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Scan products against regulatory lists

Check your chemical inventory against current regulatory substance lists to identify products that may be affected by restrictions.

Horizon scanning compares every product in your library against regulatory substance lists — EU, US, and international frameworks — to flag chemicals on restriction, authorisation, or monitoring lists. The page has two tabs: Runs for managing scans, and Regulations for browsing the available regulatory lists.

Horizon scanning page showing the Runs tab with completed scans

Start a new scan

  1. Select Start New Scan.
  2. In the pop-up window, choose which regulatory lists to include. Leave all unchecked to scan against every available list.
    • Use the search field to find a specific list by name, type, or description.
    • Select Select All to check every list, or Clear to uncheck all.
  3. Select Start Scan.

The scan runs in the background. A new entry appears in the runs list with a Queued status while it waits to start.

Start New Scan pop-up window showing the regulation selection list

Review your scan history

Each scan appears in the Runs tab with a status indicator:

StatusMeaning
COMPLETED (green)Scan finished — select View Results to open the results
EXECUTING (blue, pulsing)Scan is currently running
QUEUED (yellow)Scan is waiting to start
FAILED (red)Scan could not complete — start a new one

Select the refresh button to update the list while a scan is running.

Browse regulatory lists

Switch to the Regulations tab to see all available regulatory lists. Each list card shows the list name, a source type badge, a severity badge, a short description, the last update date, and a link to the original source.

Filter by source type

Use the filter buttons at the top to show only lists from a specific source category (e.g. EU regulatory lists, governmental lists, sector lists). Select the same button again to remove the filter.

Filter by severity

Below the source type filter, filter by severity level:

SeverityWhat it means
High (red)Restriction, authorisation, or banned substance lists — non-compliance carries significant legal risk
Medium (orange)Candidate lists and substances of very high concern (SVHC) — requires monitoring and communication
Low (grey)Monitoring and information lists — useful for early awareness

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