21 CFR § 573.840 - Polysorbate 60.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s573.840"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 573.840 - Polysorbate 60."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "573.840"
section_name: "Polysorbate 60."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "573"
part_name: "FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF ANIMALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 38652, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "573"
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# 573.840 Polysorbate 60.

The food additive polysorbate 60 (polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate) may be safely used in animal feeds in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

(a) It is used alone or in combination with sorbitan monostearate as an emulsifier in mineral premixes and dietary supplements for animal feeds.

(b) It is used as an emulsifier in milk-replacer formulations for calves.