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You may have a technically advanced product – a lock, an alarm, or a security cabinet – but without the right certification, there is a risk to be stopped at the door to a new market. For many companies, this is where the real challenge lies: not in the technology itself, but in navigating requirements, regulations, and national interpretations.
Something is happening with AI—and it’s not what we discussed a year ago. The focus has shifted from what AI can do to what it actually does, where it’s used, and what it demands in practice. It’s a more mature, more important conversation. This year, three shifts define a new chapter for AI.
Fragrance safety is a routine but important part of our work as toxicologists at RISE. To share more about what this involves in practice, I spoke with my colleague Behnaz Erfani, who works with safety assessments in this area. The conversation offers a glimpse into the scientific and regulatory considerations behind fragrance safety in cosmetics.
