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Guild News & Articles by Guild Members
notice: the Guild News section has been moved to the Blog as of July 2008. Articles will still be posted here and viewed by scrolling down this page.
July 2008
Sign the Petition against the FDA Global Harmonization Act
The NPG is part of a Coalition of small business owners/organization leaders who are very concerned about the proposed FDA Global Harmonization Act of 2008 here in the USA. We are pooling our membership rolls into building a groundswell of grassroots efforts to give us strength in numbers as we work towards stopping the FDA. The most articulate message I have seen so far on this subject is by the President of the Indie Beauty Network, Donna Maria Coles Johnson, and we urge you to visit her blog and click here to view the video .
June 2008
Natural Perfumers Guild Release Position Paper Defining Natural Perfumery
Click here for PDF of NPG Position Paper
Jan. 2008 - Cropwatch newsletter - click to read
This newsletter contains articlees by noted aromatherapist Robert Tisserand on essential oil safety issues, Kim Bleiman, President of Berje Inc. speaks on how the aroma industry is being harmed by not fighting back, and Tony Burfield writes on the coumarin safety issue.
October 2007 - Online Natural Perfumery Course Offered by Guild President Anya McCoy Please click here to visit Anya's Garden to learn more. You can also visit the study perfumery blog by clicking here.
July 2007 - Cropwatch meets with the EU CC
Meeting Between Guild member Cropwatch and The Perfume Foundation & the EU Cosmetics Commission Staff, Brussels. Click here to read entire article
April 2007 - Cropwatch Newsletter on the Banning of Citrus Oils in Perfumery
Click here to download the pdf.
February 2007 - IFRA/EU Boycott Primer
Click here to download the PDF.
Articles of Fragrant Interest
June 2008 - Anya McCoy Interviewed in Perfume Critic magazine
Click here for Part 1 or Part 2
Feb 2008 - Mandy Aftel featured in San Francisco magazine
Click here to view a jpg of the article on Mandy, the Natural Perfumers Guild founder. Click on the image to enlarge it for viewing.
October 2007 - Online Natural Perfumery Course Offered by Guild President Anya McCoy
Please click here to visit Anya's Garden to learn more. You can also visit the study perfumery blog by clicking here.
September 2007 - Mandy Aftel Interviewed in Flair magazine
Mandy Aftel is interviewed, along with Christophe Laudamiel of IFF on the "natural v. synthetics" issue in the Canandian magazine Flair. PDF format. Click here for page one. Click here for page two.
Jan. 2008 - Cropwatch
newsletter - click to read
This newsletter contains articles by noted aromatherapist and NPG member Robert Tisserand on essential oil safety issues, Kim Bleiman, President of Berje Inc. speaks on how the aroma industry is being harmed by not fighting back, and NPG member Tony Burfield writes on the coumarin safety issue.
July 2007 - Cropwatch meets with the EU CC
Meeting Between Guild member Cropwatch and The Perfume Foundation & the EU Cosmetics Commission Staff, Brussels. Click here to read entire article
April 2007 - Cropwatch Newsletter on the Banning of Citrus Oils in Perfumery
Click here to download the pdf.
February 2007 - IFRA/EU Boycott Primer
Click here to download the PDF.
February 2007 - Neither lavender or tea tree oil linked to gynomasticia in boys by Robert Tisserand
Click here to read the article
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