Compliance work that's actually automatable
Regulatory and quality teams in regulated industries spend too much time on the lookups, cross-checks, and paperwork that should be handled by software. We're building tools to change that — and we want to talk to the people doing the work.
Regulatory work is harder than it needs to be
Your expertise is in understanding what the regulations mean and making the calls that require judgement. The problem is most of the day goes somewhere else.
Too much time on lookups
Regulatory teams spend hours each week researching ingredient limits, checking substance lists, and cross-referencing standards. That's expert time spent on tasks software should handle.
Standards don't sit still
Prohibited substance lists get updated. Restricted ingredient conditions change. New entries get added. Staying current means monitoring multiple sources and knowing when something has changed.
Audit trails are a pain
Documenting compliance decisions — who checked what, against which version of which standard, and why — is time-consuming to do well. Most teams compromise on the record-keeping.
We're not trying to replace regulatory expertise. We're building tools that handle the tedious parts — so the people who know the rules can focus on applying them.
ComplianceFlow: compliance intelligence software
We're building ComplianceFlow, software that automates the mechanical parts of regulatory compliance — ingredient screening, standards cross-referencing, and audit documentation — so your team can spend more time on the decisions that need human judgement.
- Automated ingredient screening against regulatory standards
- Flags potential issues with references to the relevant rules
- Substance matching across INCI names, synonyms, CAS numbers, and known trade names
- Full audit trail — your decisions, documented and defensible
NZ Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2020
Schedules 4–8: prohibited substances, restricted substances, colouring agents, preservatives, and UV filters
IFRA Standards
Banned fragrance materials and concentration limits, which the NZ group standard requires fragrance materials to meet
Additional standards in scope
We're expanding coverage based on where regulated teams are spending the most time
We identify the chemical before we check the rule
Regulations list substances, not spellings. If software compared label words directly against the schedules, a product could pass simply because the label used a different name.
Read the label
We read the ingredient list from the label image and note the product type where we can. An unreadable label is never passed.
Identify each ingredient
Each name is matched to one chemical and recorded by its CAS number, starting with official ingredient records. We accept exact matches only, so a misspelling is never auto-corrected. A person confirms it.
Check the rules
We look that CAS number up in the group standard schedules, then apply the exceptions and the product type. Some Schedule 4 substances are allowed within limits under Schedule 5, and those are reported as restricted.
One chemical, three ways to write it
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Lilial
80-54-6
All three refer to one substance, and Schedule 4 lists it as prohibited. That's why we work out the chemical first: a product shouldn't pass because its label used a different name.
Clear findings, and clear limits
If we can't settle an ingredient, it goes to a person instead of being guessed.
- Prohibited
- A Schedule 4 substance with no applicable exception.
- Restricted
- Allowed only within limits or for certain uses, under Schedules 5 to 8.
- Permitted
- Positively identified and not listed in any schedule. A colouring agent, preservative, or UV filter must also be on its permitted list, apart from colouring agents used solely to colour hair, so what the ingredient does in the product still matters.
- Needs review
- We couldn't establish the ingredient's identity with confidence. A specialist makes the call, and it's never treated as a pass.
- Held for review
- In a single-product check, an ingredient matched a Medsafe medicine entry. A specialist decides whether the product is a cosmetic or a medicine before it's cleared.
What screening can't do
- It depends on the label. If a label is incomplete or wrong, the result reflects that.
- A label-only screen has no concentrations. It can show that a prohibited substance is present, but not whether a restricted one is within its limit.
- An unfamiliar trade name needs a person, so it goes to specialist review.
- Findings support an importer's or manufacturer's obligations under the group standard. They don't replace them.
Some ingredients raise a different question
An ingredient can make a product a medicine rather than a cosmetic. So we also compare ingredients with Medsafe's classification list, drawn from the Medicines Act 1981 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.
Most matches go to a specialist
In a single-product check, most matches hold the product until a specialist decides whether it's a cosmetic or a medicine. A name-only match to an entry limited to uses a cosmetic can't have, such as injections, is noted only. A controlled drug, or a substance in a drug class Schedule 4 prohibits, can fail the product outright.
It only ever adds caution
This check can raise a finding or hold a product. It never lowers a result from another check.
Built for regulated industry professionals
Whether you're in regulatory affairs, quality, product development, or consulting — if you're spending time on compliance lookups, we want to talk to you.
Regulatory affairs teams
Focus on the interpretations and judgements that require your expertise. Let software handle the cross-referencing, so you can spend your time on edge cases and the decisions that matter.
Product development and R&D
Get early visibility into potential compliance issues during formulation. Reduce back-and-forth with regulatory, and avoid the surprises that show up late.
Quality and compliance
Maintain clear documentation and defensible audit trails. Verify ingredient claims, track standard updates, and build records you can stand behind.
Consultants and compliance service providers
Help your clients move faster with tools built for the work. We're building for the people who make compliance decisions, not just the people who own the budget.
Talk to us about your compliance workflow
We're speaking with regulatory and quality professionals across regulated industries to understand where the real friction is. No sales pitch — we're genuinely trying to understand the problem before we build the solution.
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