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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ferric-chloride",
  "slug": "ferric-chloride",
  "name": "Ferric chloride",
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    "ins_number": null,
    "cas_number": "10025-77-1",
    "inchikey": "RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA-K",
    "pubchem_cid": 24380
  },
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  "summary": "Ferric chloride is an iron source and processing aid, used in fortification and in water treatment.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by reacting iron with chlorine or hydrochloric acid.",
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      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "permitted",
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          "food_category": null,
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          "max_level_unit": null,
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": null,
          "citation": {
            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1297",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1297"
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        }
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    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
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    }
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    {
      "name": "0I2XIN602U",
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    {
      "name": "Caswell No. 459",
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    {
      "name": "CCRIS 2299",
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    {
      "name": "Chlorure ferrique",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Chlorure perrique",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Cl3FeO6",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 034901",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Fe(III) chloride",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Fe/ppm Pd for nitro group reductions",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "FeCl3",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "FERRIC CHLORIDE",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ferric chloride hexahydrate, Iron trichloride hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "FERRIC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ferric chloride, hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ferric chloride, solid",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ferric trichloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ferric trichloride hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "FERRUM MURIATICUM",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Flores martis",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "HSDB 449",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron (III) chloride hexahydrate, A.C.S. reagent",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron (III) chloride, Trace metals grade, 99.9%",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "iron (III) cloride",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "iron (III) trichloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron (III), chloride, hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron chloride (Fe2Cl3)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron chloride (FeCl3)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "IRON CHLORIDE (FECL3.6H2O)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron chloride anhydrous",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "iron chloride hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron chloride, solid",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron perchloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "IRON PERCHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron sesquichloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron sesquichloride (DOT)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron trichloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron trichloride hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "iron(3+) chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(3+) chloride, hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(3+) chloride--water (1/3/6)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "iron(3+) hexahydrate trichloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "iron(3+);trichloride;hexahydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride anhydrous",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride on silica gel, powder, extent of labeling: 5 wt. % loading",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride, anhydrous, powder, >=99.99% trace metals basis",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride, CP",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride, LR, anhydrous, >=97%",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride, p.a., 98%",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride, reagent grade, 97%",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride, sublimed grade, >=99.9% trace metals basis",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(III) chloride, technical grade, 58%",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "iron-(III) chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "iron-(III)-chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Natural molysite",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Perchlorure de fer",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "TDA Reagent, for microbiology",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "trichloroiron",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "U38V3ZVV3V",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "USP Solution Ferric Chloride TS Conforms to USP",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "WLN: FE G3",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(3+);trichloride;hexahydrate",
      "type": "iupac",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
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      "name": "trichloroiron",
      "type": "iupac",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
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      "name": "Ferric chloride",
      "type": "label",
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    }
  ],
  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z"
    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Ferric chloride\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ferric-chloride. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.535Z"
}