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International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists

IFPA Membership Secretary: Kerry Payne - Tel: 01455 637987
International Telephone +44 1455 637987

The IFPA
82 Ashby Road
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 1SN

Aromatherapy Trade Council

The ATC is the UK authoritative body for the Aromatherapy Essential Oil Trade. The ATC was formed following a conference in November 1993 on "Essential Oils & Public Safety" held by the Aromatherapy Organisations Council, the governing body for the aromatherapy profession, and attended by the majority of the established aromatherapy essential oil traders.

Membership is open to those who applicants who agree to comply with the Aims and Objectives of the ATC. A written undertaken must be given to abide by the ATC's Constitution.
All applicants are reviewed by the Membership Committee and none are accepted until bottles, integral droppers and promotional literature conform to the ATC's Code of Practice and requirements of the Medicines Control Agency in accordance with the law. This also applies to labels, which must additionally comply with the Trading Standards' Regulations.
A flexible approach is adopted where applicants have large stocks of labels or literature. A period of time is given for updates and reprints to comply with the ATC's requirements and the law. In such cases, applicants are required to give a written agreement to do this.
Subsequent labels and literature are required to be submitted for scrutiny prior to printing.
A unique number is issued to each ATC member. A current list is available from the administrator. Look out for the ATC membership logo.

Aromatherapy Trade Council
P.O. Box 387
Ipswich
IP2 9AN

Tel/Fax: 01473 603630
Website. www.a-t-c.org.uk

The Aromatherapy Organisations Council

The Aromatherapy Organisations Council, the UK governing body for aromatherapy, is a democratic organisation representing 12 professional associations, their 115 or so accredited training establishments and their 6000 therapists. AOC training standards were implemented in January 1994 and Common Accreditation procedures are in place for inspecting and accrediting training establishments. National Occupational Standards for Aromatherapy, developed over a three-year period, were published in June 1998 and agreement has been reached with Middlesex University to develop a BSc Degree in Aromatherapy. The AOC is currently exploring the statutory regulation of title route. A general information booklet and list of Research Sources is available on receipt of an A5 sae.

The AOC
PO Box 19834
London
SE25 6WF

Tel: +44 (0) 208 251 7912
Fax: +44 (0) 208 251 7942
Web: www.aocuk.net

The Prince of Wales Foundation for Integrated Health

12 Chillingworth Road
London
N7 8QJ

Tel: 020 7619 6140
Fax: 020 7700 8434
email: enquiries@fimed.org
website: www.fihealth.org.uk

The Natural Medicines Society

The Consumers Voice for Freedom of Choice in Medicine.
contains a good and comprehensive links page.
Website: www.the-nms.org.uk