What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.
Hazards
Classification
UN number
Key risks
Eye irritation category 2
none (not dangerous goods)
Eye irritation and dust. Product safety risks come from impurities such as oxalic acid and heavy metals, controlled by food-grade specifications.
Main rules
Where
Rule
Effect
EU
E330 under Regulation 1333/2008; REACH registered
Permitted quantum satis in most foods.
US
GRAS (21 CFR 184.1033)
Free use in food at good manufacturing practice.
Codex
INS 330; JECFA ADI not limited
Accepted almost everywhere.
India
Rule
Effect
FSSAI Food Additives Regulations 2011 (INS 330)
Permitted acidity regulator
IS specifications and Indian Pharmacopoeia grade
Sets quality for food and pharma use
Trade measures
EU anti-dumping duties on citric acid from China (Regulation (EU) 2021/607; expiry review opened 14 April 2026, measures stay in force meanwhile)
US anti-dumping and countervailing orders on China (2009) and anti-dumping orders on Belgium, Colombia and Thailand (2018) (indicative)
No Indian anti-dumping duty on citric acid found in sources reached
Supply risk
Supply is concentrated in China, so a Chinese plant outage, power rationing or export curb moves world prices. Not on any critical-materials list.