---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 73.295"
title: "21"
number: "73.295"
heading: "Tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal and extract."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/73.295"
---

# §73.295. Tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal and extract.

- (a) **Identity.**
  - (1) The color additive tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal is the dried, ground flower petals of the Aztec marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) mixed with not more than 0.3 percent ethoxyquin.
  - (2) The color additive tagetes (Aztec marigold) extract is a hexane extract of the flower petals of the Aztec marigold (Tagetes erecta L.). It is mixed with an edible vegetable oil, or with an edible vegetable oil and a hydrogenated edible vegetable oil, and not more than 0.3 percent ethoxyquin. It may also be mixed with soy flour or corn meal as a carrier.
- (b) **Specifications.**
  - (1) Tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal is free from admixture with other plant material from Tageteserecta L. or from plant material or flowers of any other species of plants.
  - (2) Tagetes (Aztec marigold) extract shall be prepared from tagetes (Aztec marigold) petals meeting the specifications set forth in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section and shall conform to the following additional specifications:
- (c) **Uses and restrictions.** The color additives tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal and extract may be safely used in chicken feed in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
  - (1) **The color additives are used to enhance the yellow color of chicken skin and eggs.**
  - (2) **The quantity of the color additives incorporated in the feed is such that the finished feed—**
    - (i) Is supplemented sufficiently with xanthophyll and associated carotenoids so as to accomplish the intended effect described in [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this section; and
    - (ii) Meets the tolerance limitation for ethoxyquin in animal feed prescribed in [§ 573.380](/cfr/21/573.380.md) of this chapter.
- (d) **Labeling requirements.** The label of the color additives and any premixes prepared therefrom shall bear, in addition to the information required by [§ 70.25](/cfr/21/70.25.md) of this chapter:
  - (1) **A statement of the concentrations of xanthophyll and ethoxyquin contained therein.**
  - (2) Adequate directions to provide a final product complying with the limitations prescribed in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (e) **Exemption from certification.** Certification of this color additive is not necessary for the protection of the public health, and therefore batches thereof are exempt from the certification requirements of [section 721(c)](/cfr/21/721.md?p=c) of the act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15643, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.