Code · CFR · Title 21 — Food and Drugs · Part 573 — Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals · § 573.225

§ 573.225. 1,3-Butylene glycol.

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The food additive 1,3-butylene glycol (1,3-butanediol) may be safely used in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

(a)It complies with the specifications in § 173.220(a) of this chapter.

(b)It is intended for use in swine feed as a source of energy.

(c)It is to be thoroughly mixed into feed at levels not to exceed 9 percent of the dry matter of the total ration.

(d)1,3-Butylene glycol should be mixed in feed with equipment adapted for the addition of liquids, and the feed should be mixed not less than 5 minutes after its addition. [53 FR 40061, Oct. 13, 1988]