Citric acid クエン酸

In Japan: Foods with Function Claims notifications

Functions claimed (counted from notifications with this ingredient alone)

Examples of notified claims (our translation)

Under Foods with Function Claims, the company notifies the Consumer Affairs Agency of the scientific evidence on its own responsibility; the government does not review or approve it. You can look up each product's notification by the number on the package in the Consumer Affairs Agency's database (Japanese).

In Japan: Foods for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU)

FOSHU products are reviewed and approved one by one by the government (Consumer Affairs Agency) for effectiveness and safety. The counts are of products whose functional ingredient matches this ingredient. Source: Consumer Affairs Agency, list of approved FOSHU products (Japanese). Claims are our translation.

In the EU: the register of health claims

No claim in the EU register

• The EU register of health claims has no claim for this ingredient. In the EU, the review of many plant-based claims (about 2,000) remains on hold, and those claims are not listed in the register.

In the EU, only health claims whose evidence has been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and authorised by the European Commission may be used on food. “Not authorised” means the evidence for that claim was not established under EU standards — not that the ingredient is dangerous.

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