EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-46932, No. 333-59689 and No. 333-47856) and Form S-8 (No. 333-126421, No. 333-120158, No. 333-102825, No. 333-61072, No. 333-51436, No. 333-50752 and No. 33-54423) of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. of our report dated February 26, 2009 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 26, 2009 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  

New York, New York 

February 26, 2009