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RIFM's 44th Annual Meeting was a great success this year. Presentations ranged from risk management to aromachology to regulatory trends. If you couldn't make it, you can view some of the presentations on this site. Sorry we couldn't make all available. This year we had some presentations on highly proprietary research so if you didn't make it, you truly missed out.

Designed to provide training in fragrance safety, the postdoctoral position imparts full knowledge of the industry. By the end of their tenure with RIFM, the candidate will be qualified to fill company positions in technical, safety and regulatory affairs. The position, during which the candidate is a full time RIFM employee, can vary from 12 to 24 months. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to June Moncalieri, jmoncalieri@rifm.org.

If you missed the latest Fragrance Industry information on current environmental and respiratory research and other important issues, go to the Events Archive of the RIFM web site.

Watch RIFM's short film on public opinion about fragrance safety on YouTube.

RIFM's Environmental Program is expanding with the addition of Environmental Specialist, Ms. Aurelia Lapczynski.

For the past 18 months, RIFM staff, Drs. Anne Marie Api, Daniel T. Salvito and Madhuri Singal, participated as members of the expert, multi-stakeholder Fragrance Technical Committee that informed the development of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Design for the Environemnt (DfE) Screen for Fragrances.

View two presentations on the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) methodology that were given at the September 2006 meeting of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD).

This study measured postapplication exposure levels of fragrance materials in an air freshener formulation under normal consumer conditions of use.

RIFM Respiratory Safety Project: Indoor Air Quality Over the past several decades there has been an increase in the use of fragranced products and awareness of odors. Some of this awareness focuses on public perception regarding the decrease in indoor air quality (IAQ).