---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 573.720"
title: "21"
number: "573.720"
heading: "Petrolatum."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/573.720"
---

# §573.720. Petrolatum.


Petrolatum may be safely used in or on animal feed, subject to the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) Petrolatum complies with the specifications set forth in the U.S. Pharmacopeia XVI for white petrolatum or in The National Formulary XII for yellow petrolatum.
- (b) Petrolatum meets the following ultraviolet absorbance limits when subjected to the analytical procedure described in [§ 172.886(b)](/cfr/21/172.886.md?p=b) of this chapter.
- (c) **It is used in animal feed for the following purposes—**
  - (1) **To reduce dustiness of feeds or mineral supplements.**
  - (2) To serve as a lubricant in the preparation of pellets, cubes, or blocks, and to improve resistance to moisture of such pellets, cubes, or blocks.
- (d) The quantity of petrolatum present in animal feeds from the uses specified in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section shall not exceed 3 percent in mineral supplements nor shall it exceed 0.06 percent of the total ration when present in feed or feed concentrates.
- (e) When used in combination with technical white mineral oil for the uses described in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, the total quantity of combined petrolatum and technical white mineral oil shall not exceed the limits prescribed in [paragraph (d)](#d) of this section.
- (f) Petrolatum may contain any antioxidant permitted in food by regulations issued in accordance with [section 409](/cfr/21/409.md) of the act, in an amount not greater than that required to produce its intended effect.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 38652, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted.