Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
- pharma
Hydrochloric acid
CAS 102082-88-2
Anti-scaling agent · Biocide · Chelating agent
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2204 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Industrial products, Laboratory supplies.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Hydrochloric acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:cleaning|pharma|food|industrial
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- inactive_ingredient_database
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
USFDAinactive ingredient database150 entries — 49 administration routes
- Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.37 %w/vSource →
- Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.04 %w/vSource →
- Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SUSPENSION/ DROPS; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: ENDOTRACHEAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: ENDOTRACHEAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: EPIDURAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: EPIDURAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: EPIDURAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: EXTRACORPOREAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: EXTRACORPOREAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INFILTRATION; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.37 %w/vSource →
- Route: INFILTRATION; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTERSTITIAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRA-AMNIOTIC; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRA-ARTERIAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 840 mgSource →
- Route: INTRA-ARTERIAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRA-ARTERIAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRA-ARTERIAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRA-ARTERIAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRABURSAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRACARDIAC; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRACARDIAC; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRACAUDAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRACAUDAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRACAVERNOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRACAVITARY; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRACAVITARY; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRADERMAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRADERMAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRALESIONAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRALESIONAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 306 mgSource →
- Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, EMULSION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
- + 110 more entries not shown
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2204 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Industrial products, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Cleaning agent, Anti-scaling agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2204 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Industrial products, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Cleaning agent, Anti-scaling agent.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 35 active drug products and 37 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 35 active drug products and 37 total products.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Hydrochloric acid. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Hydrochloric acid in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
2,204
Brands
6
Cleaning products and household careIndustrial productsLaboratory suppliesCleaning and safetySpecialty occupational productsFood and drug
Typical roles
Anti-scaling agentBiocideChelating agentCleaning agentCoatings & finishing treatmentspH regulating agent
