[AROMATHERAPY for Everyone] Cropwatch/IFRA Poll *reopened* on P&F until March 5th

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At 09:44 AM 2/13/2007, you wrote:

 

>Can't say I'm really happy about this, since I thought when a poll

>was closed, it was closed. Perhaps now there are memos going out to

>the thousands of employees of firms/organizations with a vested

>interest in pushing the 40th amendment through are circulating,

>asking them to vote? I guess we all can vote again?

>

> From the P & F website:

>

>Our mission at P & F magazine, the P & Fnow newsletter and

><http://www.perfumerflavorist.com>www.perfumerflavorist.com is to

>provide a venue for the latest news, research and ideas in the flavor

>and fragrance industry. We seek neither to inflate the position of

>nor act as an advocate for any particular industry interests.

 

>Vote now

>on our http://www.perfumerflavorist.com homepage! And we will

>continue to cover this story as it unfolds, reporting the various

>facts and divergent positions as accurately as is possible.

> We thank all of our readers for making P & F a dynamic, if

>sometimes contentious, industry platform. As always, we welcome your

>feedback at jalluredjallured

 

(snipped rest of letter)

 

I received a very thoughtful letter from Jeb Gleason Allured, the

author of the P & F website letter posted here earlier today, regarding

this polling matter. Both sides have to be heard from, and perhaps

the word didn't get out to the IFRA folks originally, so they

complained about the results, which is understandable. As an industry

publication, Allured has to respond to both sides, which is very

reasonable. They've asked for the poll to be extended, and it will be

until March 5. You can't vote again if you voted previously, and the

results of the first poll are being carried over into this poll, so

it will be cumulative, not two separate polls.

 

We need to have an effort to get the word out to those who haven't

voted, so if you blog, or are on other groups, it would be a good

thing to post about this.

 

All in all -- it's going to help us " little guys " tremendously. It

means we have become a burr in the side of the industry, enough that

they're reacting, which they never did much before. By this I'm

talking about Cropwatch, not the Guild, or NP, since we weren't even

on the radar as a group of people with any power. Tony's

http://cropwatch.org been fighting this all along, putting all his

energy and I " m sure, money into the effort. With luck, the mainstream

media, non-industry media will pick up on all this, and we'll be able

to engage in a dialogue with the press.

 

The poll is important, and public awareness is more important --

that's where I'm focusing my energy. I'd like to repeat that if

anyone can forward the press release to their local media, with a

follow up call, that helps. They may ignore us, but some of us are

bound to get through. This needs a lot of energy and work before

Global Harmonization hits here in the US in 2008, and it's great to

see so many people now becoming involved. Here's a link to where you

can download the press release and the companion FAQ:

http://www.artisannaturalperfumers.org/cropwatch_ifra.htm

 

 

 

Anya McCoy

of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com

Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org

Natural Perfumers Community Group