(S)-Lactic acid
Drug ingredientCAS 79-33-4
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291811 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 35 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- Austria
- South Korea
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Ukraine
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Why It Matters
Appears in 67 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Perfect Sleep
- •Elevate
- •Glucoreg
- •FNG
- •Celeragesic
- •Aches - Pains
- •Muscle Ease
- •Muscle-Tendon
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- •Total FLU CLD 1
- •D3 Organ Support
- •Young Again
- •Bread Cravings
- •Bio Cytotox Phase
- •Professional Weight Support
- •Energize
- •Sarcolacticum Acidum
- •Key Dermolac
- •Arnicare Leg Cramps
- •Carcinosin Miasm Drops 2142
- •Metabolism Manager
- •Breathe
- •HGH Vitality
- •Liver Drainage
- •High Vitality Tab
- •Dairy Allergen Mix
- •Sports Recovery
- •Panic Ease
- •Chip Cravings
- •Weight Management Support
- •Phexx
- •Bio Tonsilla Phase
- •HA2CG Evolution
- •REFL HS
- •Sleep Tight
- •A04 DEEP Antitox
- •B11 Injurotox
- •C04 Arthro Muscotox
- •Mucus-Clear Flu Relief
- •Multiple Miasm
- •Lactistat
- •Mast Cell Pro
- •Swimmers Friend
- •D03 LVR-DRN
- •Sore Muscle and Joint Relief
- •Phexxi
- •Detox III
- •High Vitality
- •Panic Button
- •E08 Bioclock Regulator
- •Thyro Support
- •Focus
- •Systemic Drainage
- •D01 Drainage Complex
- •Bio Placenta Phase
- •Multi-Strain Cold and Flu Relief
- •WLP40
- •Sugar Cravings
- •B09 Acute Virotox
- •C02 Fibrozolve
- •Weight Management
- •Grain and Soy Allergen Mix
- •911 Adrenal Burnout and Fatigue
- •Leg Cramps Relief
- •Professional Weight Maintenance
- •A01 Cellular Recharge
- •B05 Gluco Balance
- •Sleep Aid
Industrial Uses
Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
21 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.01 | 100 kg | 88% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 1 kg | 80% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 85% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 85% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.04 | 500 g | 85% |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 85% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 85% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 87% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.83 | 100 g | 85% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.99 | 100 g | 85% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $26.01 | 10 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $41.64 | 25 g | 60% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $45.80 | 25 g | 60% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $45.80 | 25 g | 60% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $46.40 | 10 g | 60% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $68.49 | 5 g | — |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $81.00 | 1 g | 99.45% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $200.00 | 500 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6034689Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 107689Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
(S)-Lactic acid (CAS 79-33-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-33-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6034689. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6034689 PubChem: 107689. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/107689 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 79-33-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 79-33-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291811 for CAS 79-33-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/