FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer
     subject to Section 16.   Form 4 or
     Form 5 obligations may continue.
     See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 OMB APPROVAL

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*
   Wetmore, Douglas J. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
   c/o International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
521 West 57^th Street
(Street)
   New York, NY   10019
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

International Flavors & Fragrances (“IFF”)
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Day/Year)

September 13, 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
                        Director                        10% Owner
                   X     Officer                             Other (specify below)

Officer/Other Description
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date     (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed       Execution       Date, if any       (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code     and Voluntary Code     (Instr. 8) Code  |  V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) of     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount      |         A/D         |         Price	5. Amount of Securities     Beneficially Owned     Following Reported     Transactions(s)     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership     Form:     Direct(D) or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect      Beneficial Ownership     (Instr. 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Form 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of    Derivative    Security    (Instr. 3)	2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security	3. Transaction     Date     (Month/Day/     Year)	3A. Deemed       Execution       Date       (Month/Day/       Year)	4. Transaction     Code    (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired     (A) or Disposed (D) of     (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and    Expiration Date     (Month/Day/Year)   (DE)     |     (ED)	7. Title and     Amount of     Underlying     Securities     (Instr. 3 and     and 4)	8. Price of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)	9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned at     End of     Month     (Instr.4)	10. Ownership      Form of      Derivative      Security:      Direct (D)      or      Indirect (I)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Stock Equivalent Unit	1-for-1		9/13/02	A	62	(1)      |        (1)	Common   Stock          |  62	$32.24	1,379	D

Explanation of Responses :

  (1)  Stock units (“Units”) under the Company’s deferred compensation plan resulting from (a) deferral of salary and Company match (in shares) and (b) premium (in shares)
            to participants deferring awards into Units. 12 of the acquired Units are subject to vesting based on employment through December 31, 2003.

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.  /s/  Dennis Meany                                          September 13, 2002
**  Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

         Dennis M. Meany
         Attorney-in-fact


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