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Lactic Acid
Lactic Acid
Low concern
Lactic acid is GRAS by FDA and approved as E270 by EFSA with no numerical ADI. It occurs naturally in fermented foods and in human metabolism.
Found in
38,486 products
What it is
Organic acid (E270) naturally produced by lactic acid bacteria during fermentation; also produced industrially.
Acidulant, preservative, flavor.
Why it's flagged
- industrially fermented sources may use animal-derived substrates (vegan disclosure)
What regulators actually say
"Lactic acid... is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing practice."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS (21 CFR 184.1061)
European Union — EFSA
Approved as E270, ADI 'not specified'
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