---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 573.840"
title: "21"
number: "573.840"
heading: "Polysorbate 60."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/573.840"
---

# §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.**

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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