh colognes and citrusy perfumes

as they are known will cease to exist. " We believe this to be cultural

heritage destruction of the artform of perfumery. "

 

Tony Burfield of Cropwatch has updated the Furanocoumarins A-Z listing

in Natural Aromatics. Cropwatch took on the task of constructing this

database due to the relative unavailability of such data to essential

oil users and perfume formulators. This database aims to provide of

accurate information on citrus oil furanocoumarin distribution in raw

materials.

 

Summation of the issue can be found at

http://cropwatch.org/citrus%20intro.pdf.

 

The comprehensive database is available for download at

http://cropwatch.org/Furanocoumarins%20A-Z.pdf.

 

The database expands on information about furanocoumarins - botanical

species, variety, geographical region, processing methodology and time

of season - which the IFRA previously published in an insufficiently

detailed form to be useful.

 

Burfield added, " Furanocoumarin information is needed in the light of

IFRA's proposals, currently set before the European Union (EU)

Commission, whereby six major marker furanocoumarins have been

identified by IFRA, and it is proposed that their concentration, in any

combination, within retailed fragranced cosmetics should not exceed 5ppm

for products left on the skin, and 50ppm in wash-off products.

 

" Such Draconian limits spell the end of the line for natural perfumery

in traditional citrus colognes. "

 

The Natural Perfumers Guild and Cropwatch contend that the IFRA and the

EUCC don't have the rights to permanently encumber or damage the art of

perfumery by denying perfumers the use of traditional citrus ingredients

when a labeling solution warning about furanocoumarin risks, such as,

" Only wear under heavy clothing, " or, " Do not expose fragranced skin to

sunlight for 12-24 hours, " would easily suffice.

 

Learn more about the Natural Perfumers Guild at

http://www.naturalperfumers.com <http://www.naturalperfumers.com/>.

 

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*CONTACT:*

Anya McCoy

Natural Perfumers Guild

Miami Shores, FL 33153

PHONE. 305-756-0065

http://www.naturalperfumers.com

 

*KEYWORDS:* Natural Perfumers Guild, Cropwatch, Tony Burfield, Mandy

Aftel, Anya McCoy, citrus oil limits, International Fragrance

Association, perfumery, perfume, IFRA, oppose citrus oil limits in perfumery

 

 

 

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I've gotten a question from a perfume forum, and here's the question and

my reply - please help spread the word!

 

>to whom was the release distributed? Is this something that is likely

to hit the mainstream media?

 

Hi 5Oaks - It is distributed by eworldwire, a service I have used in the

past for distribution and professional editing of press releases. I know

the mainstream media will receive it.

 

The reason I asked for help in spreading the word is that you never know

when a perfumista has a buddy at a newspaper or newswire service and can

nudge them into paying attention to this matter.

 

I considered getting them to send it to their worldwide podcast list -

can any of you tell me if you think that would be a good thing to do? I

have no idea one way or the other.

 

Of course I'm hoping the perfume bloggers pick it up, that is a great

way to spread the news!

 

Tony and I are mulling getting another petition going as we did last

year for the opposition to the proposed 40th Amendment of IFRA. It

worked, since they have held off/killed (not sure of the details) and

they have opened their doors to Tony a bit, inviting him to sitdown

discussions and he's given talks at EU conferences, which is a major

accomplishment. *

 

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