Antimicrobial Agents / Flavoring Agents; Protectors and Developers

Potassium lactate

Parameters

Chart entries: 2
Purposes: To inhibit microbial growth; To flavor product
Curing agent: no

9 CFR 424.21, chart at paragraph (c). eCFR as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04.

Permitted uses and amounts

Potassium lactate, as listed in 9 CFR 424.21(c)
Class	Purpose	Products	Amount
Antimicrobial Agents	To inhibit microbial growth	Various meat and poultry products, except infant formulas and infant food	4.8% by weight of total formulation.
Flavoring Agents; Protectors and Developers	To flavor product	Various meat and meat food products, poultry and poultry food products, except infant formula and infant food. 2	Not to exceed 2 percent of formulation; in accordance with 21 CFR 184.1639.

Footnotes referenced above

2 Information as to the specific products for which use of this additive is approved may be obtained upon inquiry addressed to the Labeling and Additives Policy Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.
4 Special labeling requirements are prescribed in 381.120 for raw poultry chilled in a medium with more than 70 lbs. of salt to 10,000 gals. of water.

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), Title 9, 9 CFR 424.21. Parsed from eCFR XML as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04. Read the section