Food additives data book - wordpres

It is used to flavour various poultry and poultry food products, meat and meat food products at a level
not to exceed 2% of the formulation.
TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Lactic acid pK1 = 3.08
Manufactured in technical, food and USP grade in two concentrations – 50% and 88%
SYNERGISTS: Lactic acid acts synergistically with acetic acid as an antimicrobial preservative
FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: LD50 (mg/kg body weight) lactic acid. Mouse 4,875 oral route. Rat 3,730 oral route. Guinea pig 1,810
oral route.
LD50 (mg/kg body weight) ferrous lactate. Mouse 147 oral route.
LD50 (mg/kg body weight) sodium lactate. Rat 2,000 intraperitoneal route.
Acceptable daily intake for humans of lactic acid is not limited for lactic acid and its calcium,
potassium, ammonium and sodium salts and is limited up to 100 mg/kg body weight for DL-lactic acid.
Lactic acid and the calcium, potassium, and sodium salt should not be used in infant foods and
formulas in either the D(-) or DL form; acetic acid may be substituted.
LEGISLATION: USA:
Lactic acid: 9 CFR 318.7, 381.129, 381.147; 21 CFR 131.111, 131.136, 131.144, 133.124, 133.129,
133.169, 133.173, 133.179, 150.141, 150.161, 166.110, 172.814, 178.1010, 184.1061; 27 CFR
24.182
Butyl lactate: 21 CFR 175.105
Calcium lactate: 9 CFR 318.7, 381.129, 381.147; 21 CFR 145.145, 150.141, 150.161, 155.200,
184.1207
Ferrous lactate: 21 CFR 182.5311, 184.1311
Potassium lactate: 9 CFR 318.7, 318.147; 21 CFR 184.1639
Sodium lactate: 9 CFR 318.7, 381.147; 21 CFR 184.1768
REFERENCES: Budavari, S., O’Neill, M. J., Smith, A., and Heckelman, P. E. (1989) The Merck Index. 11th edn.,
Merck, Rahway, NJ.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (1995) Volumes 9 (U. S. Department of Agriculture [USDA]), 21
(Food and Drug Administration [FDA]), and 27 (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms [BATF]).
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