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


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)        May 18, 2007
                                                  -----------------------------


                     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
                        RETIREMENT INVESTMENT FUND PLAN
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


     New York                        1-4858                     13-1432060
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(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                  File Number)            Identification No.)


521 West 57th Street, New York, New York                          10019
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (212) 765-5500
                                                    ---------------------------

     Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
         (17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
         (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
<PAGE>

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

     Effective  as of  May  18,  2007,  the  Administrative  Committee  for  the
International  Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ("IFF") Retirement Investment Fund Plan
(the "Plan") dismissed  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP ("PwC") and appointed in its
place  Smolin  Lupin & Co.,  PA ("Smolin  Lupin") to audit the Plan's  financial
statements. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviewed and concurred
with the  Administrative  Committee's  decision,  but was not  required  to, and
therefore  did not,  specifically  approve  it. The reports of PwC for the years
ended  December  31,  2005 and  December  31,  2004 did not  contain any adverse
opinion or  disclaimer  of  opinion,  and were not  qualified  or modified as to
uncertainty,  audit scope or accounting principle. During the Plan's years ended
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, and through May 18, 2007, there were no
disagreements  with PwC on any matter of  accounting  principles  or  practices,
financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or procedure,  which, if not
resolved to PwC's satisfaction,  would have caused PwC to make reference thereto
in its  reports for such  years.  In  addition,  none of the  reportable  events
described in Item  304(a)(1)(v)  of  Regulation  S-K occurred  during the Plan's
years ended  December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004,  and through May 18, 2007.
The Plan  provided  PwC with a copy of the  foregoing  disclosures.  Attached as
Exhibit 16.1 is a copy of PwC's letter,  dated May 24, 2007,  stating whether or
not it agrees with such statements, regarding their firm.

     Effective as of May 18, 2007, the Administrative Committee appointed Smolin
Lupin as the Plan's new independent  registered  public  accounting firm. During
the Plan's two years ended  December  31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 and through
May 18, 2007,  neither the Administrative  Committee,  who administers the Plan,
nor anyone else on the Plan's behalf,  consulted with Smolin Lupin regarding any
of the  matters  set  forth  in Item  304(a)(2)(i)  and  Item  304(a)(2)(ii)  of
Regulation S-K.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
    (c) Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed with this Report.

     Exhibit 16.1 Letter from  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  regarding  change in
     Retirement Investment Fund Plan's independent  registered public accounting
     firm.

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                                                                Exhibit 16.1

May 24, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549

Commissioners:

We have read the statements made by the International  Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Retirement  Investment  Fund Plan (copy  attached),  which we understand will be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Item 4.01 of Form
8-K,  as part of the Form 8-K of the  International  Flavors &  Fragrances  Inc.
Retirement Investment Fund Plan dated May 18, 2007. We agree with the statements
concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K.

Very truly yours,


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
----------------------------------
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



<PAGE>

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                            INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.


Dated:  May 24, 2007        By:    /s/  Steven J. Heaslip
                                 ------------------------------------
                            Name:       Steven J. Heaslip
                            Title:      Chairman Administrative Committee
                                        International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
                                        Retirement Investment Fund Plan
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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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)        May 18, 2007
                                                  -----------------------------

                     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
                        RETIREMENT INVESTMENT FUND PLAN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

     New York                        1-4858                     13-1432060
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                  File Number)            Identification No.)

521 West 57th Street, New York, New York                          10019
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (212) 765-5500
                                                    ---------------------------

     Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
         (17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
         (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

     Effective  as of  May  18,  2007,  the  Administrative  Committee  for  the
International  Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ("IFF") Retirement Investment Fund Plan
(the "Plan") dismissed  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP ("PwC") and appointed in its
place  Smolin  Lupin & Co.,  PA ("Smolin  Lupin") to audit the Plan's  financial
statements. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviewed and concurred
with the  Administrative  Committee's  decision,  but was not  required  to, and
therefore  did not,  specifically  approve  it. The reports of PwC for the years
ended  December  31,  2005 and  December  31,  2004 did not  contain any adverse
opinion or  disclaimer  of  opinion,  and were not  qualified  or modified as to
uncertainty,  audit scope or accounting principle. During the Plan's years ended
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, and through May 18, 2007, there were no
disagreements  with PwC on any matter of  accounting  principles  or  practices,
financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or procedure,  which, if not
resolved to PwC's satisfaction,  would have caused PwC to make reference thereto
in its  reports for such  years.  In  addition,  none of the  reportable  events
described in Item  304(a)(1)(v)  of  Regulation  S-K occurred  during the Plan's
years ended  December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004,  and through May 18, 2007.
The Plan  provided  PwC with a copy of the  foregoing  disclosures.  Attached as
Exhibit 16.1 is a copy of PwC's letter,  dated May 24, 2007,  stating whether or
not it agrees with such statements, regarding their firm.

     Effective as of May 18, 2007, the Administrative Committee appointed Smolin
Lupin as the Plan's new independent  registered  public  accounting firm. During
the Plan's two years ended  December  31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 and through
May 18, 2007,  neither the Administrative  Committee,  who administers the Plan,
nor anyone else on the Plan's behalf,  consulted with Smolin Lupin regarding any
of the  matters  set  forth  in Item  304(a)(2)(i)  and  Item  304(a)(2)(ii)  of
Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
    (c) Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed with this Report.

     Exhibit 16.1 Letter from  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  regarding  change in
     Retirement Investment Fund Plan's independent  registered public accounting
     firm.
Exhibit 16.1

May 24, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549

Commissioners:

We have read the statements made by the International  Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Retirement  Investment  Fund Plan (copy  attached),  which we understand will be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Item 4.01 of Form
8-K,  as part of the Form 8-K of the  International  Flavors &  Fragrances  Inc.
Retirement Investment Fund Plan dated May 18, 2007. We agree with the statements
concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K.

Very truly yours,

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
----------------------------------
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                            INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.

Dated:  May 24, 2007        By:    /s/  Steven J. Heaslip
                                 ------------------------------------
                            Name:       Steven J. Heaslip
                            Title:      Chairman Administrative Committee
                                        International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
                                        Retirement Investment Fund Plan