This article argues for the establishment of a Central Substance database within an organization to meet the growing regulatory and compliance requirements associated with chemical based finished goods. Many ERP and legacy based solutions are well equipped to handle product based information, however the establishment of component based data, integrated with regulatory content can be lacking. Integrating a solution that can seamlessly interact with your ERP solution, while maintaining the component (ingredient) based regulatory data is essential for complying with regulations around the globe. (less)