Farah Ahmed, president and CEO of the Fragrance Creators Association, discusses the trade group’s expansion in recent years beyond immediate regulatory and legislative concerns to a platform for robust member collaboration in the name of positively impacting the world.

Funding issues appear to have factored in the proposed Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act’s failure to cross the finish line in the first act of the California legislature’s 2019-2020 session. Far from popular with industry stakeholders, SB 574 nevertheless could represent a lesser-of-evils compromise of strategic importance, with further activity expected on the bill in 2020.

Plaintiffs against Florida-based Green Roads used certificates of analysis the company makes freely available to consumers to determine that batches of two of the company’s products contained “significantly” less cannabidiol versus labeled amounts. A Florida federal court rejected the firm’s motion to dismiss, but it is interested in seeing how FDA rulemaking develops.