Editing Lactic acid (section)

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As a [[food additive]] it is approved for use in the EU,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |publisher=UK Food Standards Agency |title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers |access-date=27 October 2011}}</ref> United States<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/FoodAdditives/ucm191033.htm#ftnT|publisher=US Food and Drug Administration |title=Listing of Food Additives Status Part II |access-date=27 October 2011}}</ref> and Australia and New Zealand;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011C00827 |title=Standard 1.2.4 – Labelling of ingredients |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=27 October 2011|publisher=Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code}}</ref> it is listed by its [[INS number]] 270 or as [[E number]] E270. Lactic acid is used as a food preservative, curing agent, and flavoring agent.<ref name="fda-lactic-acid">{{cite web|title=Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS:Lactic Acid|url=http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1061|publisher=US FDA|access-date=20 May 2013}}</ref> It is an ingredient in processed foods and is used as a decontaminant during meat processing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Purac Carcass Applications|url=http://www.purac.com/EN/Food/Markets/Meat_poultry_and_fish/Applications/Carcass.aspx|publisher=Purac|access-date=20 May 2013|archive-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729071937/http://www.purac.com/EN/Food/Markets/Meat_poultry_and_fish/Applications/Carcass.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lactic acid is produced commercially by fermentation of carbohydrates such as glucose, sucrose, or lactose, or by chemical synthesis.<ref name="fda-lactic-acid" /> Carbohydrate sources include corn, beets, and cane sugar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agency Response Letter GRAS Notice No. GRN 000240|url=https://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/GRAS/NoticeInventory/ucm153929.htm|work=FDA|publisher=US FDA|access-date=20 May 2013}}</ref>