Gunter J. Blobel, Form 4, September 30, 2002
FORM 4

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     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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
   Blobel Gunter J.
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)

   c/o International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
521 West 57th 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)

October 1, 2002


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

               X        Director                        10% Owner
                        Officer                             Other (specify below)

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)
Common Stock
 10/1/02
  
  A   |     1,000*   |             A                |        n/a 2,750
  D


 
      |        |         |   
 
* Compensatory stock award to non-employee director of IFF.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

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Blobel Gunter J. - September 30, 2002
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)
                         |          
            |  		        
Explanation of Responses :


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).
** 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                                          October 1, 2002
**  Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

         Dennis M. Meany
         Attorney-in-fact

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