Candidate List, SCIP or Safety Gate: Open the Source That Can Prove the Claim
Route an EU substance or product-safety claim to the Candidate List entry, SCIP article record or Safety Gate alert using the object and stable identifier.
Signals to watch
- A supplier says a substance is on the Candidate List but provides no substance identity or inclusion date
- A SCIP screenshot is offered without the article identifier, duty holder or notification context
- A dangerous-product or recall claim cites chemical language but provides no Safety Gate alert reference, product model or measure
Use the Candidate List to verify whether a named substance is an ECHA substance of very high concern and when it was included. Use SCIP to find information submitted about a specific article or complex object containing a Candidate List substance above 0.1% weight by weight. Use Safety Gate to verify an alert, risk and measure involving a dangerous non-food product. None of the three can prove the other two records exist.
This source navigation serves a product-substance compliance service lead monitoring authorised OEM sourcing, importer, distributor and product-stewardship Telegram groups. Seeing the claim one day late can leave a supplier deadline or market-surveillance response running while the team searches the wrong portal. The first commercial task is often record recovery, not a conclusion that the product complies or must be recalled.
The short fragments below are illustrative and leave the decisive identifiers unknown.
Begin with the noun after “official”
These fragments are illustrative rather than customer or authority messages:
“Official list says the material is SVHC. SCIP already done.”
“EU alert has the same chemical. Buyer wants the record today.”
The first fragment does not name the substance, European Community or Chemical Abstracts Service identifier, Candidate List date, article, concentration, duty holder or SCIP record. The second does not identify the product, alert reference, country, model, risk or measure. “Same chemical” cannot join them.
Write the claim as one searchable noun and verb: substance was included, article information was notified, or product was alerted with a measure. That choice determines the first official source.
Candidate List: prove the substance entry
Open the ECHA Candidate List when the claim is “substance X is an SVHC” or when a duty depends on the list version. Search the exact substance name and, where available, European Community number or Chemical Abstracts Service number. Preserve the inclusion date, reason for inclusion and retrieval date.
The Candidate List is dynamic. A supplier declaration should therefore name the list date it tested. A current entry can establish that the substance is on the list; it cannot establish that a particular component contains it, its concentration, the relevant article denominator or which communication and notification duties apply.
If the business question is whether Article 33 communication is required, add the supplier part, constituent article, concentration basis, recipient and safe-use information. The RoHS and REACH evidence router explains that duty and why a RoHS report uses a different substance list and denominator.
SCIP: prove the submitted article-information object
SCIP is ECHA’s database for information on Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products). Under Article 9 of the Waste Framework Directive, suppliers of articles must provide ECHA with specified information when a Candidate List substance is present above 0.1% weight by weight, subject to the applicable duty and scope. The submission duty has applied since 5 January 2021.
Use the SCIP database when the claim concerns an article, complex object, notification or supplied information. Search with the strongest article or product identity available. Preserve the article name, primary article identifier, category, material or mixture information, substance identity, safe-use information, duty holder or submitter context, and the public record or notification reference available to the authorised reviewer.
A SCIP hit does not prove that every marketed unit has the same composition or that all other REACH duties were met. A missing public hit also needs careful handling: search terms, dissemination status, duty-holder relationships and article hierarchy can affect what the reviewer finds.
Safety Gate: prove the dangerous-product alert
Open the European Commission Safety Gate portal when the claim concerns a dangerous non-food product, reported risk and corrective or preventive measure. Start with the alert reference. If it is missing, compare reporting country, notification year, product category, brand, model or type, barcode, photographs, risk and measure.
The alert record can show what an authority reported and which measures are recorded, such as withdrawal, recall, sales ban or warning. It does not provide a full chemical-composition file and does not turn every named substance into a Candidate List or SCIP conclusion. A Safety Gate chemical-risk alert and a SCIP article record can concern related products without being the same record.
For a screenshot with uncertain recall identity, follow the Safety Gate source-recovery check. The Safety Gate, ICSMS and national recall router separates alert publication from market-surveillance case records and national notices.
Keep three identifier columns until evidence joins them
| Source | Native object | Strong identifier | What it can support | What stays separate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate List | SVHC entry | Substance name plus EC/CAS identity | Inclusion and reason/date | Product content and concentration |
| SCIP | Article or complex-object information | Article identifier and available record/notification reference | Submitted article and substance information | Product recall or full compliance |
| Safety Gate | Dangerous-product alert | Alert reference plus product model/barcode | Reported risk and measure | Candidate List or SCIP duty conclusion |
Create a separate row for each source and add a fourth column for connecting evidence: bill of materials, supplier declaration, label, model mapping or authority correspondence. Do not join on “Series X,” a translated product name or a substance family alone.
TOP Prospect can retain related fragments from authorised Telegram groups deliberately connected by the user, with original message, source, time, cross-group corroboration count and a review reason. Saving a matching target only stores configuration; it does not automatically run or create candidates. The product cannot search private regulatory accounts, analyse composition, submit SCIP data, contact authorities or determine recall obligations. The Telegram Signal workflow describes the human review boundary.
Key facts
- The Candidate List is a substance source; it does not prove a product contains the substance.
- SCIP concerns supplied article or complex-object information for Candidate List substances above the applicable 0.1% weight-by-weight threshold.
- Safety Gate concerns dangerous non-food product alerts, risks and measures.
- The three systems use different native objects and identifiers.
- Search results must retain retrieval date because lists and public records can change.
- Join records only with product, article and substance evidence that survives human review.
FAQ
Does a Candidate List entry prove that a specific product contains the substance?
No. It proves the substance’s list entry. Product composition, concentration and article structure require separate evidence.
Is a SCIP record the same as a Safety Gate alert?
No. SCIP publishes article substance information; Safety Gate publishes dangerous-product alerts and measures.
Which identifier should be used to verify a Safety Gate screenshot?
Use the alert reference when available, then compare country, year, category, brand, model, barcode, images, risk and measure.
Can the three sources be joined by a product name alone?
No. Preserve substance, article and alert identifiers separately and require evidence connecting them.
Editorial review completed 21 August 2026 against the current ECHA Candidate List and SCIP pages, Waste Framework Directive Article 9 and the European Commission Safety Gate portal. Qualified chemical, product-safety and legal reviewers must determine actual duties and measures.
Frequently asked questions
Does a Candidate List entry prove that a specific product contains the substance?
No. The Candidate List proves the substance entry and inclusion information. Product or article composition requires separate evidence.
Is a SCIP record the same as a Safety Gate alert?
No. SCIP concerns information about articles containing Candidate List substances above the applicable threshold; Safety Gate publishes alerts and measures for dangerous non-food products.
Which identifier should be used to verify a Safety Gate screenshot?
Start with the alert reference when available, then compare reporting country, product category, brand, model, barcode or type, risk, images and measures.
Can the three sources be joined by a product name alone?
No. Use substance identifiers, article or notification identifiers, and product or alert identifiers, plus evidence that connects the records.
Sources and further reading
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