21 CFR § 573.960 - Sorbitan monostearate.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s573.960"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 573.960 - Sorbitan monostearate."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "573.960"
section_name: "Sorbitan monostearate."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 38652, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "573"
---


# 573.960 Sorbitan monostearate.

The food additive sorbitan monostearate may be safely used alone or in combination with polysorbate 60 as an emulsifier in mineral premixes and dietary supplements for animal feeds.