Upcoming regulatory developments in the European Union aim to improve European chemical safety protections.
However, applying more restrictions or prohibitions on chemicals from a safety perspective will likely have unintended consequences for the essential oil industry, and especially socio-economic impact.
With these regulatory changes, it is crucial for the industry to not only present well-founded arguments demonstrating the safety of essential oils but also that they demonstrate the current positive socio-economic impact on individuals working in the essential oil supply chains. In this way they would highlight the potential negative impact if there are more restrictions or prohibitions on essential oils. Given the global nature of the essential oil industry, this potential negative socio-economic impact is also global.
European associations such as the International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT) and the European Federation of Essential Oils (EFEO) are actively advocating to raise awareness of these upcoming changes.
In this webinar we will answer the following questions:
- Which upcoming regulations are of most concern to the essential oil industry?
- What are the potential consequences for essential oils and the essential oil industry?
- How can you prepare for these upcoming regulations as essential oil producers?
For whom?
This webinar is for essential oil producers worldwide and the Associations of Essential Oils producers and traders.
Agenda
Time | Subject | Presenter |
15:00 – 15:05 | Introduction to CBU | Thomas Vonk, CBI |
15:05 – 15:45 | Further explained: Upcoming European legislation and information sources | Edouard van der Haas, Andrew Jones |
15:45 – 16:00 | Recommendations for essential oil producers | Edouard van der Haas, Andrew Jones |
16:00 – 16:15 | Q&A/discussion |
Presenters
Edouard van der Haas will host this webinar. Edouard is Programme Manager Market Intelligence at CBI. Presenters include:
Andrew Jones, Director of Fair Venture Consulting
Andrew Jones, Director of Fair Venture Consulting, specialises in training and coaching small and medium companies to be successful exporters of cosmetic ingredients to the European market, especially with new and innovative ingredients. In his 20 years of consulting, Andrew’s clients include CBI, SIPPO, UNIDO, and UNCTAD.
Andrew works with Profound – advisers in development, the current supplier for CBI market studies in the natural ingredients for cosmetics sector.
Before starting his consulting business, he worked for The Body Shop International buying ingredients and developing supply chains for the Community Fair Trade programme. One of the most important ingredients that he worked on was shea butter and to establish a sustainable supply from a women’s organisation in northern Ghana. Andrew has also worked in Colombia, Indonesia, Peru, South Africa and Sri Lanka, and many other developing countries. He now lives in Colombia.
Andrey Mitov, essential oil trader and CEO of ADMES LTD
Andrey has been working since 1997 as a trader of essential oils. First for another company and since 2005 with his own company, ADMES LTD. ADMES is a wholesale supplier of Bulgarian essential oils – conventional and organic oils of Lavender, Rose, Hyssop, Dill, Sage, Pine, Juniper, St John’s Wort, Melissa, etc.
ADMES is a member of EFEO, IFEAT, and the Bulgarian Essential Oils Association. Andrey has been a member of the EFEO board since 2020 and EFEO President since 2024. He is also a member of the board of the Bulgarian Association of Essential Oils, Perfumery, and Cosmetics.
Join us for this webinar on Thursday February 27, at 15:00 CET.
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