August 28th, 2008 — , Essential Oils/Plant Extractions, Regulatory Issues, Safety/Toxicity, Standards, perfumery from Tony Burfield @ the aromaconnection blog
From the forthcoming Cropwatch Newsletter & by the Cropwatch Team (with considerable help from those who have to remain anonymous). Aug 2008 Executive summary SCCP Opinion SCCP/1131/07 ‘Opinion on Oakmoss/Treemoss’ adopted at the 15th Plenary Meeting on 15th April 2008…
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August 11th, 2008 — , Essential Oils/Plant Extractions, Regulatory Issues, Safety/Toxicity from Tony Burfield @ the aromaconnection blog
(Being an excerpt from forthcoming Cropwatch Newsletter August 2008) by Tony Burfield August 2008. Curiously ignored by the cosmetics trade press, whose hacks probably failed to understand its significance, the Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products (SCCP) Opinion SCCP/1153/08 on Dermal…
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July 24th, 2008 — , Ecological/Cultural Sustainability, Essential Oils/Plant Extractions, Oil Crops, Regulatory Issues from Tony Burfield @ the aromaconnection blog
Part 1. Threatened Natural Aromatic Species Cropwatch came into being around 2003-2004 in order to directly address concerns about the over-exploitation of natural aromatic ingredients, and their over-regulation by officials prone to the excessive influences of lobbyists from the pharmaceutical…
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April 30th, 2008 — , Organizations, Politics, Regulatory Issues, Research, Safety/Toxicity, perfumery from Tony Burfield @ the aromaconnection blog
Cropwatch Statement After 4 or 5 years of continuous activity, Cropwatch has some choices to make. Do we go on the way that we have been, snapping at the ankles of those who run & regulate the aroma industry so…
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April 28th, 2008 — , Essential Oils/Plant Extractions, Regulatory Issues, Safety/Toxicity, aromatherapy, perfumery from Tony Burfield @ the aromaconnection blog
Copyright © Tony Burfield April 2008 Preamble The EU Cosmetics Commission, well known for setting the pace worldwide for (over-)-precautionary cosmetics legislation, is seemingly determined to limit furanocoumarins (FC’s) in retailed fragranced products to minutely low levels. This is because…
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April 27th, 2008 — , Regulatory Issues, Safety/Toxicity, perfumery from Tony Burfield @ the aromaconnection blog
Copyright © Tony Burfield April 2008. QRA – A Potted History The Qualitative Risk Assessment (QRA) methodology was recommended as a result of progress of the COLIPA Toxicology Advisory Group and the Joint COLIPA/AISE/EFFA/IFRA Perfume Safety Group, to address dermal…
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