Top news and stories from EWORLDWIRE http://www.eworldwire.com/ http://www.eworldwire.com/logos/logo40x60.gif http://www.eworldwire.com/ 40 60 (C) Copyright 2007 EWORLDWIRE Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:10:18 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18437 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. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:05:15 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/16430 On February 7, 2007, fragrance and flavor trade magazine Perfumer&Flavorist released the results of an online poll showing 85.1 percent of readers in favor of boycotting proposed fragrance industry guidelines that will heavily limit the use of natural essential oils in perfumes and cosmetics. Compliance with these guidelines (the IFRA 40th Amendment) requires that listed essential oils and naturally occurring constituents be kept to certain minimal levels in consumer products. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:25:09 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/15605 Discussion of natural perfumes is now a staple on the Internet as evidenced by Anya McCoy's hosting of a Yahoo Group with over 1000 members dedicated to using natural aromatics in perfumed products. The interest in natural perfumery - which she defines as the use of only natural aromatics to scent perfume and body care and home products - has grown tremendously in the past few years. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:17:18 -0400