21 CFR § 573.530 - Hydrogenated corn syrup.

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title: "21 CFR § 573.530 - Hydrogenated corn syrup."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "573.530"
section_name: "Hydrogenated corn syrup."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
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part_name: "FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF ANIMALS"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 38652, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 573.530 Hydrogenated corn syrup.

(a) *Identity.* The product is produced by hydrogenation of corn syrup over a nickel catalyst.

(b) *Specifications.* The product contains 70 percent hydrogenated corn syrup and a maximum of 0.5 percent reducing sugars.

(c) *Uses.* The product is used as a humectant and plasticizer in preparation of soft-moist dog and cat foods.

(d) *Limitations.* The product is preferably stored in a closed, stainless steel or aluminum container. The level of use of the product shall not exceed 15 percent of the total weight of the pet food formulation.

(e) *Labeling.* The labeling shall bear, in addition to other information required by the Act:

(1) The name of the additive.

(2) Adequate directions for use in accordance with the provisions in paragraph (d) of this section.

[45 FR 22920, Apr. 4, 1980]