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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-01-500932
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011005
ITEM INFORMATION: Other events
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011005
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000051253
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
IRS NUMBER: 131432060
STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 8-K
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04858
FILM NUMBER: 1752827
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 521 W 57TH ST
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10019
BUSINESS PHONE: 2127655500
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 521 W 57TH ST
STREET 2: 521 W 57TH ST
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10019
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANAMERIGEN HAEBLER INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680426
8-K
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8-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 5, 2001
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York 1-4858 13-1432060
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(State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
521 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Telephone: (212) 765-5500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) is filing today information
regarding a purported class action brought against it in Circuit Court of
Jasper County, Missouri, on behalf of employees of a plant owned and
operated by Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. in Jasper, Missouri. The plaintiffs are
alleging that they have sustained respiratory injuries in the workplace.
IFF believes that the litigation is without merit.
IFF's flavors meet the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration. IFF's flavors are safe for handling and use by workers in
food manufacturing plants when used according to specified safety
procedures. Based on the preliminary report issued by the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), IFF believes that any
injuries the plaintiffs may have suffered are related to inadequate
workplace conditions.
The Company is cooperating fully with the government agencies investigating
the cause of the health complaints.
This case is in its earliest stages. IFF does not expect this litigation to
have a material adverse affect on the Company's financial condition,
results of operations or liquidity.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 5, 2001
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS &
FRAGRANCES INC.
By: /s/Stephen A. Block
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Name: Stephen A. Block
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, and Secretary