RIFM Opens its Fragrance/flavor database to nonmembers

According to an article in Beauty Packaging Magazine - Formerly Cosmetic Packaging & Design RIFM (Research Institute for Fragrance Materials) will open its Database of Fragrance and Flavor Materials to non-members directly engaged in the fragrance or flavor industry to allow them easy access to data to facilitate REACH registration. The database contains extensive information on more than 5000 fragrance and flavor materials,with over 53,000 references to more than 111,000 studies.

This may help the smaller fragrance manufacturers to comply with REACH, but since a subscription will still be necessary, it's not clear whether it will be cost effective for very small companies, and won't provide access to member company or RIFM sponsored full study reports.

REACH is a new European Community regulation on chemicals and their safe use (stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical substances) which entered into force on June 1, 2007.