Flavours, fragrances and ingredients
Foresight tracks the rules and IFRA Standards that reach your fragrance and flavour compounds, and runs the projects that follow.
ProjectsSubstance risk heatmap
- Sofia Marchetti
- Hugo Lemaire
- Léa Martin
| Material |  EU / NI |  GB |  US |  Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilial | ||||
| Hexyl salicylate | ||||
| Benzyl salicylate | ||||
| HHCB | ||||
| Acetophenone |
- 5Priority
- 4Action
- 3Monitor
- 1–2Clear
Lilial EU and Northern Ireland
Banned in cosmetics since 1 March 2022
- Measure
- Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II
- Why
- Toxic for reproduction, 1B
- Exemption
- None was requested
Lilial Great Britain
Banned since 15 October 2022
- Measure
- GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II
- Old stock
- Sold until 15 December 2022
Lilial United States
Banned in California from 1 January 2027
- Measure
- Health and Safety Code 108980
- Covers
- Intentionally added Lily aldehyde
Lilial Canada
Draft finds risk, no measure yet
- Draft
- May affect the developing fetus
- If final
- Hotlist and CEPA Schedule 1
- Final
- Not yet published
Hexyl salicylate EU and Northern Ireland
Limited since 1 May 2026
- Measure
- Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III
- Limits
- 2% in hydroalcoholic fragrance
- Why
- Suspected reproductive toxicant
Hexyl salicylate Great Britain
Limited since 15 August 2026
- Measure
- GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III
- Limits
- 2% in fragrance products
- Old stock
- Sold until 14 February 2027
Hexyl salicylate United States
Nothing in force or proposed
- Checked
- Prop 65, California law, TSCA
- As of
- 15 October 2026
Hexyl salicylate Canada
Report 2025 use by 3 March 2027
- Survey
- CEPA section 71, 2026 Phase 1
- Next
- Assessment of salicylates
Benzyl salicylate EU and Northern Ireland
New limits from 1 January 2027
- Limits
- 4% in fragrance products
- Old stock
- Off the market from 1 July 2028
- Why
- Possible endocrine disruption
Benzyl salicylate Great Britain
Data called for, no opinion yet
- Call
- OPSS call for safety data
- Opinion
- None from SAG-CS yet
Benzyl salicylate United States
Nothing in force or proposed
- Checked
- Prop 65, California law, TSCA
- As of
- 15 October 2026
Benzyl salicylate Canada
Must be named on cosmetic labels
- Since
- 12 April 2026
- Survey
- Report 2025 use by 3 March 2027
- Next
- Assessment of salicylates
HHCB EU and Northern Ireland
Repr. 1B agreed, not yet adopted
- Hazard
- May damage the unborn child
- Cosmetics
- Banned once classified
- Label
- Named above 0.01% in rinse-off
HHCB Great Britain
Repr. 1B under review for GB
- Report
- Agrees with RAC on Repr. 1B
- Next
- An Agency Opinion, then a decision
HHCB United States
Draft finds no unreasonable risk
- Uses
- Musk in detergents, cleaners and air fresheners
- Stage
- Draft, comments closed 15 June
- Next
- A final risk evaluation, after peer review
HHCB Canada
Allergen label on new cosmetics
- New
- Since 1 August 2026
- Existing
- From 1 August 2028
- Next
- CEPA assessment
Acetophenone EU and Northern Ireland
Repr. 1B agreed, not yet adopted
- Hazard
- May damage fertility and the unborn child
- Cosmetics
- Banned once classified
- SCCS
- Safe up to 100 ppm
Acetophenone Great Britain
Repr. 1B proposed for GB
- Opinion
- HSE’s Agency Opinion
- Next
- A decision on the GB list
Acetophenone United States
Nothing in force or proposed
- Checked
- Prop 65, California law, TSCA
- As of
- 15 October 2026
Acetophenone Canada
Nothing in force or proposed
- Checked
- Hotlist, CEPA priorities, 2026 surveys
- As of
- 15 October 2026
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Rules reach every step, from suppliers to brand owners
One rule at each step of a typical flavour and fragrance organisation, and what it means for you.
Suppliers
From February 2027, the EU classes methyl heptine carbonate you buy as a strong skin sensitiser, so labels change.
Your sites
Diacetyl, the butter flavouring used at your plants, has an EU indicative limit of 0.02 ppm in workplace air.
Your products
From October 2029, the EU microplastics ban covers fragrance capsules you sell, unless tests show they break down or dissolve.
Your markets
Anyone who imported over 100 kg of vetiver oil into Canada in 2025 must report under CEPA by March 2027.
Brand owners
From September 2029, brand owners must name any of over 100 fragrance allergens above 0.01% on EU detergent labels.
Projects for flavours, fragrances and ingredients
Each is scoped to your compounds, materials and markets, and Foresight checks every result against its source.
Understand your exposure
All 7 projects- Substance risk heatmapWhich of your aroma chemicals and naturals face the most regulatory pressure, market by market, scored on your own scale.
- Portfolio impact assessmentWhich of your fragrance and flavour compounds a new restriction, classification or IFRA Standard reaches.
- Substitution screeningReplacements for a restricted aroma chemical, checked for their own hazards and restrictions.
Keep watch
All 3 projects- Consultation trackingOpen consultations on fragrance and flavour materials, with the date each one closes.
- Regulatory horizon scanningNew rules on your aroma chemicals, essential oils and flavourings, scored for your markets, most important first.
- Scientific literature monitoringNew papers on your aroma chemicals and naturals, scored against endpoints such as endocrine disruption and persistence.
Meet an obligation
All 9 projectsKeep documents current
All 4 projects- Customer compliance declarationsAllergen declarations and answers to brand owners’ questionnaires, drawn from your formulas and supplier data.
- Safety data sheet change managementUpdated safety data sheets for your compounds when a material’s classification changes, each change checked against its source.
Describe the work. Foresight runs it and checks it.
Every project runs the same way, whatever the regulation. Here Foresight answers a customer’s substance questionnaire from your own records, and asks your suppliers for the rest.
Illustration of one project. The request reads: Answer this customer’s substance questionnaire from our records, and ask suppliers for what’s missing. Foresight reads the customer’s 86 questions and replies: I’ll answer what I can from your formulations, ask suppliers for the rest, and check each answer against its source. It plans the work: Read the questionnaire, Match each question to your records, Ask suppliers for the rest, Draft each answer with its source. Your records answer 79 of 86 questions. Foresight asks 3 suppliers for the other 7. Foresight checks each answer against its source, such as a supplier’s declaration that no PFAS are intentionally added. The answers go into the customer’s own file, each with its source, ready for Priya Nair, Product Stewardship Manager, to send back. Foresight goes on monitoring the rules behind each answer.
Say what you need in plain words, and share what you already have.
Foresight sets the scope, plans the work and drafts each deliverable with the sources it rests on.
Foresight checks each answer against its source.
The work comes back ready to use, and Foresight keeps it current as the rules change.
Your data, kept secure
Your data is kept in your organisation’s own workspace, separate from every other customer’s. It is encrypted in transit and at rest, including nightly backups, and is not shared with model providers for training. Foresight runs regular penetration tests.
How Foresight protects your data
What ingredient houses ask
Does Foresight track IFRA Standards?
Yes. A portfolio impact assessment shows which of your fragrance and flavour compounds a new IFRA Standard, restriction or classification reaches. Foresight also tracks open consultations on fragrance and flavour materials, with the date each one closes.
Can Foresight answer brand owners’ questionnaires?
Yes. Foresight drafts allergen declarations and answers to brand owners’ questionnaires from your formulas and supplier data, and checks each one against its source.
Does Foresight classify our compounds?
Yes. Foresight classifies your fragrance compounds as CLP mixtures, sets out the label elements that follow, and updates their safety data sheets when a material’s classification changes.
What do you need from us?
A description of the work and the compounds it covers. Useful inputs include your formulas or the materials in them, your IFRA certificates, allergen declarations and safety data sheets, the markets your customers sell into and the questionnaires they send. You also set how the work is judged, such as your own scoring scale.
Tell us the work you need done
Foresight talks through your compounds, materials and markets with you. You’ll see the scope and the price before the project starts.
