# Flavours and fragrances: Regulation

How allergen and safety rules force scents to be reformulated

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/regulation/

What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.

#### Hazards

| Classification | UN number | Key risks |
|---|---|---|
| varies: many ingredients are skin sensitisers, flammable or aquatic toxic | UN1169, UN1197, UN3082 (varies) | Skin allergy from fragrance allergens; flammability of essential oils; aquatic toxicity of some musks. |

#### Main rules

| Where | Rule | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| **Global (industry)** | IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, 2023) restricting or banning fragrance ingredients | Forces reformulation and favours houses with large regulatory teams. |
| **EU** | Cosmetics Regulation allergen labelling extended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1545; Flavourings Regulation 1334/2008; REACH and CLP | More allergens must be named on labels; only listed flavouring substances may be used. |
| **US** | FDA GRAS and FEMA GRAS lists for flavours; MoCRA 2022 for cosmetics | Sets permitted flavour substances; MoCRA adds fragrance allergen labelling rules. |

#### India

| Rule | Effect |
|---|---|
| **FSSAI Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations 2011** | Lists permitted natural, nature-identical and artificial flavourings. |
| **BIS cosmetics standards and CDSCO cosmetics rules (indicative)** | Govern fragrance use in cosmetics. |

#### Trade measures

- US tariffs in 2025 raised input costs for F&F houses (Givaudan 2025)
- No anti-dumping duty on aroma chemicals found in sources reached

#### Supply risk

Naturals carry crop and climate risk with high geographic concentration (vanilla in Madagascar, mint in India). Aroma chemical supply is increasingly concentrated in China. Not on critical lists.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/movement/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/links/index.md)